The theft of electric vehicle charging cables is on the rise, possibly fueled by the nearly record-high price of copper. The cables contain copper wiring inside of them that thieves can sell. Cable ...
One of the best parts of owning an EV is that you can have a fueling station in the convenience of your home. If you have access to home charging, that also means you can sidestep a lot of the ...
Seattle City Light curbside retractable EV chargers. Shown in use on the left and ready for use on the right. (GeekWire Photo / Gillian Dohrn) At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle ...
We knew about the thefts of catalytic converters from ICE-powered vehicles but it seems that thieves are now targeting EVs for another expensive component. The charging cables often make for an easy ...
The theft of copper wires is far from a new phenomenon — major newspapers have published recurring articles with headlines like "Copper Thefts on the Rise" since at least 2002. But the problem has ...
Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging is doubling down on 400 kW chargers that work with any EV—without a Tesla NACS or CCS ...
Audi and Porsche have both issued recalls for over 134,000 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) that came with a portable Compact Charging System or Porsche Mobile Charger. The charger’s 220V ...
EV charger cable theft and damage is rampant, so ChargePoint decided to do something about it. The Campbell, California-based charging network announced Thursday a two-pronged plan to deter EV ...
During the past few years, copper thieves have discovered a new target for their criminal activities: EV charger cables. The phenomenon has reached epidemic proportions, so EV charging networks have ...
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