The Tesla takedown has begun. A national protest movement seeks to strike a blow to Elon Musk’s net worth

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U want to do more damage to these motherfukkers

Go protest and camp out in front of they homes from your local republican mayors, councilmen and women and governors and watch them get shook

Especially if its their own republican fan base who getting fukked over

We got the giga factory ut here in RNO

Teslas been gettin work across the city

The giga factory is 10miles East of RNO.. with 1 freeway(80) .. been delays last 4 days ..

https://www.tesla.com/giga-nevada

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tesla-budget-ev-rebate-1.7488033

Manitoba government boots Tesla from EV rebate program as part of budget's 'elbows up' commitment​

Manitoba

The Manitoba government is fighting back in the ongoing trade war with the United States by ending its provincial parks pass contract with a Texas-based company and kicking electric vehicles made by Elon Musk's company Tesla out of its rebate program.

Government will also end contract with Texas company to sell park passes​

A file photo shows a Tesla vehicle. The Manitoba government announced in its latest budget that the Elon Musk-owned company's cars will no longer qualify for the provincial electric vehicle rebate program. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)The Manitoba government is fighting back in the ongoing trade war with the United States by ending its provincial parks pass contract with a Texas-based company and kicking electric vehicles made by Elon Musk's company Tesla out of its rebate program.

Those moves were part of Thursday's $25.9-billion provincial budget, in which the NDP government also pledged an additional $500,000 to its export support program to help Manitoba businesses diversify their sales beyond the United States.

The changes are part of "Trump-proofing our economy," said Finance Minister Adrien Sala, who announced in his budget speech that a provincial rebate will no longer be available for people who purchase a Tesla or any electric vehicles manufactured in China.

"It's part of our government's commitment to be elbows up," Sala told reporters during a budget briefing Thursday.

"[U.S. President] Donald Trump is creating a historic threat to our economy."

• 2025 Manitoba budget forecasts deficit as high as $1.9B if tariffs continue

• Manitoba adopting 'buy Canadian' strategy, will scrutinize U.S. hydro contracts: premier

Last week, Trump hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum . He has said he plans to implement additional levies on April 2 .

The Manitoba budget announced Thursday also included a worst-case scenario plan the province can implement if the tariffs continue, which included hundreds of millions of dollars of additional money to support the agriculture sector and to help businesses, among other measures.

Manitoba budget targets Tesla, U.S. contractor in midst of trade war

The threat of tariffs loomed over Manitoba's latest provincial budget, released Thursday, which includes nearly $500 million for a "tariff response contingency" that could kick in if tariffs imposed by the U.S. continue.As part of its response, Manitoba won't continue its contract with Aspira, a Texas-based firm that was contracted in 2020 to sell passes online for Manitoba provincial parks. That contract is set to end in April and won't be renewed, the government said Thursday.

While it searches for a Canadian vendor, the province will make entry to all provincial parks free this year, beginning April 1, which it estimates will mean forfeiting almost $3 million in revenue.

According to the budget, over $5 million has gone to the Texas firm since it began administering the park passes.

Meanwhile, while the government is pledging $14.8 million to continue its electric vehicle rebate program this year, Teslas and Chinese EVs will be excluded.

• Montreal Tesla dealership vandalized amid backlash against Elon Musk

• Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla over safety concerns

Manitobans can currently get a $2,500 rebate on the purchase of a used EV or plug-in hybrid, and $4,000 for a new vehicle. As of January, the province had already paid out almost $10 million in rebate s since the program was introduced last July.

To be eligible, vehicles must be purchased or leased from Manitoba dealerships, with a maximum manufacturer's price of $70,000. Currently, there are six Tesla models that are eligible for the rebate. None of the vehicles on the province's current list are from Chinese manufacturers.

The province hasn't said when the change to the program will take effect.

The retaliation against the car company owned by Musk — a close ally of Trump who also heads up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency — follows similar moves in other provinces. In Ontario, Toronto city council has approved a change that temporarily makes newly manufactured Teslas ineligible for grant funding from the city's zero emission vehicle for hire program.

And B.C. Hydro announced last week that it is excluding Tesla products from its electric vehicle charger rebate program in response to U.S. tariffs.

'Government is doing the right thing': Chamber CEO​

But University of Winnipeg economist Philippe Cyrenne questioned the wisdom of targeting Tesla and China by excluding their vehicles from the provincial EV rebate. Politicizing the response to tariffs "usually doesn't work out well," he said.

