ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating as possible arson a fire that destroyed more than a dozen Tesla electric vehicles at a dealership on the outskirts of Rome early Monday.
Tesla Italy said that it is cooperating with police, and that it had turned over surveillance video from the vehicles themselves. The cars’ internal video operates even when they are off.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene counted 16 burned cars.
Tesla has been the target of protests around the world against owner Elon Musk’s affiliation with the Trump administration. European sales of Tesla vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year even as overall sales of EVs grew.
Burned Tesla cars are seen at a dealership on the outskirts of Rome, Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A Tesla vehicle has a sticker displayed on the rear trunk in Rome, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Adalberto Carrasquilla scored a late equalizer Wednesday to help Mexico City’s Pumas salvage a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.
Brian White put the home team ahead in the 72nd minute, taking advantage of a mistake from goalkeeper Alex Padilla to score his fourth goal in five matches in the tournament.
Carrasquilla’s close-range shot in the 87th tied the game.
The winner of this quarterfinal will play either Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami or Los Angeles FC in the semifinals. On the other bracket, Club America is playing Cruz Azul and Los Angeles Galaxy is facing Mexican side Tigres. Both of those quarterfinals opened with scoreless draws.
The Whitecaps will face Pumas next Wednesday at Mexico City's Olympic stadium.
Vancouver is aiming to reach the semifinals for the second time, while Pumas are trying to make it back to the final four for the first time since 2022.
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Pumas UNAM's Pablo Bennevendo (left) grabs Vancouver Whitecaps' Tate Johnson while trying to keep the ball in bounds during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Christopher Morris/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Whitecaps' Ali Ahmed (left) battles with Pumas UNAM's Pablo Bennevendo during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Christopher Morris/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver Whitecaps' J.C. Ngando (left) battles with Pumas UNAM's Piero Quispe during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Christopher Morris/The Canadian Press via AP)
