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Thefts of charging cables are another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

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Thieves have been targeting charging stations for electric vehicles, intent on stealing the cables for copper wiring. The price of copper is near a record high on global markets.

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 light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bolt cutters. One man snipped several charging cables; the other loaded them into the truck. In under two-and-a-half minutes, they were gone.

The company said law enforcement officials are investigating the thefts while it tries to repair inoperable stations and considers a longer-term solution.The problem isn’t confined to urban areas. In rural Sumner, Washington, south of Seattle, thieves cut cables twice at a Puget Sound Energy charging station. The company is working with police and the property owner to protect the station.Until a month ago, police in Houston knew of no cable thefts.

 

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