But who burns the Tesla cars of Niort? – release
For six months, the Niortais owners of Tesla have been victims of a strange phenomenon. In the streets of the city of 60,000 inhabitants, the four-wheelers of the famous brand of the billionaire Elon Musk take fire. In total, between September and March, twelve electric vehicles were ravaged by the flames, According to the count of The new Republic. According to the regional newspaper, a survey for « degradation or deterioration of the property of others by dangerous means for people » was opened by the prosecution. And, not surprisingly, the investigators favor the criminal track.
Avenue Léo-Lagrange on November 28, avenue de Limoges on October 15, Place Georges-Renon on December 30 … During the night of March 17 to 18, the list of targeted cars was further lengthened with two tesla burned in the village of Chauray, 10 kilometers from the prefecture. Facts confirmed by the mayor of the commune Claude Boisson to the newspaper: « The cars belonged to the Mutual Territoria Agency, they were parked next to each other. »
Is the wrath aroused by Elon Musk at the origin of these multiple departures of the late Niortais? Since his involvement with millions of dollars in the Donald Trump campaign in the United States and its taking up in its administrationthe richest man in the world attracts a lot of trouble to his flagship business. Sales at half mast, free fall stock price and violent shares disturb the affairs of the Texan company. Across the Atlantic, several of his devices were burned with Molotov cocktails across the country. Others have been tagged with the paint bomb: « Nazi cars »could be read on it, reference to the two Nazi greetings distributed by the billionaire on the day of the inauguration of Donald Trump.
The wave of indignation with regard to the wealthy businessman does not spare France. Just in early March, in Haute-Garonne, Twelve electric cars have been ignited in the parking lot of a company dealership. To deal with what the CEO has sometimes described as acts of « terrorism »Tesla recently unveiled an emergency plan. An update of his safety mode called « sentinel mode ». In addition to filming outdoor events and preventing owners in the event of suspicious activity, eighty-wheelers will soon be able to swing music at full volume to scare any brigand.
With regard to the city of Niort, no arrest has for the time being, the New Republic. None, if we omit that of a septuagenarian on February 20, placed in police custody after having scratched two Tesla cars in the parking lot of a hospital center. In front of the police, he did not turn around the pot and justified his blood stroke: he does not like Elon Musk. Simply.
Without directly claiming these series fires, an anarchist media – Indymedia Nantes – By drawing up the detailed list in an article entitled « 15 bourgeois cars put out of service ». In the lot of roasted cars are also two Porsche and an Aston Martin. « None of these vehicles has taken on a accidentally »insists the website, for whom « Gestures will always be more effective than words. »
