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>Although the draft of this bill (pdf below) does not specifically mention Tesla anywhere since it’s the only motor vehicle company with direct sales and OTA up
by LatteLazy 5y ago
>Although the draft of this bill (pdf below) does not specifically mention Tesla anywhere since it’s the only motor vehicle company with direct sales and OTA updates in Oklahoma, Tesla is directly affected by it if it passes.
I wonder if you could argue that such a narrowly targeted bill counts as a Bill of attainder (unconstitutional) against a company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder#United_State...
Also, it seems like banning interstate sales and service provision like that would fall afoul of the commerce clause...
But I am only an armchair lawyer...
- jfengel 5y agoThe Constitution means what the Supreme Court says it means, and they have a Supreme Court who is predisposed to favor whatever they want.
- gamblor956 5y agoNo, because (a) other automakers are already required to sell through dealerships or in-state locations (both of which Tesla lacks in OK), and (b) it would apply to other direct-sales automakers like Fisker and Rivian. It just happens that Tesla is currently the only direct-sales automaker actually selling cars directly to consumers.