Tesla charging stations have been set on fire in the US state of Massachusetts as a backlash against Elon Musk grows.
Demonstrators have been protesting against his close ties to Donald Trump and embrace of far-right politicians around the world.
Officers and firefighters rushed to The Point Shopping Center near Boston and found the charging stations “engulfed in flames and heavy, dark smoke”.
Police said seven charging stations were damaged and the “fire appears to have been intentionally set”, but no injuries were reported.
Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla, now heads up the president’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Mr Musk has overseen the firing of thousands of government employees in recent weeks.
The world’s richest man and his companies have been targeted since he made what looked like a Nazi salute at Mr Trump’s inauguration, with analysts saying Tesla’s car sales have fallen.
Elon Musk making the gesture. Pic: Reuters
Tesla cars have been vandalised – and a woman was arrested after being accused of trying to burn down a Tesla dealership in Colorado.
Some owners have put stickers on their cars announcing: “I bought it before Elon went nuts.”
Mr Musk has also faced a backlash in Europe, where he has urged supporters of a German far-right party to move beyond their “past guilt”, called for the release of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, and described Sir Keir Starmer as an “evil tyrant”.
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