Tesla dealership in Rome loses 17 cars in fire as protests ramp up against Musk

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An investigation is underway after 17 vehicles were torched at a Tesla dealership in Rome, the second major fire in a week that damaged Teslas.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a public friendship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hometown has reported recent acts of vandalism against the electric vehicle company. Meloni has been in office since 2022.

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