Four Tesla cars burned in Berlin on the night from Thursday to Friday. The police suspect arson with a political motive. Four Tesla cars went up in flames in different parts of Berlin on the night from Thursday to Friday.

Four Tesla cars have been set on fire in Germany in an arson attack and police say a "political motive cannot be excluded".

BERLIN : Four Tesla cars were set on fire in Berlin, police said today, the latest attack on the brand after its owner Elon Musk backed the far-right AfD in recent German elections. Police said a member of the public had reported the first burning Tesla in the early hours of the morning in the eastern district of Plaenterwald.

Police in Berlin are investigating politically motivated arson after four burnt-out Tesla cars emerged as possibly the latest in a string of protests against the electric car brand owned by far-right tech billionaire Elon Musk.

In Berlin, Germany, the tension surrounding Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, escalated dramatically as four of the electric vehicles were deliberately set on fire late Friday night. The incidents occurred in the neighborhoods of Plänterwald and Steglitz and have raised serious concerns among law enforcement about the potential political motivations behind the attacks.

The string of arson attacks are the latest in a series of anti-Elon Musk protests, with some Germans furious at the Tesla owner's support for the far-right AfD party, and Nazi-style salute

Four Tesla cars were allegedly set on fire in the German capital Berlin during the night, police said on Friday. The State Security Department of the State Criminal Police (LKA), which is responsible for political acts,