A proposed Mississippi bill could prevent automakers from selling EVs directly to customers.
The Mississippi Senate on Thursday passed a bill restricting sales of electric cars to franchised dealerships, preventing automakers from selling EVs directly to customers in the state.
The bill, which was introduced by Mississippi House Republicans now heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who has not indicated whether or not he will sign it, thereported. The bill sparked debate among Republican lawmakers on the Mississippi Senate floor before passage.
This bill is different from one recently introduced in the Wyoming legislature, which aims to encourage the . The Mississippi bill does nothing to discourage or ban EV sales, but makes their sale possible only through the traditional franchise dealership model.The bill reignites a debate from roughly a decade ago, when Tesla began opening company-owned showrooms and pushing online sales as an alternative to the traditional franchised dealerships owned and operated by third parties.
Tesla currently sells cars in at one brick-and-mortar location in Mississippi, which is classified as a store, not a dealership, allowing the automaker to operate it outside of state franchise laws, the AP noted.Other startup automakers, such as Lucid, Rivian and Vinfast, have mostly copied Tesla's approach with company-owned showrooms and an emphasis on online sales.
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