Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas: What we know so far.
Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas: What Musk says caused the blast
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| Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas leaves officials searching for answers. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images |
A Tesla Cybertruck pulled up to the glass entrance doors of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day, began emitting smoke and then exploded, according to authorities.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a media briefing that one individual in the car died and seven others sustained injuries. McMahill added that authorities were investigating "a number of leads."
He also acknowledged the alleged terror attack in New Orleans early on New Year's Day, during which a driver rammed into a crowd, killing at least 10 people. Law enforcement later found suspected improvised explosive devices in the city.
McMahill said local authorities were searching Las Vegas for any "secondary devices," adding that "...there does not appear to be any further threat to our community here, now."
What caused the Cybertruck to explode?
The cause of the Cybertruck's explosion outside of the Trump hotel was not immediately confirmed by authorities.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said the explosion was caused by "fireworks and/or a bomb in the bed of the rented cybertruck" in an X post Wednesday. Earlier, Musk posted on X that the "whole senior Tesla team" was investigating the matter.
"We’ve never seen anything like this," he wrote.
Musk is a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, as well as one of his biggest donors. Musk gave at least $277 million to Trump and other Republicans during the 2024 election cycle, according to The Washington Post.
The Cybertruck has been plagued by recalls this year. In December, 700,000 Tesla vehicles, including certain Cybertrucks, were affected by a recall related to a tire pressure warning light. The problem could cause users to unknowingly drive on low-pressure tires. Other recall notices involved glitches with the windshield wiper, rearview display, and accelerator pedal.
UPDATE: Jan. 1, 2025, 4:17 p.m. PST This story has been updated to correct the number of Cybertrucks affected by a December recall. The tire pressure warning recall applied to 700,000 Tesla vehicles overall, including certain Cybertrucks.
Topics Tesla
Shouldn't laugh but ...
ReplyDeleteWhat worries me about the two incidents is how they can be seized upon by Trump to justify the things he says he's going to do on day one of his presidency. My suspicion is that the Tesla incident will turn out to be down to a faulty battery but the New Orleans incident is more worrying. It is being claimed that an ISIS flag was found in the vehicle, but I wasn't aware that ISIS was active at the moment. This raises the worry that it may have been a false flag attack, ie one carried out by people in the Trump/Musk axis to make it easier to justify a sudden lurch towards authoritarianism. This may sound like paranoia, and I hope that that is all it is, but there's nothing to gain from this for Islamic fundamentalists, not for the Sunnis of ISIS nor the Shiites of Iran, but there is a lot to be gained by the incoming government, which appears to be populated by people so extreme that it might just turn out to be responsible. This will not be like the previous Trump administration, which was hard-right as it was. This will be an administration much further to the right, one like we've never seen in America before, and we are entering uncharted waters, not just for the USA but for Europe too - they've already started meddling in the domestic politics of the UK and Germany. What sort of nutcases are we dealing with here? Today Musk called for Tommy Robinson to be released from jail. That's the sort of crazies who are going to be running the show.
DeleteObviously Musk is trying to assasinate Trump. Musk want to be President and Trump is standing in his way.
DeleteMusk cannot be president as he was not born in the USA - he was born in South Africa to South African parents. His role of "special advisor" makes him so powerful that he doesn't need the title. I'm wondering what might happen if there are too many policy disagreements - does Trump have an "accident"? In the event of the demise of Trump, VP J.D. Vance becomes president, and he's too weak to stand up to Musk, and probably wise enough to want to stay alive.
DeleteIn America, money buys anything and Musk is richer than Trump. President Musk is on.
DeleteTechnically no, but effectively yes. Musk appears to be pulling the strings so whereas he can't call himself president, he is the de facto president.
Delete😎
ReplyDeletePerfect place for it to explode!
ReplyDeleteSeems a little on the nose
ReplyDeleteHamlet V, ii, l. 295
DeleteForeshadowing the inevitable
ReplyDeleteMusk to Trump “who’s ur papi”
ReplyDeleteOh, the irony
ReplyDeleteIrony or part of a plan ???
DeleteIt was full of fireworks
ReplyDeleteDems dont care about TRUTHS and FACTS.....
DeleteThey care about propaganda
Fox News has been ordered to pay over 3/4 of a billion dollars because of their 'misinformation' by Dominion.
DeleteFox News is facing a 2.7 billion dollar lawsuit by Smartmatic. The Dominion suit has given them a blueprint.
Other individual conservatives and conservative news outlets facing lawsuits for disinformation are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell, OAN and Newsmax.
Conservatives are the ones spreading lies
The only reason Trump is not indicted is because of the Office of Legal Council opinion that a sitting president cannot be indicted.
