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  • Canadians are furious, but even considering an uptick to catch rebates this is pure fraud:

    Let’s run the numbers:

    • 8,669 iZEV rebates over three days claimed by Tesla dealerships.
    • Mostly claimed by four Tesla locations.
    • Tesla dealerships in Canada are open from 10 AM to 6 PM.
    • That works out to 722 rebates per primary dealership per day.
    • Which equals 90 iZEV rebates per hour.
    • Or 1.5 Tesla sales per minute.

    Let’s take a step back. Two Tesla sales every 90 seconds? That’s absurd. A good car salesperson might close two deals in two hours, not per minute. And that’s in a normal sales environment… not one where every eligible car has to be processed for a government rebate at the same time.






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