Tesla owner, investor doubles down after receiving hateful Nazi-themed hate mail at her home: ‘I bought our 5th Tesla'

New York Post

24-04-2025

A Tesla owner and investor received Nazi-themed hate mail at her California home last week — but instead of being afraid, she defiantly bought a brand new shiny red car from the electric automaker.
Alexandra Merz, 58, the owner of several Teslas and a retail investor in the Elon Musk-owed company since March 2020, recently became the target of handwritten hate mail executed with a graphic design flourish that insinuated she was a Nazi supporter, SWNS reported.
The letter, which was sent from Boston, contained a greeting card with a Nazi salute incorporated into the Tesla logo, in a reference to Musk's awkward hand gesture during a speech at President Trump's inauguration in January that some construed as a fascistic homage.
'History has its eyes on you' was handwritten on the inside of the unwelcome greeting card received at Merz's Santa Barbara abode on April 17, the outlet reported.
Merz, an investment analyst and immigration consultant, according to her LinkedIn, immediately reported the malevolent missive to the FBI — and now feels a renewed vigor for her love of the electric car innovator.
'This atrocious behavior motivates me even more to stand up for Tesla, Elon, and DOGE,' Merz told The Post Wednesday night.
'I bought our fifth Tesla last Saturday, a beautiful red Model Y, the best car out there. And it drives itself,' she added.
3 The hateful message sent to Merz's California home from Boston.
Alexandra Merz / SWNS
3 'I bought our fifth Tesla last Saturday, a beautiful red Model Y, the best car out there,' the defiant Merz told The Post.
Alexandra Merz / SWNS
In previous comments, Merz was at a loss for the hate being directed at Musk and his once-beloved company since he took the helm of President Trump's cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
'Tesla is employing more than 140,000 employees worldwide, building the most American cars in the US, and building the European Model Ys in Berlin,' the retail investor told SWNS.
'I often wonder whether these protesters have thought through what they are doing,' she added.
The hate mail incident is being investigated by the FBI, which has its hands full of vandals who have targeted Tesla dealerships and harassed car owners since DOGE began its work.
UMass Boston student Owen McIntire, 19, was charged last week for allegedly firebombing a Tesla dealership in Missouri and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to two Cybertrucks and charging stations, according to the Department of Justice.
'Let me be extremely clear to anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us,' Attorney General Pamela Bondi warned in a statement.
3 'This atrocious behavior motivates me even more to stand up for Tesla, Elon, and DOGE,' Merz said.
Alexandra Merz / SWNS
'You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it.'
Minnesota state employee Dylan Bryan Adams, 33, was caught on the security cameras at several of the tech-apt cars as he went on a paint-scraping spree.
Gov. Tim Walz's employee will not face criminal charges for the alleged $20,000 of damage he caused to half a dozen Teslas, the Hennepin County District Attorney announced Tuesday.
Last week, a Tesla driver in Utah said a car tried to intentionally push him off of Interstate 80 as the two vehicles reached speeds of 100 mph — with the road raging maniac allegedly slamming into the Tesla on purpose.
Hard financial times have also set upon the electric car behemoth — with Tesla's net income plunging 71% in the last quarter, setting off alarm bells as Musk's time running DOGE comes to an end.
'I will be allocating far more of my time to Tesla now that the major work of establishing the Department of Government Efficiency is done,' Musk said at the close of the financial markets Tuesday.