Michigan won’t let Tesla sell cars, but state fund invests in company (irony alert)

Tesla Store Los Angeles [photo: Misha Bruk / MBH Architects]

Tesla still isn’t allowed to sell its electric cars in Michigan, owing to a ban on direct sales signed two years ago. All carmakers in the state must sell new cars solely through franchised dealers, something Tesla has fought against with no success so far. Yet while this ban continues, the state’s Treasury Department is investing in Tesla Motors… …read more