Tesla to maintain exclusive hold on direct EV sales to WA consumers
Tesla will remain the only electric vehicle manufacturer allowed to sell directly to customers in Washington.
That’s because legislation that would have put firms like Rivian and Lucid on equal footing with the electric carmaker failed to advance out of a House committee on Friday, the deadline for non-fiscal bills to be voted out of policy committees.
House Bill 1721, ran out of juice in the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee where Rep. Amy Walen, D-Kirkland, the chair, said it lacked caucus support.
“It went through the usual process. If I have the votes I bring it up. If I don’t have the votes, I don’t bring it up,” she said Monday.
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