In some circumstances the company also gets a cut of rebate. I don’t know about anything that may or may not be going on in the US on this front, but in Canada Tesla’s been under scrutiny because they submitted a bunch of forms last minute claiming sales that did not look legitimate, just before the Canadian program ended.
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SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 days agoHow is a tax rebate a scam?
You buy an EV, you fill it out on your tax return, you get up to $7500.
Where’s the scam in that? Please tell me.
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
But the Musk/Trump stuff isn’t about Canada. The American federal tax rebate doesn’t work like that. It only benefits the consumer, so it’s not a scam they can do here.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 3 days ago
He convinced the government to subsidize the sale of his products to consumers. It makes sense on paper because we want more people driving electric cars. However, Tesla of all companies doesn’t deserve the “handout”, even though it’s to consumers. They don’t deserve the boost in sales, recognition, etc.
It’s not technically a scam (the best kind!) but it’s helping out the richest man and biggest asshole in the world, so it might as well be.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 days ago
he did this in canada already
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 days ago
motorillustrated.com/…/149947/
Flames5123@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That’s Canada. That’s not the American tax rebate.