Thieves are stealing EV charging cables...

[Captain Caveman]

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If they cannot get this under control o it will be the death knell of EV vehicles.

Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

Across the U.S., thieves have been targeting electric-vehicle charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring

abcnews.go.com

I read awhile back that thieves smash the locking mechanism on the car with a hammer to get the cable out. So you have no cable and a damaged car.

Also, some just list the cable on eBay to get more money than scrap value. So folk might end up getting theirs back through the post at a cost!!

 

[Crick]

I read awhile back that thieves smash the locking mechanism on the car with a hammer to get the cable out. So you have no cable and a damaged car.

Also, some just list the cable on eBay to get more money than scrap value. So folk might end up getting theirs back through the post at a cost!!

What percentage of charging stations have been disabled by these thieves? Is it as great a percentage as the number of gas stations whose pumps have had scanners snuck on to them?