I think the way you wrote that may have confused the poor reporter ever more.
You wrote: "NC is one of only 6 states that has already passed legislation in this area"
Didn't you mean: "NC is one of only 6 states that has NOT already passed legislation in this area"
But I think this falls down...
Were these ever going to be part of the final design? I assumed it was just an artifact of the hand built nature of the prototype.
I have to admit, other than making a reservation a while ago (#2985) I haven't been following design discussions super closely.
If remember from over a year ago something about the first 25 cars (or some other such number) off the assembly line would be reserved for such purpose.
I think this is just shifting to a not yet fully automated manufacturing process before finalizing the assembling line.
Hiyas
Just joined the forum.
FYI everyone, I went all in/gotta have it on 2/21/14 ... and received my Spot # email on 3/20 (just found it today in my Spam folder).
I'm #2985
So don't despair if you haven't gotten your number yet. They seem to be a little slow in sending it out.