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
fuelarc.com
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.

    • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
      11·
      5 days ago

      For my money, that’s the most probable reasoning for why Tesla tried this.

      Falls under the “cool motive, still fraud” umbrella, but it makes the most sense.

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Yeah, it’s definitely some kind of fraud, although they might have found a loophole that wasn’t in the spirit of the law but still legal.

        • orcrist@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          4 days ago

          Well now they are not getting the money. So their loophole did not work so well.