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Not all Michigan residents agree with the State’s decision to enforce a law that prevents the Californian EV maker from implementing its direct sales policy within its borders.
Well, yeah, we kind of knew that already - it’s hard to find ten people in one place that think alike on a subject, so imagine the odds for the millions living in Michigan - you don’t have to be extremely clever to figure that out. The thing is that now, one of those who oppose this decision has embarked on a mission to solve the problem on Tesla’s behalf.
Meet Mick Yuille, a fresh graduate from the University of Michigan specializing in - coincidence or not - political science. The 22-year-old is looking to gather some field experience and make sure his favorite electric car becomes available for sale to his fellow Michiganders as well.
The plan is simple in nature, but might prove more difficult in practice: Mick Yuille needs to gather 252,000 signatures by June 1, so he can present his case in front of the Michigan legislature this session. Then, it’s up to them to decide against or in favor of his proposal. In case the former happens, the decision will be left in the voters' hands, who will get to give their yay or nay in November.
Mick doesn’t yet know how he’s going to collect the signatures, but he’s feeling optimistic about it and says that it’s up to him to succeed now.
The funny part is that his efforts may prove to be in vain, apart from all the experience he’s undoubtedly going to get. And even funnier is that the one company jeopardizing his initiative is none other than Tesla Motors.
As hard as it may be to believe, Tesla Motors filed for a Class A license in the State of Michigan that would allow Elon Musk’s company to open up dealerships in the Northern State home to the US car making industry. In other words, Musk seems to be giving up on his well-known reluctance to sell cars using a dealership network so that he can compete with the other brands (most notably the Chevrolet Bolt) on their home turf. Oh, this just got even more interesting.
Meet Mick Yuille, a fresh graduate from the University of Michigan specializing in - coincidence or not - political science. The 22-year-old is looking to gather some field experience and make sure his favorite electric car becomes available for sale to his fellow Michiganders as well.
The plan is simple in nature, but might prove more difficult in practice: Mick Yuille needs to gather 252,000 signatures by June 1, so he can present his case in front of the Michigan legislature this session. Then, it’s up to them to decide against or in favor of his proposal. In case the former happens, the decision will be left in the voters' hands, who will get to give their yay or nay in November.
Mick doesn’t yet know how he’s going to collect the signatures, but he’s feeling optimistic about it and says that it’s up to him to succeed now.
The funny part is that his efforts may prove to be in vain, apart from all the experience he’s undoubtedly going to get. And even funnier is that the one company jeopardizing his initiative is none other than Tesla Motors.
As hard as it may be to believe, Tesla Motors filed for a Class A license in the State of Michigan that would allow Elon Musk’s company to open up dealerships in the Northern State home to the US car making industry. In other words, Musk seems to be giving up on his well-known reluctance to sell cars using a dealership network so that he can compete with the other brands (most notably the Chevrolet Bolt) on their home turf. Oh, this just got even more interesting.
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