Tesla exhausts its California MyFirstEV rebate allocation in 5 days
10 August 2026 at 20:09
Tesla ran through its entire share of Californiaβs new MyFirstEV rebate program in just five days.. The rebate only went live for Tesla buyers on August 3.
Buyers claimed roughly half of Teslaβs allocation in the first three days and drained the rest by August 8, spending an estimated $18 million in state and matching rebates on Tesla vehicles alone.