Tesla bringing its upstate tour to Rochester

Car enthusiasts can get a look at the new Tesla Model 3 on Wednesday as the automaker brings its upstate tour to the Rochester Auto Museum.

Tesla has been visiting upstate cities this week, drumming up support for legislation that would allow it to open additional stores across the state, including one in the Rochester area.

The museum will have the Model 3, along with Tesla models S and X, on display between 4 and 8 p.m. in the showroom on East Main Street, located between St. Paul Street and North Clinton Avenue.

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Legislation is pending in Albany that would increase the number of stores Tesla could open, while requiring that five be opened upstate, one each in the Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany and upper Hudson Valley areas. Tesla is limited as state law requires car sales go through auto dealers. The Assembly bill is sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, D-Irondequoit.

The tour continues on to Buffalo on Thursday, having made stops earlier this week in Albany and Syracuse.

BDSHARP@Gannett.com

The Associated Press contributed to this report.