http://green.autoblog.com/2014/02/14/tesla-dealer-fight-flares-up-in-georgia-ohio/
Ohio senator with deep dealer ties proposes anti-Tesla bill
By Danny King Feb 14th 2014
The fight against customer-direct car sales by Tesla Motors continues around
the US, and the California-based company can now count dealership groups in
Georgia and Ohio among its adversaries. In Ohio, Tesla has opened
company-owned stores in Cincinnati and Columbus and is now fighting a state
dealership association that's pushing for legislation that explicitly
outlaws direct dealer-to-public sales after a lawsuit against Tesla was
dismissed last week, Automotive News says.
The proposed law (Senate Bill 260) would prevent any entity from selling
vehicles if it "is a manufacturer, or a parent company, subsidiary, or
affiliated entity of a manufacturer, applying for a license to sell or lease
new or used motor vehicles at retail." Under Ohio's current laws, Tesla says
its stores are perfectly legal, but clearly that would would drastically
change if SB260 becomes law without some sort of provision to 'grandfather'
dealers opened before the legislation passes. Ohio's dealers say Tesla
threatens their network since it sets a precedent for other automakers to
use the same practice.
The politician behind the bill received at least $42,825 from dealership
owners, employees and PACs.
The politician behind the anti-Tesla bill in Ohio is Senator Tom Patton
(R-Strongsville), who "received at least $42,825 from state and national
auto dealership owners, employees, and political action committees (PACs)
between 2002 and 2013," according to Media Trackers. His Facebook page is
filling up with negative comments about his "crony capitalism" actions.
Meanwhile, a Georgia exemption from that state's prohibition of
automaker-to-public sales states that a company can directly sell as many as
150 zero-emissions vehicles a year, the Atlanta Business Chronicle says.
Tesla sold about 500 of its Model S sedans there last year, with the rest of
the cars being registered in California. The automaker is looking to expand
that exemption tenfold to 1,500 vehicles.
Georgia and Ohio join states such as Massachusetts, New York and Texas that
have done battle with Tesla and its business model, with Texas thus far
being the most formidable opponent. CEO Elon Musk said last year that he may
go to the federal government to get such laws changed on a national level.
That's not surprising since Tesla's preparing to start selling its Model X
crossover and could unveil its cheaper EV (possibly called Model E) at the
Detroit Auto Show next year.
News Source: Automotive News - sub. req., Atlanta Business Chronicle, The
Columbus Dispatch
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