Electric cars|“Frustrating” thefts are plaguing a major electric car charging operator in Britain.
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In Britain, electric car quick charger cables are stolen because of the copper.
Major charging operator Instavolt has lost 174 cables since November.
Criminals attack chargers day and night, the price of one cable is around 1,300 euros.
Criminals are cutting the cables of electric car fast chargers in Britain in the hope of easy money. Reported about it British automotive media Autocar.
Major charging operator Instavolt tells Autocar that 174 cables have been stolen since November. Quick chargers are charging points located along the roads, where you can charge an electric car faster than at home.
“These thefts are extremely frustrating for both us and our customers,” CEO Delvin Lane commented to Autocar.
According to him, criminals tear up the cables because of the copper. According to Lane, there is not so much copper in the cable that it would make sense to steal and dismantle the cables.
“It is a misconception that copper would bring real financial benefits.”
An example of a fast charging cable attached to a Tesla in Helsinki.
Activities is ruthless: thieves attack chargers day and night. In one case, the criminals returned to the same location again eight hours after the charger was repaired.
Instavolt plans to install security cameras in each of its charging stations, i.e. in places where there are several chargers. We are also going to put tracking technology in the cables.
“We hope that the equipment will take us directly to the cable scrap dealers.”
According to Autocar, the price of one cable is at least one thousand pounds, or about 1,300 euros.
Publication according to other British download chains have also fallen victim to cable terror.
“Some of our members have experienced vandalism at their charging stations. We work with the police and key authorities, such as the government, to prevent crimes and catch the culprits,” says the CEO of ChargeUK, which promotes electric cars Vicky Read For Autocar.
What worries Instavolt more than the money spent is that people’s trust in electric cars may be shaken if it is damaged by criminals when it reaches the charger. It announced on Wednesdaythat all its chargers should be repaired with this wound.
in Finland copper thefts occur regularly.
For example, a year ago copper pipes were stolen from snow cannons in Vantaa and Mäntyharju for thieves the water pipes of the rehabilitation center were suitable. Church decorations also regularly end up in the hands of criminals.
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