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 ...
Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.Two men, one with a ...
OAKLAND, Calif. - Vandals sliced through thick cables at an Oakland electric vehicle charging station, leaving drivers powerless. Nearly a dozen charging cables are missing from the EVgo charging ...
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 ...
The latest obstacle for U.S. automakers in their effort to convert more Americans to electric vehicles? Thieves have been targeting EV charging stations. Criminals have been intent on stealing the ...
Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a ‘more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit’ ...
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EV driver warns about a troubling trend on US roads

Electric vehicle owners are sounding a new kind of alarm, one that has nothing to do with range anxiety or charger availability. From highway confrontations to sabotaged charging cables, a troubling ...
This latest theft has seen cables chopped and stolen from six EV charging stations at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s east.
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis says 2023 was the most challenging year when it comes to wire thefts. The city has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace streetlights after the copper ...