Elon Musk Responds to Canadian Tesla Move [Video]

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has criticized a Canadian province’s decision to remove Tesla from a rebate program on electric products.

British Columbia Premier David Eby said that he would be barring Tesla products from the province’s electric rebate policy “to “preference Canadian goods.”

Newsweek contacted Tesla for comment via email outside of regular office hours.

Why It Matters

The move is the latest retaliation coming from Canada towards the U.S., as tariffs between the two countries continue to ramp up. The specific targeting of Tesla occurs as its CEO is closely associated with President Donald Trump and his administration’s aggressive tariff policy.

What To Know

Eby announced on Wednesday that Tesla products would no longer be part of British Columbia’s CleanBC or BC Hydro rebates, which can grant up to 50 percent of the cost to people who install a charging station at home, according to the BC Hydro website.

In a statement, Eby said: “The Government …