Dealership Laws Posing Challenges
On Monday, Business Insider published an interview with executives from Rivian and Lucid, sharing views on the laws that could hinder EV adoption, as automakers can not control pricing and educate first-time EV buyers.
Rivian’s director of state public policy, Beau Whitman, lamented the situation in Ohio, where the EV company cannot sell vehicles, but prospective customers in the state could get vehicles serviced. Customers may have to pay to get temporary Illinois tags before completing power-of-attorney forms, the report said.
Whitman called the dealership laws “restrictive,” “complicated,” and “convoluted.” Whitman’s comments were refuted by the Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, which pointed out that the company can sell vehicles via a dealership of its choice, the report said.
