The carbon footprint of a burning Tesla

Published March 21, 2025 6:05am ET



The recent wave of vandalism against Tesla cars and trucks is steeped in irony. 

The people spray-painting, keying, and burning electric vehicles are left-wing haters of President Donald Trump and Tesla owner Elon Musk; many are explicit about it. But most of the cars are probably owned by people on the Left, too. I’d wager that there are hardly any Republicans among the vandals, perhaps none. So, the Democratic vandals are targeting their Democratic peers.

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