Mississippi bill restricting electric car dealerships could close state's only Tesla store

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will decide the fate of a bill passed in the state legislature Thursday aimed at restricting electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar dealerships unless they comply with the same laws followed by traditional carmakers. Introduced in the House in January by Rep. Tray Lamar, a Republican from Senatobia, the HB 401 now awaits a decision from the state's Republican governor, who has not indicated if he will sign the measure into law or not. Shortly before it was passed in the Senate on Thursday, the...