LCO No. 259 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 127 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 259 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist. REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 14 of the general statutes be amended to permit the 1 Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to issue a new or used car dealer's 2 license to an electric vehicle manufacturer, provided such manufacturer 3 does not have a franchise agreement with any new car dealer in the 4 state, manufactures only electric vehicles and demonstrates a 5 sustainable business model for providing service and repairs to such 6 electric vehicles. 7 Statement of Purpose: To permit electric vehicle manufacturers to sell electric vehicles directly to the consumer.