An op-ed published by CleanTechnica argues that Tesla had already demonstrated that shipping Chinese-made electric vehicles to Canada could work. The piece contrasts this with the narrative that emerged when Ottawa announced in January it would permit a limited number of Chinese-made EVs into the country at the standard 6.1% tariff.
The author contends that Canada's decision simply made the economics workable again, rather than opening an untested path. The op-ed suggests the earlier reaction to the announcement missed this longer history, framing the move as a restoration of a known viable route rather than a novel experiment.
According to the op-ed, the key point is that the viability of China-to-Canada EV shipments was already established by Tesla. The new policy, by applying the normal tariff, realigns the economic conditions to what previously worked. The piece does not provide additional data or quotes beyond this perspective.