A number of Tesla autos have been set on hearth at Tesla service heart in Las Vegas. Extra Tesla autos have been additionally set on hearth in Kansas, arson can be suspected on this case, nevertheless it’s not confirmed.
Tesla is dealing with protests at shops throughout the US over lots making an attempt to negatively have an effect on Elon Musk who many believes is establishing himself as a oligarch within the US.
On high of the peaceable authorized protests, extra extremist teams are additionally attacking Tesla with vandalism.
Vehicles have been burned down, keyed, and Tesla shops had home windows damaged, have been graffitied, and even shot at.
Protests will not be slowing down with over 100 deliberate for the following 2 weeks and sadly, the vandalism assaults on Tesla additionally don’t seem like slowing down.
Simply final evening, there have been two cases.
The primary one was at Tesla’s service heart in Las Vegas have been a number of autos have been reportedly set on hearth (pictured above).
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police mentioned that they have been advised that a person set the autos on hearth, however they’re nonetheless investigating:
“LVMPD Communications acquired data that a person had set a number of autos on hearth within the car parking zone and triggered harm to the property,”
The FBI is reportedly being concerned.
President Trump mentioned final week that he desires to categorise vandalism towards Tesla as “home terrorism.” We beforehand reported that the FBI has already gotten concerned in a number of cases of vandalism at Tesla shops.
In a separate occasion in Kansas Metropolis final evening, two Tesla Cybertrucks burned down on the native Tesla retailer.
A KCPD officer noticed the fireplace and tried to extinguish it himself however couldn’t. Firefighters needed to come and the fireplace unfold to a second Cybertruck within the meantime.
The KCPD Bomb and Arson unit is investigating the trigger – subsequently, arson can be suspected however not confirmed but.
Tesla autos have at occasions caught on hearth on their very own – though it’s a uncommon prevalence.
Electrek’s Take
As we have now usually talked about in the previous couple of weeks, we sympathize with the folks peacefully protesting and boycotting Tesla, however we condemn any violence, together with vandalism.
The protests and boycotts are rather more environment friendly in affecting Tesla than any type of violence, together with setting vehicles on hearth. Tesla will simply acquire the insurance coverage anyway.
Everybody getting concerned in that is really eroding the credibility of the “Tesla Takedown” motion.
