特斯拉再次从中国向加拿大运送电动汽车：马斯克说不是美国

人们质疑首席执行官埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 说电动汽车不会从中国进口时是否在撒谎，但他只对美国进口说“虚假的”。

美国东部时间2023 年 5 月 23 日上午10:32

作者：史蒂文洛夫戴

据报道，特斯拉正在将另一批中国制造的电动汽车运往北美。这标志着第二批跨洋运输最终将运往加拿大。

早在 2022 年 11 月，路透社就曾报道称，特斯拉正在考虑将电动汽车从中国运往美国，这可能让很多人感到不安。当特斯拉首次在上海开设 Giga 工厂时，有人猜测它最终将成为该公司最成功的工厂，并最终将中国制造的汽车运送到我们（美国）的海岸。

特斯拉首席执行官埃隆马斯克迅速回应了路透社关于 11 月文章的推文，称其为“虚假的”。

虚假的

- 伊隆·马斯克 (@elonmusk) 2022 年 11 月 11 日

2022 年 11 月的错误并不一定意味着今天的错误，但如果特斯拉突然在美国交付中国制造的电动汽车，那将令人感到意外。然而，加拿大似乎是一个公平的游戏，因为马斯克实际上没有回应任何关于特斯拉将其电动汽车从中国运往加拿大的推文。

特斯拉的上海超级工厂为国内市场生产Model 3和Model Y ，但它也是该公司的主要出口中心。它向欧洲运送电动汽车——尽管现在德国有一家特斯拉工厂——以及世界上许多没有特斯拉工厂的地方，所以也许加拿大现在也加入了这个名单。

随着特斯拉德国工厂的扩张，并有可能建立第二家欧洲工厂，它可能不需要如此依赖 Giga Shanghai 向欧洲大陆发货。Giga Texas 也在加速发展，特斯拉最终将在墨西哥开设一家新汽车工厂，因此使用中国工厂向北美出口可能是暂时的。如果特斯拉能够依赖中国制造出口到所有其他没有（也可能永远不会）有特斯拉工厂的地区，这似乎是最有意义的。

无论如何，路透社在 2023 年 4 月再次报道称，特斯拉的中国制造电动汽车将进入美国市场，这是部分正确的。货物确实到达了华盛顿州的一个港口。然而，这些汽车是开往加拿大的。

快进到现在，一份类似的物流报告显示，一艘满载特斯拉电动汽车的船已经从上海出发，前往加拿大。 

有关更多背景信息，请参阅这些相关的特斯拉故事：

 特斯拉 Model Y RWD 将从中国出口到加拿大：报告

 加拿大：特斯拉 Model Y 性能范围评级下降——它是中国制造的吗？

由于新的美国联邦电动汽车税收抵免是《通货膨胀减少法案》的一部分，目前特斯拉在美国销售中国制造的电动汽车真的没有意义。然而，这也可能意味着这家美国电动汽车制造商不想在加拿大销售这些汽车，因为它们有资格在加拿大获得信贷。

对于加拿大的电动汽车购买者来说幸运的是，其激励计划没有强制本地生产的规定，因此汽车可以来自任何地方。

资料来源：Teslarati

原文

Tesla Ships EVs From China To Canada Again: Musk Said Not To US

People are questioning if CEO Elon Musk was lying when he said EVs wouldn't come in from China, but he only said "False" to US imports.

May 23, 2023 at 10:32am ET

By: Steven Loveday

Tesla is reportedly moving another load of its China-made EVs to North America. This marks the second shipment across the ocean that will eventually make its way to Canada.

Back in November 2022, Reuters reported that Tesla was considering shipping electric cars from China to the US, which likely had many people upset. When Tesla first opened its Giga Shanghai, there was speculation it would eventually become the company's most successful factory and end up shipping China-made cars to our shores.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was quick to respond to a tweet from Reuters about the November article, calling it "False."

False

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 11, 2022

False in November 2022 doesn't necessarily mean false today, but it would come as a surprise if Tesla was suddenly delivering China-made EVs in the US. However, it seems Canada is fair game, as Musk didn't actually respond to any tweet about Tesla shipping its EVs from China to Canada.

Tesla's Giga Shanghai produces the Model 3 and Model Y for the domestic market, but it's also the company's primary export hub. It ships EVs to Europe – even though there's now a Tesla factory in Germany – and many other parts of the world that don't have Tesla factories, so perhaps Canada is now joining the list.

As Tesla's German factory ramps up, and it potentially builds a second European factory, it may not need to rely so much on Giga Shanghai for shipments to the continent. Giga Texas is also ramping up, and Tesla will eventually open a new car factory in Mexico, so using the China factory for exports to North America could be temporary. It seems it would make the most sense if Tesla got to a place where it could rely on China-made exports to all other areas that don't (and may never) have Tesla factories.

At any rate, Reuters reported again in April 2023 that Tesla's China-made EVs were coming to the US, and it was partially correct. The shipment did arrive at a port in Washington State. However, the cars were bound for Canada.

Fast-forward to the present, and a similar logistics report reveals that a ship loaded with Tesla EVs already departed from Shanghai and is headed to Canada. 

See These Related Tesla Stories For More Background:

Tesla Model Y RWD To Be Exported To Canada From China: Report

Canada: Tesla Model Y Performance Range Rating Decreased - Is It Made In China?

It wouldn't really make sense at this point for Tesla to sell China-made EVs in the US thanks to the new US federal EV tax credit that's part of the Inflation Reduction Act. However, this may also mean that the US EV maker doesn't want to sell those cars in Canada since they qualify for a credit on our shores.

Fortunately for EV buyers in Canada, its incentive program doesn't have rules that mandate local production, so the cars can come from anywhere.

Source: Teslarati