Homeless arsonist sets Tesla Cybertruck on fire with Molotov cocktails on upscale NYC block

A bum arsonist tossed Molotov cocktails astatine a Tesla Cybertruck connected an upscale Manhattan artifact Monday morning, mounting it ablaze, cops and law-enforcement sources said.

Dwain Burr, 40, first dumped garbage connected nan hood of nan electrical conveyance parked connected East 58th Street adjacent Second Avenue successful Sutton Place astir 1:15 a.m., authorities said. 

Then he placed what appeared to beryllium a Molotov cocktail connected its rear rider tyre — causing it to erupt successful flames — and tossed different 1 astatine nan unoccupied vehicle, constabulary sources said.

A bully Samaritan utilized a occurrence extinguisher to sound down nan flames, according to sources.

A bum man group a parked Tesla connected occurrence connected East 58th Street adjacent Second Avenue successful Sutton Place, Manhattan, cops said. Google Maps

No 1 was wounded during nan alleged firebug’s early-morning mayhem, cops said. 

Police searched nan area and arrested Burr nearby, charging him pinch arson, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon, constabulary said. He has nary anterior arrests.

It was not instantly clear why Burr targeted nan Tesla.

But nan arson marks nan latest successful a spate of crimes aimed astatine Tesla owners and dealerships crossed nan state since polarizing institution CEO Elon Musk began his domiciled arsenic caput of nan “Department of Government Efficiency” pinch nan Trump administration.

No 1 was wrong nan Tesla astatine nan time, cops said. Christopher Sadowski

Last month, Natasha Cohen, 46, was slapped pinch a dislike crime and aggravated harassment complaint aft she left a brick scrawled pinch a swastika and nan connection “Nazi” connected apical of a parked Tesla successful a Brooklyn Jewish enclave, cops said. 

She was besides accused of unloading a container of trash connected nan vehicle, cops said. 

On March 27, 2 hateful vandals besides were caught connected video brazenly carving a swastika and nan connection “Nazis” connected nan broadside of a Tesla Cybertruck parked connected Monroe Street successful Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.