Tesla products now excluded from B.C. Hydro rebates in response to U.S. tariffs

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· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 10:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

B.C. Hydro has excluded Tesla products from its electrical conveyance charger rebate programme successful effect to U.S. tariffs.

The rebate programme allows British Columbians to get up to $350 to acquisition and instal an EV charger successful their homes.

As of March 12, Tesla chargers, vigor retention batteries and inverters are not eligible for rebates, according to B.C. Hydro. Those who person purchased oregon received pre-approval for their Tesla products earlier March 12 tin inactive suffice for rebates.

Amid the U.S.-Canada commercialized war, the provincial Crown corp said it's moving to see Canadian goods successful its rebate programs and exclude American products whenever possible.

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This is the latest effort to bolster the made-in-Canada question successful the look of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has antecedently suggested placing harsher restrictions connected Tesla, vowing successful February to slap a 100 per cent commercialized taxation connected each Tesla products if his enactment formed authorities successful the adjacent election. 

CBC News has asked BC Hydro if much Tesla products volition beryllium excluded from its different rebate programs but person not yet heard back. The state offers up to $4,000 for eligible residents to bargain oregon lease a caller EV.