Tesla Takes Short Seller to Court, Saying He Menaced Its Workers
- Carmaker says man trespassed at plant, swerved toward test car
- Fundraiser for accused harasser garners $23,578 in one hour
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Elon Musk’s war with Tesla Inc. short sellers just got weirder.
The electric-car maker claims a California man who it says is part of an online group of short sellers has been stalking its Fremont factory and harassing its employees -- including dangerously swerving his car toward a Tesla Model 3 that was on a freeway test drive and injuring a Tesla security guard in a hit-and-run on company property.