rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/pennsylvania-freedom-to-buy-electric-vehicles?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-pennsylvania-freedom-to-buy-electric-vehicles' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Electrification Coalition https://actionnetwork.org/groups/electrification-coalition https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Outdated laws in Pennsylvania are standing in the way of consumers’ freedom to buy the vehicles of their choice. Urge your legislator to change the law today! Under Pennsylvania law, consumers and businesses cannot buy a new vehicle straight from a manufacturer—whether that’s an SUV or a car, or a bus that is purchased by a city or a school district. Instead, customers must buy new vehicles and get them serviced through a franchised car dealership, which is a third-party company. Electric vehicle manufacturers are reinventing the auto buying experience and selling vehicles directly to consumers. This new sales model gives buyers more freedom and transparency with their vehicle purchases. By allowing direct sales, new car companies can open retail showrooms in a state, offer test drives, train product specialists to answer consumer questions, and provide service support for repairs and maintenance. Consumers would benefit from a more convenient and cost-effective buying process, with no additional markups or haggling over the price. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania has not kept up with the times. Consumers and businesses in many other states have access to these vehicles, but Pennsylvanians are forced to travel to Maryland and other states if they want to purchase vehicles from these companies. And if they do purchase one, they must leave the state again to receive maintenance service from the manufacturer. Vehicles are one of the only products that face this outdated restriction on consumer choice. The Pennsylvania government should not force consumers to go through a middleman but instead, open the vehicle market. More competition would spur manufacturers to innovate and keep prices competitive. Sign our letter today to the Pennsylvania General Assembly to tell your state senator and state representative to modernize the law and grant folks in Pennsylvania the freedom to buy a vehicle of their choice. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pennsylvania-freedom-to-buy-electric-vehicles