Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly said Tesla violence should be prosecuted but declined to use the term "domestic terrorism" to describe the attacks on dealerships.

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,

A Tesla dealership went up in flames in a raging inferno that broke out early Monday morning in Rome, Italy. At least 17 Tesla cars were destroyed in the blaze, the charred aftermath captured in drone images.

Crowds have protested billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe.

The protests were part of a global day of action at more than 500 Tesla dealers all over the world, targeting billionaire Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government workforce.

Tesla stock recouped its losses on a Politico report that cited three unnamed Trump insiders who say CEO Elon Musk plans to step away from his government role in coming weeks. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the Politico report.