The mayor of Duputy de Toronto also wants to get rid of a Tesla dealer in the city
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by Brad Anderson
February 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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- This decision is largely symbolic because there are only 9 teslas currently used as a taxis in the Toronto region.
- The owners of the existing Tesla are eligible for a reduction of $ 3,300 (CA of $ 4,677) of taxi license fees.
The mayor of Toronto does what she can to retaliate on prices offered on Canadian products from the Trump administration, announcing that Tesla taxi owners will be limited to her zero broad program program. Mayor Olivia Chow says she sends a message to the White House with the change, and Elon Musk, Tesla’s boss and the right man of President Trump.
The Toronto Zero emission emission program encourages taxi and limousine owners to switch to a zero emission vehicle before 2030. If they buy a zero emission vehicle, they will pay reduced license fees, but Toronto n ‘ is more interested in subsidizing Teslas. While recently, Major Chow admitted that it was not that the city could not do at the municipal level to retaliate in the United States, but it is a small way to do it.
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Change is a symbolic measure. According to the city spokesperson, Shane Gerard, there are only 21 owners of taxi and zero emission limousine currently benefiting from costs. Among these, only nine use a Tesla. The Toronto Star reports that current license costs to these nine owners of Tesla represent only $ 4,677 CA ($ 5,185).
It is not only the mayor of Toronto who is looking forward to sending a message to the Trump administration. Deputy Mayor Mike Colle wants to get rid of a Tesla dealer in the Eglinton-Lawrence district. However, he didn’t say how.
“The owner of Tesla is the second most powerful man in the Trump administration who is determined to destroy the Canadian economy with punistent prices,” said Colle.
Since Donald Trump announced for the first time a series of prices widespread against Canada, a large part of the nation began to support a campaign “Buy Local, Buy Canada”, including in Toronto. “For the moment, the best we can do is send a message to the White House,” said Mayor Chow.
