Anti-Tesla Motors states win 2014 Luddite Award

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The states of Arizona, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas have won the 2014 Luddite Award for their efforts to prevent Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) from opening stores in their states to sell cars directly to consumers.

The Luddite Award is a dubious distinction given to governments, organizations and individuals for their efforts to stop new technologies and their potential benefits to society. The award is given by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.

ITIF created the Luddite Award to highlight the worst anti-technology ideas and actions of the year and the negative impacts they could cause for the economy and society as a whole. The 10 finalists were announced Jan. 5 and the general public was asked to select the worst of the worst.


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[onehandle]

1. I was at a Tesla 'dealership' in a mall outside Philly today.

Man those cars are nice.

The Tesla store was right next to the Apple Store, which makes perfect sense, technology-wise.

[TimeToEvolve]

2. is the luddite award's trophy shaped like a neanderthal with a stone club?

it ought to be....

[MisterP]

3. is there a Cap'n Swing Award? *tips over loom*

[djean111]

4. Has nothing to do with being Luddite, IMO.

Has EVERYTHING to do with the money car dealerships give to politicians.
Tesla bypasses the middleman. That's really all that this is about. If Tesla sold through dealerships, the Tesla would be embraced.