A BILL CIRCULATING AT THE LEGISLATURE IN SANTA FE WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO BUY AND MAINTAIN A TESLA VEHICLE IN NEW MEXICO. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS SENATE BILL 243 WOULD ALSO CHANGE CURRENT STATE LAW THAT PREVENTS TESLA FROM HAVING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR PRESENCE IN NEW MEXICO AND FROM ALLOWING FOR THEIR VEHICLES TO BE SERVICED HERE.
THE STATE SENATE SEEMS TO FAVOR THE LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS NOW ADVANCED TO THE NEXT SENATE COMMITTEE. THE NEW MEXICO AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP ASSOCIATION HAS RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE MEASURE.