Some cars are hated for their looks. The Pontiac Aztec and Chrysler PT Cruiser come to mind. However, other vehicles are so hated for other reasons that they become literal targets for vandals. That’s the case for the current Tesla lineup, including the larger-than-life Cybertruck. One owner of a damaged Cybertruck is so mad that they’ve offered enough cash to buy a new Toyota Corolla for information. 

Cybertruck drivers are sick enough of being targets for Tesla protestors and vandals that one owner is offering a huge reward

Jason Bedell lives in a secluded cul-de-sac home in Novato, California. In his driveway, a huge, attention-soaking Tesla Cybertruck with a multicolored vinyl wrap sat under the watchful eye of his security cameras. But multiple cameras weren’t enough of a deterrent to keep a vandal from damaging his truck under the cover of darkness.

At around 4:30 a.m., a vandal in a dark hoody and a surgical mask approached Bedell’s home. They covered one camera, neglecting to obscure two others. Then the vandal got down to business. They slashed all four of the brutish pickup truck’s tires and took a slab of concrete to its windshield.

Bedell was shocked by the display of destruction. “Some people might be mad at Elon or the government,” Bedell told ABC7. “But they’re taking it out on their neighbors, and they’re taking it out on their friends. On people who have nothing to do with it.” He’s not leaving it to insurance and the police, though. Bedell is offering a $25,000 cash reward for anyone with information that leads to the vandal’s arrest. 

But Bedell’s case wasn’t an isolated one. A family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says they’re angry and scared after a man vandalized their Cybertruck in broad daylight. The Tesla’s cameras captured the attack as the perpetrator donkey kicked and keyed the vehicle’s side. “It made me very angry. It frightened my kids,” one of the parents said. “You know, we just don’t feel safe.”  

It’s not just Cybertrucks, either. A Dallas man recently sued a vandal for an eye-watering $1,000,000 after he found his damaged vehicle at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. His Tesla Model X’s onboard cameras captured a person walking between the EV and a Ford F-Series pickup truck. He subtly dragged a set of keys across the Model X, leaving deep scratches in its paintwork.

Check out a video of the Albuquerque vandalism below!