COLORADO EV DIRECT SALES BILL PASSES HOUSE
The Colorado House on Thursday adopted a bill that would allow
Rivian and other electric vehicle makers to sell directly to
consumers, one of the last steps before it goes to Gov. Jared
Polis. The House's 42-20 vote follows approval about two weeks
ago in the state Senate. Senators will need to adopt a technical
change the House made to the bill language before sending it to
Polis for his signature, which could happen this week. If Polis
signs the bill into law, Colorado would allow manufacturers that
only build electric vehicles to own, operate or control
dealerships, provided they have no franchised dealerships in the
state. Notably, the legislation no longer includes a provision that
would have allowed any automaker that builds electric vehicles to
sell them directly to consumers, following opposition by the
Colorado Automobile Dealers Association that led to a compromise in
the state Senate. "We don't think that any
