FBI Launches Task Force as Tesla Attacks Escalate to Domestic Terrorism

The FBI announced on March 24, 2025, the formation of a task force to investigate a wave of attacks on Tesla vehicles and showrooms across the US and Canada, classifying them as domestic terrorism. With over 80 reported incidents, including Molotov cocktail assaults in South Carolina on March 7 and gunfire paired with arson at a Las Vegas repair shop on March 18, the violence has targeted the electric car giant led by Elon Musk. The FBI, alongside the ATF, is cracking down on these acts, which some link to political grievances tied to Musk’s role in the Trump administration’s...