03-09-2025, 08:35 PM
Lux Interior wrote:
I only read the article (didn't watch the vid).
I assume that the rebates go to the vehicle purchaser?
So Tesla isn't getting the money.
The seller is supposed to front the money to the purchaser at the time of purchase and before delivery, and then claims the rebate money from the government for themselves.
So, Tesla would get the money directly, assuming that the investigation finds no wrongdoing.
The question is, were the Tesla dealers negligent in making the requests for reimbursement so that these rebates represented legit purchases over the course of many months but filed just as the program was coming to its end, or did they file for rebates-reimbursements fraudulently.
By pushing through so many requests so rapidly, they shut down the rebate-site and kept others from filing for reimbursements.
So, Tesla looks scummy either way.