Four Teslas Set Ablaze in Berlin; State Security Investigates Possible Extremist Ties
The fires, occurring within 30 minutes across separate districts, damaged five other vehicles, prompting an investigation into a potential political motive.
- Four Tesla vehicles were set on fire in Berlin overnight, with incidents occurring in Treptow and Steglitz within a span of 30 minutes.
- Five additional cars sustained damage from the heat and flames, but no injuries were reported in the incidents.
- The State Security division of Berlin's Landeskriminalamt is investigating the fires, considering the possibility of politically motivated arson.
- Tesla and its Berlin factory have been frequent targets of protests and attacks in recent years, often tied to environmental and political grievances.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed whether these incidents are connected to previous attacks on Tesla properties or products.