Rivian is suing Ohio’s Department of Motor Vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the extreme,” arguing that it decreases competition and reduces consumer choice. Since then, car dealers have an iron grip on sales in many states, though some companies like Tesla have found workarounds. Nonsensically, the thing that Rivian cannot do is actually complete the sale of Rivian vehicles in Ohio. This imposes an extraordinary burden on Ohio consumers and Rivian for no legitimate reason.