Teslas Destroyed and Damaged After Attack at Las Vegas Facility
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Several cars were damaged in what police have called a 'targeted attack' at a Tesla Collision Center in Las Vegas.

Summary

A suspect vandalized and set fire to Teslas at a Las Vegas Collision Center early Tuesday in what police call a “targeted attack.”

The assailant, dressed in black, shot at five vehicles, torched two, and left an undetonated Molotov cocktail. They also spray-painted “Resist” on the building.

Authorities have not confirmed a political motive but noted Elon Musk’s ties to Trump. The FBI is investigating, warning that such acts are federal crimes.

Tesla has faced backlash amid Musk’s government role and far-right politics.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    Fuck being “wasteful”. It makes consumers think twice about buying one, which is the actual intended consequence.

    Elope doesn’t care about the insurance payout on a handful of undelivered units. Theres been like <30 cars burnt so far. Manufacturers lose hundreds of vehicles to random damage and acts of god every year.

    But the brand damage and resulting tens of thousands of lost sales caused by consumers seeing this and thinking “I may be a target if I buy this car”… THAT makes a dent in the bottom line, and is market pressure working as intended.