Tesla's Being Accused of Something Unbelievably Sketchy in Canada

Over 200 Canadian car dealers are crying foul after Elon Musk's Tesla claimed tens of millions of dollars worth of rebates mere days before the government shut down a subsidy program in January. As the Toronto Star reported last week, the dealers are now an estimated $6.91 million out of pocket after having to provide rebates to over 2,000 customers hoping to be reimbursed. The Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program was launched by the federal government department Transport Canada in 2019, and offered up to roughly $3,500 at the point of sale to Canadian EV and plug-in hybrid buyers. But with the resignation of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, the ensuing political chaos led to Transport Canada informing dealerships on January 10 that the program would run out of money well before its original termination date at the end of March, per the Star. (Trudeau's replacement, prime minister Mark Carney, is expected to renew the program.) On the program's final weekend, ... Read full article.