Mississippi passes bill restricting electric car dealerships

[buckwheat1911]

Mississippi passes bill restricting electric car dealerships

JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill to restrict electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar dealerships in the state unless they comply with the

www.djournal.com

 

[Dr. Phreeze]

This quote right here.

"Maybe we just like being last all the time. Maybe it's a badge of honor — we're the last ones to change," Fillingane said. "If we're not careful ... we could deprive our citizens of opportunities they really ought not to be deprived of."

 

[buckwheat1911]

This quote right here.

"Maybe we just like being last all the time. Maybe it's a badge of honor — we're the last ones to change," Fillingane said. "If we're not careful ... we could deprive our citizens of opportunities they really ought not to be deprived of."

I read that also. Mississippi doesn't like change.

 

[major095]

so what's this franchise agreement the state makes them sign?

 

[buckwheat1911]

so what's this franchise agreement the state makes them sign?

Seems they want it to be housed in a brick and mortar building and not a store if that makes since. It must have something to do with taxes.

 

[TSU/BAMA]

Mississippi passes bill restricting electric car dealerships

JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill to restrict electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar dealerships in the state unless they comply with the

www.djournal.com

Dammit!! I could not access the article. But anyway, I guess it's just as well.

 

[Olde Hornet]

This is legislation pushed by the existing dealerships in many red states.

 

[GRAM4LIFE]

can’t you just go to another state to buy one?

 

[JROCK]

This is legislation pushed by the existing dealerships in many red states.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the oil and gas industry doesn’t have a hand in it as well.

 

[buckwheat1911]

can’t you just go to another state to buy one?

Yes

 

[pvdogteam]

I guess the other way around it is if you buy it used like I did, unless the existing dealers are trying to gouge you. That sucks that MS is so awful as a state

 

[bernard]

Mississippi has been Tesla-friendly since 2019. Bill is just another Republican state legislature wanting to still live in the 1900s.

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Ribbon-cutting held for Tesla dealership in Brandon

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi’s first Tesla dealership is now open for business. AT the ribbon-cutting, guests got to test drive some of the models. It was the first day of busine…

www.wjtv.com

 

[unknown1]

Reason number 390439483 to move out of Mississippi.

 

[GRAM4LIFE]

Yes

So these dummies are going to restrict companies from operating in their state even though a person could just go one state over and get it anyway? Stuck on stupid.

 

[Tpop33]

So these dummies are going to restrict companies from operating in their state even though a person could just go one state over and get it anyway? Stuck on stupid.

So much for Republicans are all about businesses and small governments.
Follow our government rules or go somewhere else.

 

[buckwheat1911]

So these dummies are going to restrict companies from operating in their state even though a person could just go one state over and get it anyway? Stuck on stupid.

Yep

 

[jsupop33]

Smdh. These folks are crazy

 

[CEE DOG]

Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi will always be bottom states. For some reason the poor whites and lower middle class whites are proud of suffering all while thinking they're sticking it to the liberals and minorities.