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Tesla Eats New Jersey Dealership Lunches

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by hill, Mar 19, 2015.

  1. hill

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    I guess we can expect more super charger stations to be going up in Jersey now;

    Tesla wins right to operate in N.J.

    I'm glad to see the legislature acted in their favor. It took way too much pressure though.
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  2. El Dobro

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    I work about 3/4 of a mile from their repair facility. I'll have to drive by and see if they have banners of celebration out. :p
     
    #2 El Dobro, Mar 19, 2015
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    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    Tesla should promote a Marching Band for the celebration !!!!
     
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    Or, if it were up to Musk, a parade of driverless Teslas. :p
     
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    Christy will roll over in his grave.

    Oh, the reports of his death have been overly exaggerated.



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    Yea, but will you still be required to have an attendant put in the plug to charge it up?

    Bob Wilson

    ps. New Jersey has (had?) no self-service gas pumps when we last drove there.
     
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  7. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    There are 10 supercharger locations in NJ. Most superchargers seem to go on line quietly. It will be interesting to see if sales increase. For many of us the store in King of Prussia and the facility in Devon are closer so we'd buy in PA anyway.

    That's the chauffeur's job.

    Still no self serve gas in NJ.
     
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  8. El Dobro

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    If it was up to the Gas Retailer's Assn., we'd have to hire someone to plug-in.
     
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    Finally, a win for consumers and a loss for Christy and the stealerships.
     
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    Christie approved it.
     
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    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    Did he want to? Or was it a political move? I'm from Illinois; there are always decisions behind the decisions here.
     
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    He said he would sign if the legislature changed the law. They changed it, he signed it.
     
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    Thanks! I like the guy a little more now.
     
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    he's trying to make up for being in the cowboys owners box with jerry jones.
     
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    Gotta luv Jersey.
     
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    The article's wrong about the location of the service facility in NJ, it's in Springfield, not Paramus.
     
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    Read the legislation. Only Tesla can sell EVs directly in NJ and they are limited to four locations. Not much of a loss for the dealers. This is a textbook example of special interest legislation.

    The difference between NJ politicians and Illinois politicians is that fewer of ours are caught & go to jail.
     
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    Careful, you might get edited as well.
     
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