Tesla called the move "an affront to the very concept of a free market" in a blog post on Monday, saying that the proposal "would, among other things, require all new motor vehicles to be sold through middlemen and block Tesla’s direct sales model." The EV manufacturer argues that the Administration and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission are "going beyond their authority to implement the state’s laws at the behest of a special interest group looking to protect its monopoly at the expense of New Jersey consumers."