DeleteThe full list of Mueller indictments and plea deals
1) George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, was arrested in July 2017 and pleaded guilty in October 2017 to making false statements to the FBI. He got a 14-day sentence.
2) Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chair, was indicted on a total of 25 different counts by Mueller’s team, related mainly to his past work for Ukrainian politicians and his finances. He had two trials scheduled, and the first ended in a conviction on eight counts of financial crimes. To avert the second trial, Manafort struck a plea deal with Mueller in September 2018 (though Mueller’s team said in November that he breached that agreement by lying to them). He was sentenced to a combined seven and a half years in prison.
3) Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and Manafort’s longtime junior business partner, was indicted on similar charges to Manafort. But in February 2018 he agreed to a plea deal with Mueller’s team, pleading guilty to just one false statements charge and one conspiracy charge. He was sentenced to 45 days in prison and 3 years of probation.
4) Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, pleaded guilty in December 2017 to making false statements to the FBI.
5-20) 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies were indicted on conspiracy charges, with some also being accused of identity theft. The charges related to a Russian propaganda effort designed to interfere with the 2016 campaign. The companies involved are the Internet Research Agency, often described as a “Russian troll farm,” and two other companies that helped finance it. The Russian nationals indicted include 12 of the agency’s employees and its alleged financier, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
21) Richard Pinedo: This California man pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge in connection with the Russian indictments, and has agreed to cooperate with Mueller. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison and 6 months of home detention in October 2018.
22) Alex van der Zwaan: This London lawyer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Rick Gates and another unnamed person based in Ukraine. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and has completed his sentence.
23) Konstantin Kilimnik: This longtime business associate of Manafort and Gates, who’s currently based in Russia, was charged alongside Manafort with attempting to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses in Manafort’s pending case last year.
24-35) 12 Russian GRU officers: These officers of Russia’s military intelligence service were charged with crimes related to the hacking and leaking of leading Democrats’ emails in 2016.
36) Michael Cohen: In August 2018, Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty to 8 counts — tax and bank charges, related to his finances and taxi business, and campaign finance violations — related to hush money payments to women who alleged affairs with Donald Trump, as part of a separate investigation in New York (that Mueller had handed off). But in November, he made a plea deal with Mueller too, for lying to Congress about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
37) Roger Stone: In January 2019, Mueller indicted longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone on 7 counts. He accused Stone of lying to the House Intelligence Committee about his efforts to get in touch with WikiLeaks during the campaign, and tampering with a witness who could have debunked his story. He was convicted on all counts after a November 2019 trial.
Finally, there is one other person Mueller initially investigated, but handed over to others in the Justice Department to charge: Sam Patten. This Republican operative and lobbyist pleaded guilty to not registering as a foreign agent with his work for Ukrainian political bigwigs, and agreed to cooperate with the government.
The only reason Hunter isn't indicted is Biden gave him reprieve. And his doing the same for the J6th committee and others who "went after Trump"
DeleteMeanwhile, DID YOU READ YOUR POST!
NOTHING THOSE PEOPLE WERE CHARGED WITH WAS RUSSIA COLLUSION!
You need to wake the hell up boy
That time you chose to ignore the multiple lawsuits lost by your left wing Media like CNN and MSNBC not to mention all their retractions.
DeleteYeah you are a real morally superior one aren't you genius.
PSSSST even the DNC and Hillary were fined for lying about Russia Collusion.......
https://www.cnn.com/.../cnn-settles-lawsuit.../index.html
Y'all sound ridiculous on here go outside
Deletethanks for summarizing the article which everyone but you has seemed to have read.
DeleteYah right….two rented cars 🚘 from the same rental agency with distractions: one with a terrorist flag and explosives 🧨 in the same area and the other with just fireworks 🎇 …to mask the intent….
DeleteTesla’s are the modetn day Yugo and Pinto’s
ReplyDeleteSo true!! 😂
Deleteif you actually did just a slight amount of research the car was set on fire
DeleteActually if you watch the many provided videos you will see that the vehicle exploded,then… there was a subsequent fire.
DeleteThe detonation source hasn’t been determined yet. Mr. Musk stated that the Cybertruck “was a rental.” Maybe, if we’re real lucky; we’ll get the identity of the driver (or who rented it)this afternoon? We shall see
If the Yugo was carrying fireworks and stopped in front of Trump tower to explode.
DeleteThe Tesla cars are best cars you get for the money. The safest cars on the market, with the highest safety ratings in both the U.S. and EU. Highest customer satisfaction. Highest brand loyalty.
