Several Tesla vehicles set on fire in Las Vegas
Several Tesla vehicles were early in the morning Tuesday March 18, 2025 set on fire at a Tesla Service Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (Nevada): Several Tesla vehicles were early in the morning Tuesday March 18, 2025 set on fire at a Tesla Service Center Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas Police is investigating if it was an arson attack by those protesting against Tesla CEO Elon Musk ever since he was made the head of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE by U.S. President Donald Trump.
DOGE is one of the various initiatives unveiled by Trump to “make America great again”.
Backlash against Musk
As head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk has announced crackdown on various social security schemes and drastically cut or totally abolished government funding for a number of organizations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The Las Vegas incident marks one of the latest attacks against the top EV maker’s property and vehicles.
The Metropolitan Police Department noted that the incident happened around 2:45 a.m. at a Tesla Collision Center located in the 6000 block of West Badura Avenue, as per a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A video of the incident shared on social media shows several Tesla vehicles in flames. Images from the incident site also show that the Tesla service centre was vandalized with graffiti.
Police Statement
Police confirmed they were treating the attack as arson, with pictures showing someone had scrawled “RESIST” in red letters across the Tesla Collision Center in Enterprise, barely a few miles from the Vegas Strip, according to New York Post.
“Communications received information that an individual had set several vehicles on fire in the parking lot and caused damage to the property,” the Department said in an emailed statement.
“This was a targeted attack against a Tesla facility", Assistant Sheriff, Dori Koren, said.
Responding to the arson attack, Elon Musk wrote on X, “This level of violence is insane and deeply wrong. Tesla just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks.”
Amidst the backlash and protest against Musk, U.S. President Trump last week backed him and bought a brand new Tesla car in a show of support, asserting the Tesla CEO is doing a "wonderful job".
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