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NJ Rules Tesla Can’t Sell Cars Directly to Public

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31214 Tesla?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1394625754172Tesla Motors, Inc.(TRENTON, N.J.) — Tesla Motors suffered a setback in New Jersey on Tuesday.

The state’s Motor Vehicle Commission, controlled by Republican Gov. Chris Christie, refused to allow the auto company to sell its vehicles directly to the public. Instead, the cars must be sold via dealers with at least 1,000 square feet of floor space.

Tesla has argued that dealerships add to the cost consumers must pay.

In a statement Tuesday, the electric carmaker said: “We strongly believe it is vital to introduce our own vehicles to the market because electric cars are still a relatively new technology.”

New Jersey now joins Texas and Colorado in insisting that Tesla can only sell vehicles through licensed dealer franchises.

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