Canada is launching a tax credit for electric vehicles. Tesla's cars are too expensive to qualify. (TSLA)
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Tesla vehicles will be ineligible for the Canadian government's new $5,000 electric vehicle tax credit when it takes effect on May 1.
In guidelines published Wednesday by Transport Canada , base-model vehicles with six or fewer seats must have sticker price below $45,000 CAD with allowances up to $55,000 CAD MSRP for higher-priced trims.
Tesla's cheapest car, the Model 3, starts at $53,700 in Canada, according to the company's website. The Model S and X start at $114,000 CAD and $117,000 CAD, respectively.
Other vehicles that meet the threshold for the tax credit include the Chevrolet Bolt and Volt, Chrysler's Pacifica Hybrid, Audi A3 e-tron, Ford Fusion Energi, and others. You can find the full list here.
"Canada is committed to decarbonizing the country's transportation sector and becoming a global leader in zero-emissions vehicle," Transport Canada said on its website. "Analysis has shown that without any further action, Canada could achieve zero-emissions vehicle sales of 4% to 6% of all new light-duty vehicles purchased by 2025 and 5% to 10% by 2030."
By 2040, the government says, all vehicles on Canadian roads can be zero-emission.
In 2018, Tesla surpassed the limit of vehicles sold for the US' governments similar tax credit. Once the automaker passed 200,000 cars sold, the incentive was halved to $3,750 in January.
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