A man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly striking a counter-protester with his vehicle outside a Tesla dealership in Idaho, law enforcement said.

An Idaho man was arrested and accused of striking a counterprotester with his car during a protest at a Tesla dealership Saturday, according to the Meridian Police Department.

It’s ironic that, as a pro-democracy and pro-climate group, we’re protesting against electric cars,” one activist said. “But you cannot sacrifice our democracy for one piece of the thing.”

Tesla delivered 13 per cent fewer cars in the first quarter of this year, it has said, amid growing backlash to Elon Musk. The company is facing a host of problems, including criticism of chief executive Musk’s role in the Trump government as well as increased competition and an aging line up of electric vehicles.