Over the past few days, authorities in Italy and France are investigating possible arson against Tesla’s electric vehicles and superchargers.
Italian police said a fire at a dealer at a dealership at a dealership destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric cars earlier Monday, according to the Associated Press. A reporter calculated 16 burnt cars.
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Tesla, Italy, told the Associated Press that it is working with police and has read surveillance videos of the vehicle itself. The internal video of the car can run even if it is not running.
Meanwhile, a police source in the town of St. Canmond, a central Loire agency in France, told AFP that 12 Tesla electric superchargers were targeted in an arson attack in a supermarket parking lot last week.
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Two of the superchargers worth tens of thousands of dollars were completely destroyed, according to AFP.
The word “burning born anti-Tesla movement” is drawn in white on the ground.
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Police sources told AFP that this is “the first act targeting the business of billionaire Elon Musk in the United States”. No arrests.
Tesla has been the target of protests around the world because of owner Musk’s affiliation with the Trump administration and his support for the European far-right parties. Earlier this month, it was torched by dozens of Tesla cars in Toulouse, southern France.
In the United States, there is a A series of violent attacks Regarding Tesla’s property, Attorney General Pam Bondi is described as “no more than family terrorism.” She vowed to “have serious consequences for those involved in these attacks, including behind the scenes to coordinate and fund those who committed these crimes.”
Since January, incidents against Tesla’s electric vehicles have occurred in at least nine states, according to a joint intelligence bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, and were obtained by CBS News earlier this month.
“These incidents involve arson, gunfire“, including graffiti, including graffiti’s dissatisfaction with those criminals who believe are racists, fascists or political opponents,” the announcement said.
Hundreds of protesters on Saturday Gathered outside Tesla dealership All over the United States and some European cities. This is the first attempt around Tesla’s 277 showrooms and service centers in the United States to further The company’s sales have declined recently.
As overall sales of electric vehicles in Europe grew, Tesla cars in Europe fell 49% in the first two months of the year, the Associated Press reported.
Musk admitted on Sunday that his work at the Doge Department is hurting Tesla’s share price, calling it “a very expensive job.” Musk’s role in the church sparked protests from people who opposed Doge activities, including gaining millions of Americans and Close the entire organization Billionaires are trying to cut government spending.
Musk estimated that about one-third of his wealth of about $330 billion is made up of shares he holds in electric vehicle companies, and he continues to operate while working with President Trump. Tesla rose to a record high on December 17 of $479 per share after Mr. Trump was elected in November, but the stock has fallen 48% since then.
Aimee Picchi contributed to this report.
