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Possible, yes, even probable given the state of protest against the company. (Arson is a felony, but if we're now going to recategorize arson as terrorism, that
by bdcravens 2y ago
Possible, yes, even probable given the state of protest against the company. (Arson is a felony, but if we're now going to recategorize arson as terrorism, that's a big can of worms to open)
However, it's not like Teslas haven't had the reputation for being fire risks for years.
https://medium.com/@davidsehyeonbaek/why-tesla-evs-catch-fire-and-why-victims-struggle-to-escape-8ec89e59760c https://medium.com/@davidsehyeonbaek/why-tesla-evs-catch-fir...
- DyslexicAtheist 2y agoyes indeed. and the article provides no evidence of this being arson. it might very well be either another battery fire as you say or insurance fraud (South Italy after all)
- singleshot_ 2y agoIt seems as though arson of property used in interstate commerce is terrorism to the extent it seeks to influence the conduct of government by intimidation for some time now; see 18 U.S.C. 113B section 2332b(g) if it transcends national boundaries.