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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Richard Luscombe

FBI forms taskforce over rising reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships

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Police take security measures as demonstrators gather outside a Tesla showroom in New York on 13 March 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Escalating reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the US have prompted the FBI to create a taskforce to target the perpetrators.

The development, announced by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, comes as White House officials close ranks around Elon Musk, the Tesla owner and world’s richest person who has been leading efforts to slash federal jobs and budgets as head of the “department of government efficiency” (Doge).

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