Police in Germany have detained a 31-year-old man suspected of painting swastikas with his own blood on cars and buildings in Hanau.

A man is being held by police after about 50 vehicles were smeared in human blood in the German city of Hanau near Frankfurt. Cars, walls and postboxes were defaced sometimes with swastikas, in the Lamboy district of Hanau, police said earlier.

Man arrested in Germany for painting swastikas in blood across dozens of vehicles. 'The act exceeds all boundaries of decency and humanity,' says city mayor.

Every year, billions of euros are spent in Germany to subsidize polluting company cars running on internal combustion engines. The state funds seem to be slowing the transition to electric mobility.

In October last year, Tesla sold 1,607 EVs in Germany. KBA data shows 434,627 new battery electric vehicles year to date, the KBA data said, up nearly 40% from the same period las

Germany’s automakers face up to 200,000 job losses as the shift to EVs, export slowdowns, and supplier layoffs reshape Europe’s industrial heartland.

Police in Germany are investigating swastikas painted with human blood on dozens of cars, mailboxes, and buildings in Hanau.

KBA said Tesla sold 750 cars in Germany in October, down by 53.5% from a year earlier. The number of Teslas sold in the January-October period dropped 50.4% to 15,595 units, compared with the same period last year. By contrast, the total number of newly registered electric vehicles increased by 47.7% in October to 52,425 units, KBA added.

Police arrested a 31-year-old Romanian man in Hanau after nearly 50 cars and buildings were defaced with swastikas painted in blood; he is now under psychiatric evaluation.

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