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 2½ minutes, they were gone.The scene that night has become part of a troubling pattern across the country: Thieves have been targeting EV charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring.
'Vandalism of public charging infrastructure in the Seattle metro area has unfortunately been increasing in frequency,' EVgo said.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.
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