Tesla offers China-made electric vehicles for sale in Canada
- Tesla’s website showed Model Ys and the all-wheel drive version of the Model 3 available for sale in British Columbia, with codes showing they were made in Shanghai
- Both models qualify for federal incentives of C$5,000 in Canada, which does not link electric-vehicle subsidies to the location of the plant that made the car
Tesla is listing China-made Model 3 and Model Y models for sale in Canada, the company’s website showed on Tuesday, confirming the electric car maker has completed its first shipments to North America from its Shanghai factory.
Tesla’s website showed both rear-wheel drive Model Y vehicles and the long-range, all-wheel drive version of the Model 3 available for immediate delivery in British Columbia, with codes showing they were manufactured at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai.
Both models qualify for federal incentives of C$5,000 (US$3,700) in Canada, which, unlike the United States, does not link electric-vehicle subsidies to the location of the plant that made the car.
Tesla representatives in China and at the company’s headquarters in the United States did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The company and other electric car manufacturers have a cost advantage in China as exports from that market boom. The China-made version of the Model Y was listed for C$61,990 in Canada. That is about 22 per cent more than the equivalent vehicle costs in China before incentives.