The Daily Populous Saturday March 8th, 2025 day edition
Authored by motorillustrated.com and submitted by ConsistentStop5100

Tesla reported 8,600 sales in three days, triggering $43 million in government EV rebates.

A single Toronto Tesla location claimed over 1,200 sales, raising concerns about possible rebate misuse.

Transport Canada is investigating potential irregularities in Tesla’s sales amid the suspension of the rebate program.

Canadian officials are investigating an unusual spike in Tesla vehicle sales that coincided with the suspension of the federal EV rebate program in January. Over a three-day period, Tesla reported selling 8,600 vehicles at four locations across the country, resulting in $43 million in government rebates.

One Tesla location in Toronto reported more than 1,200 sales on January 11 alone, accounting for $4 million in rebates. These figures have raised concerns among industry analysts, who question whether the registrations were legitimate or whether Tesla knew about the rebate program’s impending pause.

The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association has urged Transport Canada to investigate, citing potential misuse of the rebate system. Attempts to reach Tesla for comment have gone unanswered.

The federal EV rebate program, facilitating over 500,000 electric vehicle purchases since its inception, was paused on January 13, 72 hours after the government signaled its potential suspension. Officials are now reviewing the Tesla sales data to determine if any irregularities occurred during the program’s final days.

PingGuerrero on March 7th, 2025 at 20:21 UTC »

Elon doing what he does best - getting money from the government.

DataDaddy79 on March 7th, 2025 at 20:18 UTC »

In accounting, we call this "channel stuffing" and it's a form of financial fraud.

Go after them, investigate all of the purchases, and if there's fraud, charge them.

As it's a listed company in the US, this would also be an SEC violation.

green_gold_purple on March 7th, 2025 at 19:45 UTC »

Oh great he's cooking their books too?