The nation will scrutinize every EV rebate earmarked for Tesla and won't allow it into future programs as long as tariffs remain in place

Canada has frozen all rebate payments for Tesla TSLA.O and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs.

Tesla sold the equivalent of about 18% of its annual volumes in Canada in just three days across four stores with the help of $30 million in subsidies.

For most of its existence, Tesla being synonymous with Elon Musk has been an asset for the company. Though the world’s richest man was often embroiled in weird public scandals, customers and investors largely waved off the CEO’s behavior and continued to adore Tesla — presuming that the benefits Musk brought were worth the cost.

"When Elon Musk started interfering with global politics, I started getting uncomfortable with that and I didn't want to be associated with his brand," says former Tesla car owner Jonathan Coupland. The 50-year-old said he was uncomfortable owning his old car because of the Tesla's CEO's "influence" in politics,

A report in the New York Post on Monday revealed the existence of a new 10-person FBI task force focused on vandalism and other activity aimed toward Tesla in response to the acti