Seven Tesla charging stations were intentionally set fire on Monday in a shopping center outside Boston, the police said, the last of a series of attacks against the company of electric vehicles by its owner, Elon Musk, built a deep partnership with President Trump.
The charging stations were set on fire around 1:10 in a shopping center in Littleton, Massachusetts, about 30 miles from Boston, according to a press release from the Police Department of Littoleton.
The police said he told Littyton Electric Light & Water Department to close power to the charging stations while “heavy and dark smoke” has swallowed many. Before the electric company could answer, another charging station took fire.
There were 12 charging stations on the site, according to a Tesla map.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a commentary request on Tuesday.
Tesla’s showrooms and dealers across the country have been targeted with protests and vandalists since Trump became president and chose Musk to accelerate his agenda.
The protests reflected on Mr. Musk and his recent political moves, including his radical acquisition of the federal bureaucracy and his efforts to cut federal works.
Thursday, the federal ministries accused a resident in Colorado of a mischievous destruction of ownership, accusing it of painting the word “Nazi” on the side of a Tesla dealership and to plant an incendiary device near a vehicle, according to a press release from the American prosecutor in Colorado.
Some vehicle owners are selling their Teslas to distance themselves from the CEO of the billionaire.
However, the Teslas are by far the most popular electric vehicles in the United States and some car owners have said about the Facebook groups who purchased one to show their support to Mr. Musk.