Elon Musk's Tesla halts production at German factory after suspected arson attack, billionaire says ‘extremely stupid’
1 year ago

Elon Musk's Tesla halts production at German factory after suspected arson attack, billionaire says ‘extremely stupid’

Hindustan Times  

Tesla has halted production at its German factory after electrical cables powering the plant were set on fire in an alleged act of "sabotage" by a far-left group, according to Al Jazeera. The group expressed worries over the plant's effects on the local water supply and the environment, and said "We feel connected to all the people who won't let Tesla turn the tap off." Referring to the possible attackers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, wrote on X, "These are either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they're puppets of those who don't have good environmental goals." "Stopping production of electric vehicles, rather than fossil fuel vehicles, ist extrem dumm," he added, using German to say "is extremely stupid", according to Al Jazeera.

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Feels like Armageddon: Elon Musk on backlash against Tesla
5 days, 21 hours ago

Feels like Armageddon: Elon Musk on backlash against Tesla

India Today  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has addressed the increasing vandalism of Tesla vehicles following his involvement in the Trump administration. Since Donald Trump took office in January, Musk has become an integral part of his administration. I can't walk past the TV without seeing a Tesla on fire.” Musk mentioned that this has left many people confused. You know, some people …

Violent Attacks On Teslas Surge Amid Musk's Controversial Role In Trump White House
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1 week ago

Violent Attacks On Teslas Surge Amid Musk's Controversial Role In Trump White House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEATTLE — Cybertrucks set ablaze. In Las Vegas, several Tesla vehicles were set ablaze early Tuesday outside a Tesla service center where the word “resist” was also painted in red across the building’s front doors. “Tesla just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks.” The progressive group Indivisible, which published a guide …

Elon Musk claims ‘bad people’ want to assassinate him, blasts ‘deranged’ Tesla attacks
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1 week ago

Elon Musk claims ‘bad people’ want to assassinate him, blasts ‘deranged’ Tesla attacks

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has publicly addressed the conspiracy to assassinate him and destroy his lovechild, Tesla. Musk claims larger conspiracy at play Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Musk claimed, “It turns out when you take away people's, you know, the money that they're receiving fraudulently, they get very upset.” “And they basically want to kill me …

‘Ultra-capitalist scum’: Elon Musk’s Tesla slammed for withholding salaries of ill workers in Germany
1 week, 3 days ago

‘Ultra-capitalist scum’: Elon Musk’s Tesla slammed for withholding salaries of ill workers in Germany

Hindustan Times  

Electric carmaker Tesla, already under a slew of attacks, is now facing backlash over accusations of withholding pay of ill workers at its German factory. Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives to visit the construction site of the US electric car giant Tesla, on September 3, 2020 in Gruenheide near Berlin, northeastern Germany. According to a report in …

Tesla under fire: Elon Musk breaks silence as Cybertrucks torched, showrooms vandalised
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Tesla under fire: Elon Musk breaks silence as Cybertrucks torched, showrooms vandalised

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has broken his silence on a series of attacks that have damaged Tesla showrooms, charging stations and EVs across the United States and beyond. ATF investigators and a member of the Seattle Fire Department inspect burned Tesla Cybertrucks at a Tesla lot in Seattle, Monday, March 10, 2025. Tesla Cybertrucks torched Seattle fire officials have said a fire …

Nazi car’ graffiti and arson: How anti-Tesla protests and attacks across US are on rise
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Nazi car’ graffiti and arson: How anti-Tesla protests and attacks across US are on rise

Firstpost  

Besides peaceful demonstrations, Tesla showrooms are the target of several violent incidents, including arson and vandalism. This comes as the company CEO Elon Musk continues to cut federal jobs through Doge Jennifer Walker stands with other demonstrators during a protest of automaker billionaire CEO, Elon Musk near a Tesla vehicle dealership, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Decatur, Ga. AP From …

New initiative could make Tesla stock 'sink faster than a Cybertruck in quicksand'
3 weeks, 6 days ago

New initiative could make Tesla stock 'sink faster than a Cybertruck in quicksand'

Raw Story  

Tesla, the electric car company owned by Elon Musk, has lost more than a quarter of its value over the first two months of 2025 as sales in Europe have absolutely crashed amid backlash to Musk's embrace of far-right politicians. AFT leader Randi Weingarten has written to the CEOs of major asset management firms and asked them to scrutinize the …

Tesla stock sees massive plunge as abysmal sales figures released
1 month ago

Tesla stock sees massive plunge as abysmal sales figures released

Raw Story  

Shares in Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla tanked on Tuesday after new sales data showed a massive plunge in sales throughout Europe. Per The Guardian, new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association showed Tesla sales in the United Kingdom and the European Union dropped by 45 percent year over year, and the company's share of the European car …

Activist Group Projects ‘Heil’ Message On Berlin Tesla Factory After Elon Musk Salute
2 months ago

