> ... would allow a start-up electric car maker, like Tesla, a reasonable period of time to ramp up operations (or sales volume) before they conform their busin

> ... would allow a start-up electric car maker, like Tesla, a reasonable period of time to ramp up operations (or sales volume) before they conform their business operations to the franchise model," [president of the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers Jim Appleton] said. > "Should there be some kind of time limitations within the bill or are we setting the stage for a situation where the historic dealership model is going to be hurt 10, 20 years up the road?" [State Sen. Brian Rumpf (R-Ocean)] said. Proof positive that the "captured agency" in regulatory capture[1] is actually the entire government, or at least the entire Republican Party. Government officials don't even try and hide that they're opposed to hurting established industries. The only difference is that in the 21st Century its not a railroad and oil company they're constantly trying to shield from competition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture