Amid Canadian citizens’ calls to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship of the country, a report highlighted that Tesla continues to solidify its business there. The report prompted a witty reaction from Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who said that Canada ‘loves’ the Tesla boss.
“Canada loves Musk,” Sharma said in a three-word post on X, sharing another post that details Tesla’s growing business in the Justin Trudeau-led country.
The post, which Sharma shared, mentions that Tesla sold 8,600 units of its electric vehicles in just 72 hours.
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla.
“Records from Transport Canada reveal that in just 72 hours, four Tesla stores across the country reported an astounding 8,600 sales (a record), securing over $43 million in rebates during the final 72 hours of the iZEV rebate fund,” the X post reads.
The user also shared a news report that highlights the same. As per the report, the surge in Tesla came after the federal government announced in January that the $5,000 iZEV rebate program was nearly out of money. The program, which offered discounts to EV buyers, has now been closed.
More than 4,000 Tesla cars were sold in the Quebec City in a single weekend.
Does Canada really love Musk?
Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s comment on Canada’s love for Elon Musk is in contrast with the growing demand among the citizens in the country to revoke the billionaire’s Canadian citizenship.
Lakhs of people have signed a petition that seeks to cancel Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship.
The petition, which opened in February, accuses the Tesla boss of acting against Canada’s national interest and undermining its sovereignty.
The petition says that Musk has “used his wealth and power to influence our elections” and “has now become a member of a foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty,” according to a report by the BBC.
Elon Musk’s American dream
Meanwhile, Musk on Tuesday said that he considers himself “to be simply an American”.
“Should note that I grew up as English South African, not Afrikaans, and consider myself to be simply an American. No hyphen [sic],” he said in a post on X.
