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on Friday March 14 2014, @11:10AM
from the won't-someone-please-think-of-the-dealerships dept.
from the won't-someone-please-think-of-the-dealerships dept.
einar writes:
"New Jersey's governor Christie has decided that all new motor vehicles must be sold through middlemen. This blocks Tesla from directly selling cars, without traditional car sellers. Although, New Jersey decided so this week, they are in good company: 48 states in the US ban or restrict direct car sales."
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Common Joe on Saturday March 15 2014, @03:41AM
Not really true. If you want a car to be street legal (which is the kind of car we're talking about), then that car needs to have certain things and those requirements vary from state to state: emissions, seat belts, etc. Also, if you build a car, get into an accident, and its found to be lacking certain features (like brakes), you'll be held liable for the accident. Also based on my experiences with auto insurance, insurance would be impossible to get which is also required for driving around on the streets.
I suppose if you have billions of dollars and lots of time, then yes, you can have a car designed, engineered, and built just for you. We're talking about common consumers, though.
(Score: 2) by etherscythe on Saturday March 15 2014, @06:30PM
Err, what? I guess you're not familiar with the kit car you can buy and assemble in your backyard (see example) [factoryfive.com]. They're not exactly dune buggies with shantytown body paneling and lights.
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