Tesla Motors Inc. has applied for a Michigan dealership license, a move the automaker said is intended to test a state law effectively banning the electric-vehicle maker’s direct-sales model.
A decision on the application is expected within two months, Michigan Secretary of State spokesman Fred Woodhams said today.
Tesla applied for the license in November, about a year after Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill prohibiting the direct sale of vehicles from automakers to consumers.