Dealerships in the US are a cartel backed by the government. Multiple states have laws banning direct sales - …m.wikipedia.org/…/Tesla_US_dealership_disputes
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JiveTurkey@lemmy.world 9 months agoAlso maybe don’t make me buy a car through a dealership. Why can’t I just order and car and it gets delivered to my house instead of making me pick it up from a dealer that gets to charge whatever they want for being a middle man on top of the cars already being too expensive.
Aux@lemmy.world 9 months ago
LeafOnTheWind@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I would like an electric car next, but I live in an apartment where I couldn’t charge it.
ConsumptionOne@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Talk to your landlord about adding the infrastructure. It’s trivial for them to add 50 AMP rv-style outlets to one side of the lot, and you can then plug in your own mobile charger.
nutsack@lemmy.world 9 months ago
landlords of apartment buildings don’t like doing things like this or any other type of thing
frezik@midwest.social 9 months ago
Laws have to change for direct sales of cars, mostly at the state level. Dealership owners also happen to be big donors to state elected officials.
IHadTwoCows@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Asafum@feddit.nl 9 months ago
And the typical response of “JuSt Be YoUr OwN LoBbYiSt!”
There are over 300 million pissed off people in this country, you think my dumb ass is somehow going to organize better than literally anyone else?
IHadTwoCows@lemm.ee 9 months ago
McConnell sold Citizens United on “unions can spend just like corporations can!” knowing full well that there would be no possible way that unions could ever even approach corporate donations
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 9 months ago
Most states with sales taxes include auto sales, so it's also that they bring in a ton of government revenue.
loudambiance@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I’m not so sure about that. Interstate trade is the sole domain of the federal government technically. If you are in Tennessee buying from a manufacturer in Detroit, I would think that federal laws would override state laws. Realistically, I’m not so sure how that works okay out.
frezik@midwest.social 9 months ago
It’s been this way for decades without a serious challenge. Tesla has tried and largely failed to fight this (whatever else you might say about Tesla).
loudambiance@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I think part of what Tesla failed at was opening direct buy dealerships in states, which becomes Intrastate commerce. They do allow you to direct buy, just not from the “showroom”.