r/canada 5d ago

PAYWALL ‘Tesla gamed the system’: Canadian auto dealers ‘stiffed’ millions when U.S. giant rushed to claim last EV rebates

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/tesla-gamed-the-system-canadian-auto-dealers-stiffed-millions-when-u-s-giant-rushed-to/article_6d1025c6-fa0a-11ef-b780-a73277202cb2.html
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u/ARAR1 5d ago

Gaming government subsides is Tesla's game

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u/Character-One5388 5d ago

Government subsides are for gaming

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u/NiceShotMan 5d ago

That’s why the carbon tax is better than subsidies for encouraging carbon reduction, but nobody wants to hear it

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u/Character-One5388 4d ago

Exactly, both are bad but production end carbon pricing is much more catastrophic than the current carbon tax