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[–] LimpRimble@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Story updated:

Tesla vehicles have already been removed from the province's electric vehicle subsidy program, but that decision was not political. Instead, it was the result of changes last year made to limit the subsidy to vehicles with a manufacturer's suggested retail price below $50,000 for cars and below $70,000 for larger vehicles.


This does not include EVs. They will still give you $4,000 if you buy a Tesla.

The rebate program allows British Columbians to get up to $350 to purchase and install an EV charger in their homes.

As of March 12, Tesla chargers, energy storage batteries and inverters are not eligible for rebates

[–] Pax@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

More! More!!!

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

How about we remove tariffs from Chinese EVs in addition to this?

[–] frostythesnowman@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

The enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend. This applies to China, they want to annex Taiwan for example and should be economically avoided

[–] HonoredMule@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

While true and I don't want to financially support their goals, would we be doing that? As long as they're subsidizing production, we'd effectively be exploiting their desire to corner the EV market.

I would however still not lift those tariffs if it puts us significantly at odds with EU-based nations.

[–] frostythesnowman@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

And them cornering the market is exactly what we do not want. Because they take over the market then they have all sorts of leverage politically, it supports all the knowledge in batteries over there, and with competition reduced they could increase prices via not subsidizing down the road.

We want Korean, Japanese, European, etc because it supports our allies industry and we’d like some of them to produce parts or finish vehicles here in Canada so it also aids our own economy. Heck, wouldn’t it be great for some domestic option to show up again.

[–] ninthant@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Limiting subsidies to Tesla does not imply help to China.

My EV is Korean, and there are other great options from all over the world.

[–] frostythesnowman@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I was replying to someone who suggested removing Chinese EV tariffs.

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