Tesla products are deprived of discounts in the Canadian province, amid trade tensions in the United States and Canada – Tesla (nasdaq: tsla)

Tesla Inc.’s Timing Charging vehicles and household batteries were excluded from the discounts in the British Columbia County. This step comes in the wake of the definitions imposed by the United States in Canada.

What happenedBC Hydro, a crown -owned tool, offers up to 5,000 Canadian dollars ($ 3464) on qualified battery storage systems and up to $ 350 ($ 243) to buy and install EV. However, Tesla products have been excluded from these discounts since March 12, according to a notification on BC Hydro, as mentioned by by Car news Thursday.

Local media reports indicate that Tesla products such as EV shipments, energy storage batteries and spoons are part of the exclusion.

It was announced by the Energy Minister of British Columbia, Adrian DixAfter reviewing the program run by the power company BC Hydro.

“I thought they were [Tesla products] It should not be available in the public support program at the present time. I don’t think anyone in British Columbia should be told why, and I think most people will support their removal from that list, “told Dix CBS

Meanwhile, BC Hydro stated in the release that its discount program gives priority to Canadian goods while excluding the products made in the United States “wherever possible.”

Customers who have received prior approval of Tesla products before March 12 will remain qualified to obtain their discounts.

See also: Tesla’s Elon Musk for the lowest annual quarterly delivery processes since 2022, Jpmorgan predicts: “The brand has lost a lot of value very quickly.”

Why do it matter: The decision comes after the American President Donald Trump A 25 % tariff imposed on Canadian goods and a 10 % tariff on Canadian energy on March 4. The basic tax was temporarily suspended on March 6 for goods that comply with the United States, Mexico and Cananga agreement, but it is expected to be repeated on April 2.

Tesla faces a violent reaction to the consumer in the United States to the CEO Elon MuskDocumentary relationships with President Trump. Musk also described Canada as “not a real country” in a post on the X that it was later deleted. There was also a wide invitation to cancel the nationality of the CEO of Tesla Canadian company.

Not only, British Colombia, but the province of Ontario had previously completed a $ 100 million contract ($ 69.28 million) with Starlink from Musk, while Toronto left Tesla from the driver incentive program.

This development comes in the wake of allegations against Tesla to manipulate the EV discount program in Canada. Four Canadian Tesla stores were suspected of taking advantage of the EV discount program in the country by selling 30 cars per hour for three days, calling for more than 50 % of the discount boxes.

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Tesla share fell by 2.99 % to close at $ 240.68 on Thursday. The stock has lost more than 36 % on an annual basis.

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