A draft proposal shows the state's Transportation Electrification Strategy could potentially recommend policy to "allow direct sales from EV automakers to consumers." Some environmentalist groups and electric vehicle advocates have been pushing for the change for years; meanwhile, WA auto dealerships have spoken up against it, saying it would impact their businesses. Currently, state law does not allow EV-only manufacturers to offer test drives or directly sell their vehicles, with an exception for Tesla, which was granted a license by the state before a law enforcing rules went into effect. That means consumers who want to test drive a Rivian, for example, could not do so in their showroom. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/money/business/discussion-renewed-over-direct-ev-sales-in-washington/281-2a426235-4c79-4564-98a8-7f3973cb11d7