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Also maybe don't make me buy a car through a dealership. Why can't I just order and car and it gets delivered to my house instead of making me pick it up from a dealer that gets to charge whatever they want for being a middle man on top of the cars already being too expensive.
Side note and probably hot take but I think if manufacturers were serious they would be rushing to phase out most of their combustion vehicles. If people want a new car it's going to be electric and if they don't want EV then they can find a nice used car and pay a premium for gas.
Laws have to change for direct sales of cars, mostly at the state level. Dealership owners also happen to be big donors to state elected officials.
And the typical response of "JuSt Be YoUr OwN LoBbYiSt!"
There are over 300 million pissed off people in this country, you think my dumb ass is somehow going to organize better than literally anyone else?
McConnell sold Citizens United on "unions can spend just like corporations can!" knowing full well that there would be no possible way that unions could ever even approach corporate donations
Most states with sales taxes include auto sales, so it's also that they bring in a ton of government revenue.
Dealerships in the US are a cartel backed by the government. Multiple states have laws banning direct sales - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_US_dealership_disputes
I would like an electric car next, but I live in an apartment where I couldn't charge it.
Talk to your landlord about adding the infrastructure. It's trivial for them to add 50 AMP rv-style outlets to one side of the lot, and you can then plug in your own mobile charger.
landlords of apartment buildings don't like doing things like this or any other type of thing
Take a look at Aptera. Specifically for this use case.