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Ohio Senate approves bill allowing direct sale of Tesla to consumers

Written by Industry News | Mar 26, 2014

In more Tesla-related news, an Ohio Senate Committee has approved the direct sale of Tesla electric vehicles to consumers. The decision was a compromise between Tesla and the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association which was against the direct sale of cars without a middleman. Under this new legislation, Tesla would be able to operate its Columbus and Cincinnati stores and can add a third one as long as it isn’t sold or acquired or doesn’t produce anything other than all-electric vehicles. Read more here.