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Tesla owners might/might not be 99%, most tesla owners I know are if not in top 1% definitely in top 5%, edge of top 5% isn't crazy rich compared to the other 95%.
That being said most developed places like Germany, these cars must be insured there is a good chance that other than some trouble of going without a car for a short while, Most of the damage is stock of tesla as mor e people would be afraid of buying them.
Vandalism is not necessarily covered in each fully comprehensive insurance and not at all with partial. Additionally the owner has to cover potential damages to the environment caused by the fire and leakages. My parents had to cover multiple thousand bucks for leaking gasoline into a nearby pond after their cars have been set on fire.
The Tesla Model Y has been the best selling car for months if not years and if it was not the top 1 or 10% buying multiple of these cars, they will have been bought by regular citizens.
Talking about the top 1% or even 10% by wealth we will be in the region of at least multiple million dollars of net worth.
So no, burning private cars - especially the ones parked on public streets - will not harm the rich nor the company.
Since they're expensive, I'd expect most of those to be leased or bought with a loan
I don't get the "fuck those regular people for buying a car made by a pretty damn good company that happens to be owned by a Nazi"
People bought cars like that on 5 year loans