Tesla cars were badly damaged amid evidence the blaze was ‘not at all accidental’, said the prosecutor's office

A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday. The prosecutor's office told AFP an investigation has been opened into Sunday night's attack on a dealership near the southern city of Toulouse which left eight cars burned out.

Elon Musk appears be to turning off potential Tesla buyers with his embrace of far-right politicians around the world, analysts say, and the hit couldn't come at a worse time.

The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.