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Iowa Dealers Shut Down Tesla Test Drives As Rep Humiliates Them

Green Car Reports

Sometimes you almost have to feel sorry for car dealers--or, more specifically, their ineptness at the public-relations end of their fight against electric-car maker Tesla Motors and its direct Internet sales to car buyers.

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Minnesota Tesla Owners Show Banned Model S To Iowa Electric-Car Shoppers

Green Car Reports

Suppose auto dealers in a neighboring state pressured their DoT to make Tesla Motors stop giving test drives of its Model S electric car--the same kind it now offers in more than a dozen other states. What would you do? If you were you a group of Tesla owners in Minnesota, you might just take matters into your own hands.

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Are Republicans Really Behind Tesla Sales Bans? Data Offers Clues

Green Car Reports

It seems to be a common assumption among Tesla Motors supporters: State auto-dealer lobbyists work with Republican legislators to enact laws banning direct sales of Tesla''s electric cars to retail buyers. DON''T MISS: Iowa.' But is it true?

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