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Eustace: Tesla could help put NJ economy in the fast lane

Assemblyman Timothy J. Eustace (D-Bergen) had the following published Thursday in The Record:

Earlier this week, the state Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would allow manufacturers of zero-emission vehicles to sell cars directly to consumers. This legislation is crucial in correcting a recent Department of Motor Vehicles ruling that prevented American automaker Tesla from selling cars in its New Jersey showrooms, including one located right here in the Garden State Plaza…

At a time when our state is facing some of the highest unemployment in the region, we can’t turn our backs on an American company that wants to create jobs. Welcoming companies like Tesla seeking to invest in the state would be a gain economically…

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