Four cars from the American manufacturer Tesla caught fire in Berlin on Thursday night, said the Local Police that does not exclude a “political reason” in a context of controversy surrounding the Chief of the brand Elon Musk.
“No individual was injured and firefighters extinguished the fires,” said the German capital police in a statement.
The statements occurred in the middle of the night and half an hour of difference in two districts away from each other. Two witnesses reported that Tesla electric vehicles in flame, followed shortly after for two other reports.
The four vehicles were destroyed or unusable made, five other nearby vehicles have been damaged. The criminal police were responsible for the investigation and “a political mobile cannot be excluded,” said a statement.
Elon Musk very criticized for his support for German away, right
Very close to Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, chief and owner of Tesla, is criticized in Germany, particularly for his support for the AFD Law Law during the recent legislative campaign. This match obtained a record score, arriving secondly with more than 20% of the votes.
Tesla’s fires had been reported in Berlin the day after the eve of the New Year and early February in Dresden, of four cars in total. At the beginning of March, the showcase of a brand store had been sprayed with paint in the center of Berlin.
At the end of February, the Police announced an alleged criminal fire in a construction site in Berlin, claimed according to the press activists far.
In March 2024, the factory had to stop its production after an alleged voluntary fire in nearby electric lines, also claimed there by a group of the extreme left.
At an economic level, Tesla continued to lose land in February in the German automotive market, while the records for electric vehicles have increased in general. It is still difficult to evaluate how much the billionaire are afraid and its support for the extreme European right with potential clients.
Source: BFM TV
