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A fire at a Tesla dealership in Rome’s Torre Angela district early Monday destroyed 17 cars and damaged the building. No injuries were reported, but investigators are exploring multiple causes, including arson.

The incident follows recent Tesla vandalism in Rome amid rising backlash against Elon Musk’s leadership and cost-cutting at DOGE.

Tesla has faced arson, protests, and boycott calls across the US and Europe.

The company’s stock fell 5% Monday, down 34% this year, with sales dropping sharply in both the US and Europe.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bro new fear unlocked. Burning TSLA on a ferry. Fuck me.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I vaguely recall a story from a year or two about one of those giant ocean-crossing car carriers that had an EV on board catch fire. Something like 500 of the 4000 cars on board were EV’s. I think they ultimately saved about 1000 of those cars after the fire was put out.

Edit: easy find…

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66393507

https://maritime-executive.com/article/salvage-completed-on-fire-damaged-car-carrier-fremantle-highway

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

https://www.versinetic.com/news-blog/debunking-ev-fire-myths-after-fremantle-highway-blaze/

The fire’s origin was eventually traced to the eighth deck of the 12-deck ship, far from the electric vehicle storage areas.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Ahhhh, thanks.... i guess. Gruesome details yay.