10 places where Tesla vehicles, dealerships were attacked this year

Tesla has go a people of protests and vandalism by critics of its laminitis Elon Musk implicit his enactment astatine the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) nether President Donald Trump. Since January, Tesla vehicles, dealerships and factories person been attacked by anti-Musk and anti-Trump activists.

1. Salem, Ore. — Jan. 20 and Feb. 19

On Jan. 20, 2025, hours earlier Trump took the oath of office, Salem constabulary and firefighters responded to reports of a occurrence astatine a Tesla dealership. In a connection issued connected the time of the incident, constabulary said that "the occurrence was constricted to 1 vehicle" and that "a model sheet connected the gathering was besides recovered broken."  The Statesman Journal reported that Tesla estimated the outgo of the harm to beryllium astir $500,000.

Almost a period later, connected Feb. 19, constabulary were called to the aforesaid dealership implicit reports of damaged windows. Police allegedly recovered "projectiles believed to beryllium spent bullets, slug fragments and respective projectile impacts," the outlet reported, citing tribunal documents.

On March 4, Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, was arrested successful transportation with the incidents. The U.S. Attorney’s Office successful Oregon said Lansky was charged by a transgression ailment with illegally possessing an unregistered destructive device, apt Molotov cocktails. Lansky was allegedly seen connected the dealership’s surveillance footage throwing Molotov cocktails, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Oregon.

Bystander video shows a suspected arson onslaught aft 2 Cybertrucks were acceptable connected occurrence astatine a Tesla dealership successful Kansas City connected Monday, March 17, 2025.  (Levi Campbell via Storyful)

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2. Loveland, Col. — Jan. 29-Feb. 24

Police successful Loveland, Col., dealt with astatine slightest 5 incidents implicit the people of astir a month. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of Colorado elaborate each of the incidents successful a connection announcing charges against Lucy Grace Nelson, besides known arsenic Justin Thomas Nelson, who was charged by ailment with 1 number of malicious demolition of spot for a bid of alleged attacks. 

On Jan. 29, constabulary received a study astir a occurrence adjacent a Cybertruck astatine a Tesla dealership and discovered a Molotov cocktail adjacent to the vehicle. Then, days later, connected Feb. 2, a Tesla dealership’s motion was vandalized, the connection "NAZI" was spray-painted connected it. Additionally, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, connected Feb. 7, idiosyncratic reported graffiti and imaginable arson astatine a Tesla dealership. The bureau did not specify if it was the aforesaid dealership arsenic the archetypal 2 incidents, but a study from CBS News seems to bespeak that it was.

A fewer days aft that incident, connected Feb. 11, a information defender came crossed idiosyncratic coating graffiti connected the gathering that, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, "used an expletive." Then, connected Feb. 24, constabulary confronted Nelson astatine the dealership and recovered a instrumentality of gasoline, a container of bottles and "wick material" successful Nelson’s car that resembled those recovered aft erstwhile incidents.

3. Owings Mills, Md. — March 2

A Tesla dealership successful Owings Mills, Md., a suburb of Baltimore, was vandalized with spray overgarment that work "No Musk." There was besides a awesome that reportedly looked similar a swastika, but according to CBS News, constabulary said it whitethorn person been an "X" successful a circle, apt representing Musk’s ownership of the societal media level formerly known arsenic Twitter.

At this point, determination person not been immoderate arrests successful transportation with this incident.

4. Littleton, Mass. — March 3

Police successful Littleton, Mass. are investigating fires astatine Tesla charging stations astatine a buying halfway that were "believed to beryllium suspicious successful nature," according to the constabulary department. Officers received the study astir 1:10 a.m. connected March 3 astir fires astatine a charging station. Police accidental that different charging presumption caught occurrence portion they were waiting for the Littleton Electric Light and Water Department to arrive.

There were nary reported injuries and, truthful far, constabulary look to person nary leads connected who could beryllium down the fires. The Arson Watch Reward Program has encouraged the nationalist to scope retired with immoderate information. The programme offers up to $5,000 to for accusation that prevents, solves oregon detects arson.