"It's not clear why Manitoba is following suit" with Democrats in the U.S. on the pushback against Musk, he told CBC Thursday.

"Six months ago we were celebrating people who bought a Tesla," Cyrenne said, but now, they have become "persona non grata."

Lauren Stone, the finance critic for the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, said she doesn't like the idea of government 'interfering in Manitobans' purchasing decisions.' (aison Empson/CBC)Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Lauren Stone, the finance critic for the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, said she supports buying Canadian, but thinks the government shouldn't control what people purchase.

"I am not a fan of the government interfering in Manitobans' purchasing decisions," she said. "I think we should be encouraging local and expanding our export markets, but that should be up to Manitobans and their pocketbooks."

• Steel tariffs drive up ice rink construction costs for American customers of Winnipeg metal plant

• Manitoba's canola industry, farmers call for federal action on looming tariffs from China

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce CEO Loren Remillard said the move against Chinese EVs is appropriate, given a 100 per cent levy on Canadian canola oil and meal, plus a 25 per cent duty on seafood and pork enacted by China this week.

Loren Remillard, the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce's CEO, said the province made the right decision on the changes to the EV rebate program. (Jaison Empson/CBC)"We are in a global trade dispute right now, and I think it behooves Manitoba and all governments across Canada to make sure we are Canada-first," he said.

"The government is doing the right thing by sending a clear message that we are going to lean in to buy Canadian. "

ABOUT THE AUTHOR​

Kristin Annable is a member of CBC's investigative unit based in Winnipeg. She has won several RTDNAs for her work, including a national RTDNA for her investigation into deaths in police custody. She can be reached at kristin.annable@cbc.ca.

 

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What's crazy is,he will still have 100 billion when he starts taking this shyt seriously

 

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People keep putting fake walls in front of Teslas

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People keep putting fake walls in front of Teslas​

Another YouTuber put Tesla vehicles through a ‘Wile E. Coyote’ wall test with mixed results.

by Umar Shakir

Mar 21, 2025, 6:34 PM EDT

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Image: Kyle Paul (YouTube)

Umar Shakir is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge.

Someone has responded to YouTuber Mark Rober’s Tesla fake wall test with a video that also tries to address the question of whether the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) features would detect a Wile E. Coyote-style road obstruction in the real world. Creator Kyle Paul posted his video Thursday and included two Teslas with FSD: a Model Y equipped with a HW3 computer and a Cybertruck that comes with the latest HW4 / AI4 system and cameras, Not a Tesla App reports.

In the original video, Rober, an engineer who went viral after his package thief glitter bombs videos, tested whether Tesla’s camera-based Full Self-Driving (FSD) system can automatically stop before plowing through a wall painted as a road stretching into the horizon. It didn’t, people raised (many) questions, and we tried to answer a few of them.

In Paul’s video, the Tesla Model Y with confirmed FSD (in this case, version 12.5.4.2) didn’t fare better than Rober’s — he had to manually stop the vehicle before it crashed into the fake wall that, to my human eyes, doesn’t look quite as convincing. Not all is lost for Tesla, though, as Paul’s test of the Cybertruck with FSD version 13.2.8 had a better ending. It detected the wall and slowed down to a complete stop.

You can watch both videos for yourself, whether it’s to check the science or just to take note of how many people have the means to build real-world Looney Tunes ACME walls.

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Tesla cameras versus the Wile E. Coyote test.

Can you trick a Tesla’s camera-based Autopilot system, which has been linked to hundreds of crashes, using simulated rain, fog? Will it barrel through a wall covered in an image of the road beyond, like Looney Tunes’ Wile E. Coyote slamming into the Road Runner’s fake tunnels? Yes you can...

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Tesla cameras versus the Wile E. Coyote test. | The Verge​

Posted Mar 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM EDT

Tesla cameras versus the Wile E. Coyote test.

Can you trick a Tesla’s camera-based Autopilot system, which has been linked to hundreds of crashes , using simulated rain, fog? Will it barrel through a wall covered in an image of the road beyond, like Looney Tunes’ Wile E. Coyote slamming into the Road Runner’s fake tunnels?

Yes you can, according to Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober’s testing. (Bonus: Rober also uses LiDAR to map Disney’s pitch-black Space Mountain coaster. )

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[Local London] A heiling Elon Musk, with the US Presidential Seal attached to chargers at the Tesla Centre in Tottenham

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