Tesla Takedown: all the news about the protests roiling the automaker
Since early February, Tesla has been the target of protesters opposed to CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented takeover of the federal government. As Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) eliminates humanitarian aid programs and fires tens of thousands of government workers, demonstrators are expressing their rage by picketing Tesla showrooms and demanding Tesla owners sell their vehicles.
Others have taken things further, defacing Tesla vehicles with anti-Musk slogans, smashing windows, and even setting some Tesla property on fire. Musk’s allies in the Trump administration are threatening to prosecute anyone caught defacing Tesla vehicles by classifying the acts as “domestic terrorism.”
Meanwhile, Tesla stock is on a rollercoaster, and investors are wondering when they can expect Musk to end his side quest with the government and get back to business making cars and preparing Tesla for a more uncertain future.
Read on below as we keep track of all the chaos that’s embroiling Tesla.
- Tesla continues to plummet in Europe.
- The FBI launched a task force to investigate Tesla attacks
- Elon Musk made more promises about Optimus and Cybercabs at Tesla’s surprise all-hands meeting
- US attorney general re-announces ‘severe’ charges against alleged Tesla arsonists
- Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks after trim starts falling off
- How the Tesla brand turned so toxic
- ‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
- Multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire in Las Vegas and Kansas City
- Tesla registrations — and public opinion — are in a free fall
- Is Tesla cooked?
- Trump says he’ll label attacks on Tesla locations as domestic terrorism
- The Tesla protests are getting bigger — and rowdier
- ‘Tesla Takedown’ wants to hit Elon Musk where it hurts
- More Tesla showroom protests planned for this weekend
- Elon Musk’s DOGE activities trigger protests, vandalism for Tesla