Tigard Police investigated 2 shooting attacks against Tesla. (Tigard Police Department)

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5. Tigard, Ore. — March 6 and 13

Within the span of a week, Tigard Police Department investigated 2 antithetic reports of shots being fired astatine Tesla dealerships. The reports bash not specify but look to bespeak that the incidents happened astatine antithetic dealership locations.

The archetypal incidental occurred connected March 6 erstwhile constabulary investigated harm sustained by a Tesla dealership successful what appeared to beryllium an overnight shooting. Police judge that the radical oregon idiosyncratic liable for the shooting began firing astatine astir 1:46 a.m. Three vehicles were damaged, and windows were shattered successful the incident. Additionally, a slug spread was recovered successful an bureau partition and a machine monitor. Police judge astatine slightest 7 shots were fired. There person not been immoderate arrests successful this incidental arsenic of the clip of this writing.

In the aboriginal hours of March 13, implicit a twelve shots were fired astatine a Tesla dealership, damaging cars and showroom windows. Police accidental determination was a information defender connected work astatine the time, but helium was not injured successful the incident. There person been nary arrests truthful far.

6. North Charlston, Sc. — March 7

A antheral allegedly acceptable his covering connected occurrence accidentally portion trying to pain Tesla charging stations, according to reports. He besides reportedly spray-painted "F*** Trump" and "Long unrecorded Ukraine" adjacent the stations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Carolina. He besides allegedly threw Molotov cocktails astatine Tesla chargers.

On March 14, Daniel Clarke-Pounder was arrested connected transgression charges relating to the arson attack, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said successful a property release. Pounder faces up to 20 years successful national prison.

"While we volition support the public’s close to peaceful protest, we volition not hesitate to enactment erstwhile protestation crosses the enactment into unit and mayhem. These kinds of attacks person nary spot successful our community," said Acting U.S. Attorney Brook B. Andrews for the District of South Carolina.

7. Seattle, Wash. — March 9

Four Cybertrucks parked successful a Tesla batch successful Seattle were damaged successful a fire, which is inactive nether investigation. Authorities told the Associated Press that nary 1 was injured and nary spot different than vehicles was damaged.

So far, nary arrests person been made and nary injuries person been reported. 

8. Dedham, Mass. — March 11

Police were called to the country aft 2 Tesla Cybertrucks and a Tesla Model S were damaged successful Dedham, Mass. All the tires connected the 3 vehicles were damaged, and the 2 Cybertrucks were vandalized with spray paint. Some of the wording spray-painted connected 1 of the vehicles reportedly matched graffiti that was reported astatine the aforesaid determination connected Feb 26. 

Dedham Police are encouraging members of the nationalist with accusation connected the crimes to travel forward.

Authorities are investigating a imaginable arson onslaught involving a Molotov cocktail connected 5 Teslas astatine a collision halfway successful Las Vegas, Nevada connected Tuesday, March 18, 2025.  (Souphany Vannavong via Storyful)

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9. Kansas City, Mo. — March 17

A Cybertruck was acceptable connected occurrence successful the parking batch of a Tesla dealership successful Kansas City connected March 17, conscionable earlier midnight. According to the Kansas City Star, the occurrence past dispersed to a 2nd conveyance earlier firefighters arrived astatine the scene.

The FBI’s Kansas City tract bureau and the ATF issued a associated connection connected the incidental connected Tuesday. They said it was inactive "too aboriginal successful the probe to remark further" oregon springiness much details connected what whitethorn person occurred. 

10. Las Vegas, Nv. — March 18

Five Tesla vehicles were damaged astatine a work halfway successful Las Vegas, including 2 that were acceptable connected fire. FBI Las Vegas Special Agent successful Charge Spencer Evans told reporters connected Tuesday that the incidental "certainly has immoderate of the hallmarks" of a violent attack, but that it was inactive excessively aboriginal to accidental for sure.

Musk condemned the incident, saying it was "insane and profoundly wrong."

Attorney General Pam Bondi released a connection Tuesday evening saying, "the swarm of convulsive attacks connected Tesla spot is thing abbreviated of home terrorism." She vowed that the DOJ would proceed investigating and said that those liable would look superior consequences.