Tesla charging stations keep getting their cables cut and not always for the copper

[Redaktion]

Tesla drivers and technicians have to face another instance of aggressive behavior towards the brand besides road rage incidents now, cord-cutting. A number of Supercharger stations on roads and wall boxes in parking garages have witnessed their cables being cut, but apparently not always for the copper in them.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-charging-stations-keep-getting-their-cables-cut-and-not-always-for-the-copper.618000.0.html

[Terry]

This maybe being done by stealerships ppl. Last time at a dealership the sal's ppl had real hatred about anything EV especially Tesla. That kind of mindset can easily lead to this type of vandalizim

[vertigo]

Yup, people suck. This kind of thing doesn't surprise me at all, unfortunately.

Put a tamper "switch" in the cables, a wire that when cut causes an open circuit and kills a loopback signal, which triggers a camera to start recording and an alarm to go off (and preferably a massive electrical discharge to zap the offender, but stupid laws wouldn't allow that). Maybe it could cause a spray of ink like some fire alarms and theft tag do, to help identify the culprit. And it could activate a GPS locator in the cable, so they could be tracked. All of this would add to the cost of the chargers/cables, but not by much and I'm sure it would be cheaper than having to constantly replace them, not to mention hopefully catch some of these people.

[Jmac]

Perhaps it is the actions of those who object to Musk taking ownership of Twitter?

[Vanderwal]

Easy  fix all ev carry there own charge cable.  The charging stations only have a plug in to attach your cable to.

[PhilipGC]

Not so easy for everyone to carry a cable that can carry 500 Amps . . . . most AC charging cables (eg 7 kW single phase) are rated at 32 Amps and some cables (eg 11 kW 3-phase) are only rated at 16 Amps . . . . and you need somewhere to store that 500 Amp cable which is like a salami sausage and does not coil up like a 32 Amp cable.

[Gerardo]

It is the same cynical people that roll coal Tesla cars.

[William palacio]

 SIMPLE;
TWO PLUGS ONE ,ON, THE CAR ,AND THE OTHER ONE, ON THE CHARGER,
CUSTOMER S  BUY THEIR OWN CABLES,,,

[Eugene]

The article mentions that it was the charging station outside the view of the security camera. The obvious solution is to ensure that all charging stations are within view of security cameras.
Considering how valuable they are, I would have thought this would be obvious 🤔

[Ernie]

Unfortunate these RATS, Cancers to society can't be eradicated!

[c_figer]

build ev stations without the need to carry cables inside the vehicle as the high speed cables cannot be rolled nor coiled up inside the trunk or anywhere inside the vehicle - so the idea that others expressed to carry cables inside the vehicle is counter-productive and unfeasible by design of any ev vehicle unless it is an ev pickup truck - nevertheless there is no need to re-invent already existing design for ev stations - simply do the same what gas pumps do - retract the ev cable like it is a gas hose that comes out of inside the gas pump - the ev stations just need to be taller with a cable housing above in the top of station so when you pull the cable out of the cable housing - it would come out with a spring that would automatically pull the cable back into housing when unplugged from the vehicle - more over the cable would never need to be dropped on the ground and/or wrapped around the ev station - as well as it does not have to damaged by any vehicle when it is dropped on the ground - even more it would be hidden inside its housing to prevent any sort of pull without the need to charge - or for the copper thief reason - or out of spite cut or tesla hater cut - or whatever! - to make a long story short even in starwars movies you can see they recharge their ev-based life support capsules via retractable cables to avoid people tripping on them if they were not retractable - basically, we have plenty of good examples how to design something that looking cool, super functional, and self-protecting from damages and thieves - 

[Jpage1]

The solution is probably a retractable cord, or cord that is tucked into the station, and locked in place.

[Dustin]

How are they not getting electrocuted? Does the charger cable not send power until plugged into the car? Perhaps they should make them send an extra jolt when they can sense someone cutting, to teach them a lesson and prevent them from doing it again 😂

[Devin Serpa]

This will just lead to gas station hoses cut.

[Matthew Shav]

He could easily institute cordless charging  technology. The technology is already there with cell phone chargers.