All a thief needs to turn your EV charging cable into cash is a heavy-duty cable cutter and a local scrap metal yard connection. With the popularity of electric vehicles and hybrid plug-ins rising, so ...

As more EV chargers grace the roadways and parking lots of the world, thieves are taking advantage. The cables that connect chargers to cars use valuable copper wire, making them easy targets for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone wants to find a quick way to make it big. Maybe you have a collection of rusting old cars that is finally going to reach its potential any day now, or maybe you steal electric vehicle ...

If you think public charging can be annoying, know that it has its headaches in Europe too. Charging an electric vehicle at a Level 2 public charger in Europe can be difficult because you have to go ...

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 ...

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 ...

ChargePoint is building hard to cut cables and adding tamper-detection alarms to EV charging stations. ChargePoint is building hard to cut cables and adding tamper-detection alarms to EV charging ...