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Since 2014, a Michigan law has limited Tesla Motors’ capacity to sell in the state, after the Republican-led legislature implemented a statute that banned the company’s only method of selling its cars to consumers.

Questions:
1. What are the four states that Tesla has been shut out of?
2. Where did Tesla win its most high-profile battle?
3. Who are the primary challengers against the Tesla business model and why?
4. What is the thinking behind a constitutional challenge? What is your opinion of this approach?
5. From an accounting standpoint, how does the Tesla model differ from a GM model of sales?

Source:
Felton, R. (2016) Tesla fights back as Michigan goes to new lengths to shut company out. The Guardian, Oct. 9 (Retrievable online at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/09/tesla-michigan-ban-detroit-lawsuit)