Activist Group Projects ‘Heil’ Message On Berlin Tesla Factory After Elon Musk Salute

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An activist group projected a photo of billionaire Elon Musk making a controversial gesture that resembled a Roman salute on a Tesla factory near Berlin this week, with a single word above the world’s richest man: “Heil.” The image, and an accompanying video of Musk’s remarks at one of President Donald Trump’s inauguration events this week, was …

Elon Musk's nightmare continues as almost 800 protesters rally against Tesla Gigafactory expansion in Germany
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's nightmare continues as almost 800 protesters rally against Tesla Gigafactory expansion in Germany

Hindustan Times  

The Protesters of around 800 camped outside Tesla’s Gigafactory plant in Grueneheide, Germany Friday, which seeks to halt the expansion project and the abhorring environmental impact thereof. A police officer uses pepper spray as they try to block activists running in the direction of Tesla Gigafactory during a protest against its expansion, in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, May 10, 2024. …

Tesla gigafactory attacked: Here's how Elon Musk responds to development
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tesla gigafactory attacked: Here's how Elon Musk responds to development

India TV News  

On Friday, climate protestors in Germany clashed with law enforcement as they broke through police barricades near a Tesla gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany. The protest was part of a planned five-day demonstration ahead of a local government vote to determine whether Tesla’s plant could expand. He called it "super weird" that at least 800 activists stormed Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin …

Elon Musk on conspiracy theories: Impulse to speak out leads to ‘self-inflicted wounds’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk on conspiracy theories: Impulse to speak out leads to ‘self-inflicted wounds’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk said he is “guilty of many self-inflicted wounds” as the billionaire was questioned in a lawsuit that accused him of promoting a conspiracy theory which indentified a California man as a federal agent posing as a neo-Nazi falsely. “There’s some risk that what I say is incorrect, but one has to balance that against having a chilling effect …

Elon Musk’s plans to conquer Europe collide with Germany’s culture wars
1 year ago

Elon Musk’s plans to conquer Europe collide with Germany’s culture wars

Live Mint  

GRÜNHEIDE, Germany—When Tesla opened its first full-scale European factory in this sleepy community outside of Berlin, Elon Musk was feted as a hero, the chancellor gave a speech and workers cheered the rollout of new Model Ys. Musk’s ambition to cement Tesla’s position as the EV leader in Europe has become entangled in local culture wars, making his shining factory …

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack
1 year ago

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited …

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack
1 year ago

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack

Associated Press  

GRUENHEIDE, Germany — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Musk was expected at a “team huddle” with employees at the plant in the Gruenheide municipality, employee council chief Michaela Schmitz told …

Power restored to Tesla factory outside Berlin a week after a suspected arson attack
1 year ago

Power restored to Tesla factory outside Berlin a week after a suspected arson attack

The Independent  

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Suspected arson attack closes Tesla plant near Berlin
1 year ago

Suspected arson attack closes Tesla plant near Berlin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suspected arson attack has …

Production at Tesla’s plant in Germany is halted after a power outage. Officials suspect arson
1 year ago

Production at Tesla’s plant in Germany is halted after a power outage. Officials suspect arson

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Production at Tesla’s electric vehicle plant in Germany came to a standstill and workers were evacuated Tuesday after a power outage that officials suspected was caused by arson. Referring to the possible attackers, Musk, who owns about 13% of Tesla stock, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that “these are either the dumbest eco-terrorists on Earth or they’re puppets …

Suspected arson latest challenge for Tesla in Europe
1 year ago

Suspected arson latest challenge for Tesla in Europe

China Daily  

Police work next to a damaged pylon after Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin halted production and was left without power after suspected arson set an electricity pylon ablaze, near Steinfurt, Germany, March 5, 2024. Environmentalists opposed to the expansion of Tesla's massive Gruenheide car plant, near Berlin, Germany are thought to have been behind suspected sabotage on Tuesday that …

Elon Musk allegedly accused a Tesla employee of 'extensive and damaging sabotage'
6 years, 9 months ago

Elon Musk allegedly accused a Tesla employee of 'extensive and damaging sabotage'

Firstpost  

Musk, in an email, accused an employee of “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations Tesla chief executive Elon Musk accused an employee of “extensive and damaging sabotage” to the company’s operations in an email sent on 18 June to company employees. Musk said an employee had made code changes to the company’s operating system and exported “large amounts …

German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now starting to worry
8 years, 11 months ago

German automakers who once laughed off Elon Musk are now starting to worry

LA Times  

Tesla sold more electric cars in Germany last year than any other brand. Above, the company’s Model S. It wasn’t long ago when the German car industry was still laughing out loud about Elon Musk and his Tesla Motors electric car company. In November, a former Daimler chairman, Edzard Reuter, even called Tesla “a joke that can’t be taken seriously …

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