A person set fireplace to a few Tesla chargers at a charging station in a South Carolina parking zone, however karma acquired him again shortly as he additionally set his garments on fireplace.
Tesla has been beneath assault not too long ago resulting from its CEO, Elon Musk, enraging a big a part of the favored by his involvement with the Trump administration and his habits on social media.
These assaults are, for probably the most half, authorized protests at Tesla shops and calls to boycott the model, however now we have additionally seen some unlawful actions, like vandalizing vehicles, shops, and charging stations, from some extra extremist people and teams.
In a brand new instance, North Charleston Police is in search of a suspect who burned 3 Tesla Superchargers final Friday.
They’re in search of “a White man in a gray jacket/hoodie with a black face masks”. The suspect spray painted “F*** Trump, lengthy dwell Ukraine” subsequent to the charging station.
He reportedly used do-it-yourself Molotov cocktails out of beer bottles to burn the chargers.
The police report mentions {that a} witness noticed that the suspect set himself on fireplace in the course of the arson:
“Witnesses suggested that the suspect had by accident caught their very own again on fireplace whereas throwing the units.”
The firefighters shortly responded and extinguished the fireplace, however the three Supercharger stalls affected needed to shut down.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is main the investigation.
We beforehand reported on different circumstances of vandalism in opposition to Tesla properties, wherein federal legislation enforcement additionally acquired concerned.
Yesterday, President Trump stated that he desires to label Tesla vandals as “home terrorists.”
Electrek’s Take
As now we have typically talked about in the previous few weeks, we sympathize with the individuals 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 setting your self on fireplace to close down just a few charging stalls for just a few days at worst.
Everybody getting concerned in that is truly eroding the credibility of the “Tesla Takedown” motion.
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