DeleteThis explosion had nothing to do with the car, and in fact the car may have dampened the explosion a lot compared to any other ordinary truck, thanks to its strong steel build.
not as many died from Pintos.
DeleteHonestly feels like they're more like the modern day Subaru. Only enthusiasts drive em.
Deletemaybe we should ask Ralph Nader
DeleteNever a better metaphor for an incoming administration has there been.
ReplyDeleteDem rents Cybertruck then sets it on fire in front of Trump tower.
DeleteJim says its a great metaphor for how Dems will attempt to destroy Trumps term using illegal activity.
yet all these stupid activities that been happening have all been Republicans. You can always point the finger in another direction but it’s always coming from within the house. 🤦♀️
DeleteJust a confirmation of Political Corruption PANIC…..
DeleteMusk clearly doesn't like tRump anymore & looking for ways to get rid of him.
ReplyDeleteOf course the first thing President Elect Musk worries about is making sure everyone knows it wasnt an issue with the worlds largest and heaviest rolling garbage bin
ReplyDeleteSo President Musk is now making investigative conclusions for the Las Vegas police as well as directing Trump. Got it.
ReplyDeletewhat I was thinking. who needs a fire investigation when you can ask some woke billionare.
DeletePresident Musk is completely anti-woke.
DeleteDon't be a sheep, President Musk is so anti woke he's as woke as they come. i havent let myself be brainwashed into respecting this years catch phrase slogan for idiots.
DeleteSo you dont believe anyone who isn't a Democrat......
DeleteGot it.
Psssst Your bigotry is showing....
just commenting that Musk is trying to cover his own a** during an active investigation.
DeleteHey Genius.... MSNBC RIGHT NOW! is reporting the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was a TERRORIST ATTACK that turned DEADLY!
DeleteYou need to wake the hell up boy.
hey genius, it really should come from the authorities, and not from musk. 
Deletewhat I was thinking. who needs a fire investigation when you can ask some woke billionare.
ReplyDeleteSo you dont believe anyone who isn't a Democrat......
DeleteGot it.
Psssst Your bigotry is showing....
just commenting that Musk is trying to cover his own a** during an active investigation.
DeleteHey Genius.... MSNBC RIGHT NOW! is reporting the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was a TERRORIST ATTACK that turned DEADLY!
DeleteYou need to wake the hell up boy.
hey genius, it really should come from the authorities, and not from musk. 
DeleteLike anyone believes Musk's announcement. 🙄 I'll wait till the Sherrif says it.
ReplyDeleteThe sheriff is a Musk parrot who thanked him for helping them track the vehicle. 🙄
DeleteIt’s never Musks fault!! That’s why he and Trump get along!!
ReplyDeleteToo many loser vibes in the same place at the same time
ReplyDeletehardcore Nutzi Nazi vibes for real.
DeleteHonestly couldn’t have made up a more poetic headline if I was trying to 🤷♀️
ReplyDeleteFood for thought: To admire and worship Elon Musk as a deity is one thing, to trust your life wholeheartedly to the unreliable Cybertruck is another 👌🏼👌🏼
ReplyDeleteEgo?
ReplyDeleteHow long before Trump “fires” Musk in the most pompous way possible?
ReplyDeletewell, the symbolism is just too precise
ReplyDeleteFIREWORKS AND OR BOMB.......was the cause.
ReplyDeleteMashable suggests its a design flaw..... "Cybertruck has been plagued by recalls this year"
THIS IS WHY TRUMP WON!...... You cant trust "the press" to provide you any truth at all.
Every conservative accusation is a confession.
DeleteFox News has been ordered to pay over 3/4 of a billion dollars because of their 'misinformation' by Dominion.
Fox News is facing a 2.7 billion dollar lawsuit by Smartmatic. The Dominion suit has given them a blueprint.
Other individual conservatives and conservative news outlets facing lawsuits for disinformation are Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell, OAN and Newsmax.
Conservatives are the ones spreading lies
MSNBC just now reported the Cybertruck that EXPLODED at Trump tower in Las Vegas WAS A DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACK.....
DeleteYou need to wake the hell up Genius.
38 Ford Pintos blow up .The Pinto became a joke. Tesla has 232 blow up . You don't hear about it.
ReplyDeleteLoaded with a GAS CAN and fireworks.
ReplyDeleteIt sure did! It almost looks like there was a bomb in the truck bed … but maybe it was the pack cooking off … there wasn’t any warning smoke before
ReplyDeleteA little on the nose
ReplyDelete這很簡單的事，以電磁波點燃有電子零件或電池的地方。
ReplyDeleteMaybe the truck committed suicide. If I was that awful looking in public, I would consider it.
