Pursuits
Tesla Focuses on Connecticut's Budget Woes in Latest Bid for Direct Sales
- Carmaker makes third run at Connecticut direct sales approval
- Republican state senator sees ‘more momentum this year’
Inside A Tesla Motors Inc. Showroom As Electric Automaker Pushes For Positive Cash-flow
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Maybe all that’s standing between Tesla Inc. and the driveways of some of America’s wealthiest residents is a little financial disarray.
The electric-car maker is taking a third crack in as many years at getting approval to sell directly to Connecticut consumers, drumming up support for a bill legislators could vote on as early as this week. This time around, Tesla has emphasized the sorry state of Connecticut’s economy, which is plagued by bond-rating downgrades and the departure of high-paying finance jobs and companies including General Electric Co. and StubHub Inc.