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The Tesla cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was rented through the Turo app, a peer-to-peer online marketplace that allows users to rent their vehicles to others.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s senior team is investigating after the explosion.
“The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now. Will post more information as soon as we learn anything,” Musk said.
“We’ve never seen anything like this,” he added.
The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now.
Will post more information as soon as we learn anything.
We’ve never seen anything like this. https://t.co/MpmICGvLXf
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2025
One individual died and seven others sustained injuries from the shocking incident.
One Dead, Seven Injured After Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas (VIDEOS)https://t.co/MCQaPUdnv3 pic.twitter.com/nBzR2N93u0
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) January 1, 2025
From the Associated Press:
According to a law enforcement official, the truck was rented via the Turo app and appeared to have a load of fireworks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Law enforcement officials have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive, a person familiar with the matter said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation.
“I know you have a lot of questions,” Jeremy Schwartz, acting special agent in charge for the FBI’s Las Vegas office, told reporters. “We don’t have a lot of answers.”
President Joe Biden was briefed on the explosion. The truck explosion came hours after a driver rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people before being shot to death by police.
The pickup truck used in the New Orleans terror attack was also rented through the Turo app.
Updated reports stated that the death toll from the attack, where a suspect plowed a pickup truck through Bourbon Street, has risen to 15.
🚨Just Iin: The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was rented through the Turo app. That is the same app the truck the terrorist in New Orleans was driving rented from.
Via: The AP pic.twitter.com/eVg0FsalIW
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) January 1, 2025
Cybertruck in the Las Vegas Trump Hotel explosion and the F-150 in the New Orleans terror attack were both rented via Turo.
Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/13jkn5oYDs
— AF Post (@AFpost) January 1, 2025
Per Newsweek:
The truck that was driven into a crowd in New Orleans had been privately rented in Texas before being driven up to Louisiana ahead of New Year’s Eve.
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning had been hired through Turo, a peer-to-peer online marketplace that allows customers to rent cars from other users.
Newsweek has reached out to Turo via email for comment.
The electric truck was used as a weapon to mow down crowds of revelers along Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day. At least 10 were killed and more than 30 were injured.
The vehicle has been described as the “ideal weapon” for such an attack, as it is heavy, powerful, and silent.
The electric truck was purchased from Mac Haik Ford Pasadena in Pasadena, Texas, for $70,303 in August.
It had not been in any accidents until last night, according to records.