They are middlemen adding very limited value. It's not nothing; but maybe also not the thousands of dollars of a cut that they take. The fact that they need pro

They are middlemen adding very limited value. It's not nothing; but maybe also not the thousands of dollars of a cut that they take. The fact that they need protectionist measures like state legislation to prevent competition that simply cuts out the middle man, kind of proves that. It's more of a tax than a value add. Tesla organizes test drives too. And you can bring your Tesla in for maintenance (well not in these states obviously). So, it's not like you don't get any service. It's the protectionism that is bad. Without it, more manufacturers would cut out the middle man and sell directly. Because why give that big of a cut to a middle man you don't need?