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.

It’s ironic that, as a pro-democracy and pro-climate group, we’re protesting against electric cars,” one activist said. “But you cannot sacrifice our democracy for one piece of the thing.”

Cutouts of Elon Musk giving a salute during a January inauguration event were seen affixed to Tesla chargers in London in video posted to social media last week.

An overnight fire at a Tesla dealership in Rome that destroyed 17 cars was an act of terrorism, the company's billionaire owner Elon Musk said on Monday.

Taking the stage in Green Bay wearing a yellow foam cheesehead hat, Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters.

Protests targeting the electric vehicle brand Tesla and its billionaire CEO Elon Musk have been breaking out across the country, including in Norfolk.