Seven Tesla charging stations were deliberately fired on Monday at a shopping mall outside Boston, police said, the latter in a series of attacks on the electric vehicles company by its owner, Elon Musk, created a deep cooperation with President Trump.
Charging stations set fire around 1:10 am at a mall in Littleton, Mass., about 30 miles outside Boston, according to a press release from the Littleton Police Department.
Police said they told Littleton Electric Light & Water Department to close power at charging stations as “heavy, dark tobacco” collapsed many of them. Before the electric company could respond, another billing station fell on fire.
There were 12 charging stations in the area, according to a Tesla map.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Tuesday.
Tesla’s exhibition halls and delegations across the country have targeted protests and vandalism, as Mr Trump became president and chose Mr Musk to accelerate his agenda.
The protests reflected Mr Musk and his recent political moves, including the radical acquisition of federal bureaucracy and his efforts to reduce federal jobs.
On Thursday, federal prosecutors accused a resident of Colorado with malicious real estate destruction, accusing her of painting the word “Nazi” on the side of a Tesla delegation and planning an inflammatory device near a vehicle, according to a US newsletter.
Some vehicle owners are now selling their Teslas to distance themselves from the billionaire manager.
Still, Teslas is by far the most popular electric vehicles in the United States and some car owners have told Facebook groups that they have bought one to show their support to Mr Musk.
