Canada Freezes $43M in Suspicious Tesla Rebates. Tesla's Claim of 1.5 Sales Per Minute Prompts Government to “Fully Examine Each Claim Individually.” - FuelArc News
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Looks like Tesla’s reliance on government subsidies has finally hit a wall in Canada. After Tesla requested reimbursement for an unprecedented 8,669 Canadian EV rebates in just three days, the Canadian government froze Tesla’s rebate payments and paused all future eligibility for federal rebates. For those keeping score, Tesla claimed to sell 1.5 vehicles per […]

Looks like Tesla’s reliance on government subsidies has finally hit a wall in Canada.

After Tesla requested reimbursement for an unprecedented 8,669 Canadian EV rebates in just three days, the Canadian government froze Tesla’s rebate payments and paused all future eligibility for federal rebates while tariffs are in place.

Read the full details and the fallout here.

  • PlaidBaron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    26 days ago

    Yeah sorry, Canada actually has a functioning government that can look into this shit. Didnt think that one through too much, did they.

    • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
      4·
      26 days ago

      I’m sure the transport minister will be a friendly and impartial arbiter the day after 25% tariffs were announced on Canada’s vital-and-thoroughly-intertwined-with-the-USA automotive industry.

      Bahaha, who am I kidding. But then, if there’s nothing to find, the Canadians won’t fabricate anything, they have a functional 4th Estate and the journalists have a way of finding things like that. Stay tuned.

      • magnetosphere@fedia.io
        1·
        26 days ago

        Yes. I do trust the Canadian government to be much more fair than the current American government. Which kinda sucks, since I’m American, but still.