In response to U.S. tariffs, New Brunswick looking at selling government-owned Teslas – New Brunswick [Video]

The New Brunswick government says it plans to sell the 11 Teslas it owns, in response to United States tariffs and the prominent role that the carmaker’s CEO plays in the Donald Trump administration.

Premier Susan Holt told reporters last week the government had started exploring how much it can get from the electric vehicles. “Right now, they’re sitting in a parking lot not being used. And so it’s value lost.”

The vehicles were bought pre-owned for about $82,000 each, as part of the province’s climate change action plan initiative, and used by government employees of various departments, New Brunswick’s Transportation Department said in a statement. The sale of the government’s Teslas would be completed by public auction, it added.

There has been a backlash against Tesla since its billionaire CEO Elon Musk started running the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration, slashing civil service jobs and …