If Democrat-run California wants to force residents into electric vehicles , Democrat-run California had better start cracking down on crime. Talk about the law of unintended consequences…
“I think this is the second time or third that these have been cut,” a local EV driver added. “So they need to put some gates up or something. I don’t know what they can do, but this is pretty inconvenient.”Democrats also pass laws that basically decriminalize crime. Even better is the fact that one of the primary reasons people don’t want to move to EVs is reliability: they fear being unable to recharge due to a lack of available charging stations. Thefts like these will only increase that fear.
One could argue that these charging stations would be better protected if located at gas stations, but I don’t buy that. The reason thieves don’t target gas pumps has nothing to do with their locations and everything to do with the fact that gas pumps have nothing valuable to steal. One sleepy overnight clerk at a 24-hour service station won’t stop these crimes, and you can bet word is spreading through the criminal grapevine about how easy and lucrative this crime is.