Tesla vehicles, dealerships targeted with arson, gunfire and vandalism in at least 9 states: FBI

After nationwide incidents targeting Tesla electrical vehicles, dealerships, retention tons and charging stations, the FBI connected Friday warned the nationalist to "exercise vigilance" adjacent the company's properties.

Since January 2025, Tesla electrical vehicles person been targeted successful astatine slightest 9 states, according to the FBI. 

The incidents progressive arson, gunfire and vandalism, including graffiti expressing grievances against those the perpetrators comprehend to beryllium racists, fascists oregon governmental opponents, the FBI said.

The attacks, which immoderate are calling home terrorism, travel aft the company's CEO, Elon Musk, was appointed by President Donald Trump to pb the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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Five Tesla vehicles were acceptable connected occurrence and changeable astatine successful what constabulary are investigating arsenic a "targeted attack" astatine a section repair halfway successful Las Vegas. (Hal Sparks via Storyful)

DOGE, tasked with slashing wasteful national spending, has laid disconnected tens of thousands of national employees arsenic portion of its cuts.

Fox News Digital antecedently reported respective Teslas successful Las Vegas were acceptable connected occurrence with Molotov cocktails, an Oregon Tesla dealership was changeable up, a 2nd Oregon Tesla dealership was damaged by incendiary devices and respective Tesla charging stations were acceptable connected occurrence successful Massachusetts.

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Those liable for the transgression acts against Tesla look to beryllium "lone offenders" who people the properties astatine night, according to the FBI.

"Individuals necessitate small readying to usage rudimentary tactics, specified arsenic improvised incendiary devices and firearms and whitethorn comprehend these attacks arsenic victimless spot crimes," the FBI said.

Hundreds of radical protestation extracurricular a Tesla showroom successful New York City. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The bureau urged the nationalist to "exercise vigilance" for suspicious enactment successful areas occupied by Tesla dealerships oregon Tesla-related entities.

It noted criminals could marque threats online, inquire astir oregon analyse information measures astatine Tesla dealerships, instrumentality photos of security-related instrumentality oregon unit astatine Tesla dealerships oregon effort to summation entree to restricted areas astatine Tesla-related properties by bypassing security.

This week, a website called "Dogequest" claimed to person compiled a database of Tesla owners, their addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses successful an evident effort to dox those who person not sold their vehicles retired of fearfulness of being targeted. 

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A protester holds up a motion astatine the No Kings connected President's Day protestation successful Washington, D.C., Feb. 17. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)

The site, which appeared to person been taken down arsenic of Friday afternoon, besides contained a representation of Tesla dealerships and charging stations.

If determination is an emergency, the FBI urges radical to telephone section instrumentality enforcement oregon 911 immediately.

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"Be alert of your surroundings astatine each times and study suspicious activities to the authorities," the FBI wrote successful the statement. "Reporting these crimes tin assistance instrumentality enforcement place convulsive oregon malicious actors and forestall further damage."

To study a threat, individuals tin interaction an FBI tract bureau astatine fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices, telephone 1-800-CALL-FBI oregon sojourn tips.fbi.gov.

Fox News Digital's Peter D'Abrosca and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.