Mississippi, 50th place in everything, passes bill to stop EV dealers

[douglas9]

The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state, ensuring that the state famous for being last place in many rankings of all 50 states remains there.

There is a saying used in the US: “Thank God for Mississippi.” This is a reference to the state coming in last place in many rankings of desirability as compared to the other 49 states in the US. It typically ranks last or close to last in economic measures, poverty, quality of life, health, education, unemployment rate, and so on. So much so that other low-ranking states can at least thank the existence of Mississippi for sparing them from ranking last place in these various measures.

And so, when confronted with a rapidly growing industry – which is currently eyeing the South for billions in investment with new battery and car factories, bringing long-term job prospects and prosperity along with them – Mississippi looked at their neighbors, and at their own last-place rank in everything, and said: “Nah, we’re good here.”

That’s what happened today as the Mississippi Senate passed a bill banning the very same electric car manufacturers currently investing in nearby states from opening dealerships in their state.

https://electrek.co/2023/03/02/mississippi-50th-place-in-everything-passes-bill-to-stop-ev-dealers/

[jimfields33]

1. It's a law in other states.

Just means cars have to be sold in dealerships.

[Lovie777]

2. Sold in dealerships, but hinders creation of additional jobs for production of them............

and qualify mechanics.

Oil companies have their whole hands on this especially in the South.

[Magoo48]

3. Yup

[Emile]

4. Republicans hating capitalism, amazing lol.

[doc03]

5. Like a radio personality in neighboring West Virginia always said. WV is 49 or 50 in everything

good and number 1 or 2 in everything bad. Thank God we have Mississippi.

[Botany]

6. Yup! I love W.V. but it is loaded with people who vote against their own best interests time ...

.... after time. I think it is the #1 state where after students who have finished high school or
college make it their goal to get the hell out of W.V..

[xmas74]

7. Missouri is 50th in state employee pay.

It was of constant discussion at our AFSCME meetings.

That's something Mississippi can say they do better.

[Hortensis]

8. Well, Mississippi at least has or is still among the highest child vaccination rates

of all the states. While most states were allowing parents who'd fallen down the anti-science/conspiracist antivax rabbit hole to refuse MMR vaccination on the basis of personal belief, MS only allowed medical exemptions. Especially good these days as measles is returning.

And WV was the other one.