Look that is closely met by pictures at charging stations without charging cables on social media.
The reason is not that difficult to figure out – it is because someone has cut the cables and turned them.
The cables are really thick and contain copper, a metal that is both expensive and easy to get rid of, which is why it is so popular to steal.
Cable theft is a widespread problem worldwide, not least in the United States.
For example, Electrify America – American Ionity – was subjected to 130 cable thefts from its US charging stations in just five months.
Tesla has one of the world’s largest charging networks and thus often encounters patrol.
Now they are forced to take action in order to stop the bus.
One of these is to cover the cables with a metal net that makes it more difficult to cut them.
The same cables are also provided with a layer of ink that colors off at high pressure.
Thus, if n tries to cut the cables, you are instead soaked in ink, in the style of an ATM.
– There are just some of the things we test. The cables are also engraved with the text Property of Teslaso that the recycling companies understand that they should not accept them. This is a scalable and cost-effective solution that does not affect either the operation or the customer experience, writes Tesla’s Supercharger manager Max de Zegher on X.