We did present it to the legislators that way. They didn't care. The way it works is, the lobbyists for the dealers go and meet with the legislators behind clos

We did present it to the legislators that way. They didn't care. The way it works is, the lobbyists for the dealers go and meet with the legislators behind closed doors or in the hallways of the Roundhouse (NM State Capitol) and they tell them not to vote yes on a bill in committee. They provide a few talking points as to why. Usually these legislators already take money from the lobbyists. (Dealers give like half a million a year to the legislators' campaigns; it's all disclosed.) So by the time the committee has its hearing, the votes are already decided. The whole "debate" and the testimony from witnesses is largely theatre. You wind up with anti-Tesla legislators all rattling off the verbatim talking points of the dealers, as if the whole thing is scripted. We pointed out that Tesla has no franchisees so how does this law apply, etc. Doesn't matter. Falls on deaf ears. They're already bought. Their mind is made up.