Tesla Plans A New $2.5 Million Austin Showroom
Tesla has filed with the State of Texas for a $2.5 million project that will transform 500 E. St. Elmo Road into an almost 30,000 square-foot showroom
Tesla has filed with the State of Texas for a $2.5 million project that will transform 500 E. St. Elmo Road into an almost 30,000 square-foot showroom
Tesla is prohibited by law from selling its cars directly to customers in Texas. Those who want one of the US manufacturer’s high-tech electric cars can buy one online, but then have to pick it up in some other state and drive it home to the Lone Star state.
Tesla has been trying to get the Texas legislature to change the law for years without success. Now, lawmakers in Texas have once again told Tesla to go pound sand.
Originally published on Gas2. http://youtu.be/QP6xHEfGI7I Since Elon Musk’s announcement of the Tesla Gigafactory, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico have been in a race with each other to host the site. It’s been fun watching each state inch ahead only to be overtaken — at least in the news — with … [continued]