A Tesla Supercharger station located at Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia, is temporarily closed after two charging stalls were damaged by what appears to be a deliberately set fire.
The two stalls were damaged in the early hours of Saturday, March 15, 2025, with the fire affecting two stalls located near a children’s daycare facility. Fortunately, damage was limited to the two Supercharger stalls.
By Saturday afternoon, Tesla technicians were also on scene to begin repairs. According to Richard, who spoke with the Tesla employee, the repairs should be completed and the station back up and running before the end of the weekend.
Drive Tesla has reached out to the local RCMP detachment on the status of their investigation.
This event in Nanaimo is part of a troubling pattern of recent attacks on Tesla’s charging infrastructure. In Littleton, Massachusetts, a similar incident occurred earlier this month where seven Supercharger stalls were deliberately set on fire.
In response to the Littleton arson, Tesla demonstrated remarkable efficiency by restoring the damaged Supercharger stations to full functionality in under 48 hours.
In Loveland, Colorado, a 42-year-old transgender woman, Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at a Tesla store and defacing vehicles with offensive graffiti. Nelson was charged with federal malicious destruction and released on a $100,000 bond.
Similarly, in North Charleston, South Carolina, a man set fire to three Tesla chargers using incendiary devices. During the attack, the suspect accidentally set his own clothes on fire before fleeing the scene.
These incidents are part of a broader wave of anti-Tesla sentiment, which has escalated into vandalism and arson across various locations. Protests have not only targeted Tesla’s infrastructure but have also extended to showrooms and vehicles, with reports of graffiti, property damage, and other forms of vandalism.
