. . .  for cancelling the previous government's Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle   
   Incentive Program (EHVIP).  We knew this was coming.  Ford was told this would   
   happen as companies invested in environmentally sensitive technology in   
   Ontario.   
      
   Now comes the fallout as other companies follow suit.  Then we get to see how   
   many millions the Hydro One executives get paid for their early termination by   
   Doug Ford.   
   So much 'saving of money' for the Ontario taxpayers, eh?   
      
   You can bet Ford has shares in oil companies though.   
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   Tesla wins lawsuit against Ontario government over phase-out of electric   
   vehicle incentives   
      
   Tesla had argued it was being unfairly singled out because it does not sell   
   its cars through dealerships.   
      
   An Ontario judge has zapped the Progressive Conservatives' plan to immediately   
   end rebates for buyers of Tesla electric vehicles.   
      
   In a legal setback Monday for Premier Doug Ford's fledgling government,   
   Superior Court Justice Frederick Myers ruled that Tesla Motors Canada was not   
   treated fairly when the Tories scrapped the subsidies last month.   
      
   "If the government wants to transition out of the electric car subsidy   
   program, (Transportation Minister John Yakabuski) must exercise his   
   operational discretion in a lawful manner," Myers wrote in a scathing 17-page   
   ruling.   
      
   "He has yet to do so.  I therefore quash and set aside the Minister's unlawful   
   exercises of discretion to implement the transition program announced July   
   11," he continued.   
      
   A spokesperson for Attorney General Caroline Mulroney told the Star late   
   Monday that the Ford government is "reviewing the ruling and will make a   
   decision on how to proceed in the coming days."   
      
   Some 600 Ontario Tesla customers were affected by the Tories' policy change.    
   It was not immediately clear if they would now receive the rebates.   
      
   Myers ruled that the province must pay Tesla $125,000 for the company's legal   
   costs.   
      
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