Storming a VW plant or one of Europe's largest refineries absolutely would have worldwide coverage, but also National Security level prosecution.
It looks like Tesla is facing the brunt because it's not a German company.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's also being astroturfed, as it is being spearheaded by a militant/direct action group [0]
Right and Left-Wing extremists are two sides of the same coin, and German utilities are viewing this as having potential ramifications on German stability [1][2]
[0] - https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volcan...
[1] - https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...
[2] - https://www.ft.com/content/c88509f9-c9bd-46f4-8a5c-9b2bdd3c3...