A bill “protecting consumer choice by creating a fairer marketplace for auto sales” could, if passed, threaten Tesla’s direct-to-consumer model and cause the electric vehicle automaker to close its service centers in Washington state.

In a sign of why Tesla still dominates the US EV market, 40% of all EVs sold in America last year were Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3. Tesla, overall controls about half of the market despite multi-billion investments from legacy car companies led by GM,

Tesla could soon lose its EV sales advantage as Washington lawmakers are taking their third shot at legislation to level the playing field with Rivian, Lucid and others.

Washington wants more electric vehicles on the road. It’s offered generous incentives for EV buyers and set deadlines barring new gasoline-powered car sales. The next step, some say, is revising a law that does not allow customers to buy an electric vehicle directly from the automaker,