ReplyDeleteThe vehicle burst into flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yuvhc337
ReplyDeleteIt exploded and killed someone...
ReplyDeleteSafe green transport?
ReplyDeletePoor quality control would be my guess
ReplyDeletePOS Biden and his policies . Two terrorist attack attacks in one day. The damage he has caused the United States will last for a long time.
ReplyDeleteyou're a frigging idiot 😅😅😅😅😅
Delete my dear, speak only when spoken to. Go and make me a sandwich 🤣🤣
Deletesorry, a delusional frigging idiot. Must be a magat
Delete my dear. This is going to be a very very VERY long four years for you 😁😀. You have to swallow that bitter pill. You can do it. 
DeleteI enjoyed the loser circus last time. Looking forward to this 💩 too. Especially since we have a lot more clowns. Lol
Deletehoney you’re in the minority. There are more of us than there are of you. I’ll get you a Kleenex and an apron
Deletedone wasting my time with you. Bye
Deletegood luck
DeleteReminder: GW Bush was warned about Bin Laden:
DeleteClinton was accused of trying to distract from Lewinski affair with Operation Infinite Reach which was in retaliation for al-Qaeda embassy bombings. GOP said he was 'wagging the dog'.
GW Bush ignored a Clinton administration memo (Richard Clarke) warning about the danger (sic) al Qida was. 01/25/2001.
Republicans went on to say that he didn't do enough.
GW Bush was warned again in a PDB dated August 06, 2001
Reps blamed it on Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton on Fox News, September 22, 2006:
CLINTON: "And I think it’s very interesting that all the conservative Republican`s, who now say I didn’t do enough, claimed that I was too obsessed with bin Laden. All of President Bush’s neo-cons thought I was too obsessed with bin Laden. They had no meetings on bin Laden for nine months after I left office. All the right-wingers who now say I didn’t do enough said I did too much — same people. "
The US economy consistently performs better under Democratic administrations.
DeleteGreat Depression GOP
Took FDR nine years to fix
Eisenhower's Recession GOP
Early 1980's Recession GOP
1987 Black Monday GOP
2001 Dot-Com Crash GOP
2008 Great Recession GOP
Obama had to fix that
2020 Trump GOP
Trump brought the US the greatest recession since the Great Depression, he topped even GW's Great Recession with a negative 30% GDP and an unemployment rate of 15%.
All because he completely mismanaged Covid.
Biden is still working on what took FDR nine years to fix.
you are insane 
DeleteWell...........................DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !
ReplyDeleteWho buys a Cybercrap💩
ReplyDeleteThey are a dead💀 trap
I saw one if these on the highway, in the HOV(2+ people in car) and I changed lanes away and slowed down, to be far from it. Looks like a dumpster on wheels, looking for a fire.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a masked plot from Political Corruption terrified of losing suppliers….a simultaneous double warning to President Trump and Elon Musk….two powerful personalities naturally daring and extremely difficult to scare..
DeleteHow many have exploded ???close to a Trump tower????
DeleteWhat Musk says and what really happens is never the same thing.
ReplyDeleteSimple answer... Him. DtE & DtT
ReplyDeleteWas a terror attack
ReplyDeleteRemember! Tesla" Trump tower" Elon" Trump", then this! Not a coincidence
ReplyDeleteOh, the irony!
ReplyDeleteWhat Hollywood and Bollywood levels, has Earth reached so far?
ReplyDeleteThe vehicle didn't 'burst into flames'
ReplyDeleteMore #mashable misinformation
Call this what it is
Terrorism against trump, and an explosive device within the cargo area of the truck
We've all seen the video
https://x.com/TailosiveEV/status/1874620892216782911
the amount of people who follow Mashable as their source of news is alarming.
DeletePls post your content here. Elon announced his opinion, hour ago. We retracted our Duty To Warn posts, too.
ReplyDeleteIt was an active duty green beret. Bring on the conspiracies
ReplyDeleteIt's fairly common for them to catch fire and blow up.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Muskrat won't mind if the local authorities conduct a genuine investigation. Anyone ever see a cellphone explode due to the battery? I'm leaning toward that's what occurred with this vehicle.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't burst into flames it had fireworks and gasoline in the back and the dude blew himself up inside of it it was a terrorist part of isis this is fake news
ReplyDeleteGo, Elon, go. You’re living rent-free between their ears. TDS Supreme!
ReplyDeletePerfect metaphor.
ReplyDeleteSuspiciously early for anyone to know the results of the police investigation.
ReplyDeleteYou guys this isn't a "tesla" issue this is a suicide bomber issue
ReplyDelete