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10-20-2014, 03:38 PM
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/141017joehune.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=14135 62634180Joe Hune, state senator, Michigan, added language to a bill that would effectively ban Tesla Motors car sales and galleries. Strike up the Ramones (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/category/im-against-it), the greed freaks from the Death Star (or the Michigan legislature) are back and targeting Tesla Motors business model, a direct-to consumer structure a la Apple and Dell Computers.
Today, Tesla Motors released a pointed blog post today about how this "shifty" amendment to a state bill that would allow dealers to add sales fees without any real oversight
Here are pure greed nuggets from Tesla Motors web site, "A Raw Deal in Michigan" (http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/raw-deal-michigan):
"Senator Joe Hune added new language in an attempt to lock Tesla out of the State. Unsurprisingly, Senator Hune counts the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association as one of his top financial contributors, and his wife’s firm lobbies for the dealers. (http://www.followthemoney.org/show-me?c-t-eid=1393809&d-eid=3185%23%5B%7B4%7C#[{1|gro=c-t-id,d-eid)"
This amendment goes even further. It also seeks to prevent Tesla from operating a gallery in Michigan that simply provides information without conducting sales. We could even be barred from telling people about our car.
This is from the same guy that said, "Providing health insurance for half a million working poor Michiganders is "nauseating." Hester Prynne had a scarlet letter on her clothing, how about a "G" for greed head?
Sad thing, these greed heads from the Death Star have no shame. Selah.
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Tesla Hits Back Hard In New Jersey Lawsuit Brief (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/10/9/ten-thoughts-about-electric-vehicles-and-beyond.html)
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More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/10/17/against-it-greed-runneth-over-in-the-michigan-legislature.html)
Today, Tesla Motors released a pointed blog post today about how this "shifty" amendment to a state bill that would allow dealers to add sales fees without any real oversight
Here are pure greed nuggets from Tesla Motors web site, "A Raw Deal in Michigan" (http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/raw-deal-michigan):
"Senator Joe Hune added new language in an attempt to lock Tesla out of the State. Unsurprisingly, Senator Hune counts the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association as one of his top financial contributors, and his wife’s firm lobbies for the dealers. (http://www.followthemoney.org/show-me?c-t-eid=1393809&d-eid=3185%23%5B%7B4%7C#[{1|gro=c-t-id,d-eid)"
This amendment goes even further. It also seeks to prevent Tesla from operating a gallery in Michigan that simply provides information without conducting sales. We could even be barred from telling people about our car.
This is from the same guy that said, "Providing health insurance for half a million working poor Michiganders is "nauseating." Hester Prynne had a scarlet letter on her clothing, how about a "G" for greed head?
Sad thing, these greed heads from the Death Star have no shame. Selah.
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Related Content:
Will Gov. Rick Snyder ban Tesla's direct selling? (http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2014/10/17/michigan-verge-banning-tesla-stores/17386251/)
Tesla Hits Back Hard In New Jersey Lawsuit Brief (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/10/9/ten-thoughts-about-electric-vehicles-and-beyond.html)
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More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2014/10/17/against-it-greed-runneth-over-in-the-michigan-legislature.html)