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115 ChargePoint is doing something about all the EV charger cable-cutting crooks

The Verge
Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 01/16/2025 08:00 EDT

ChargePoint is doing something about all the EV charger cable-cutting crooks

Photo by Andrew Liptak / The Verge


ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage.
ChargePoint’s VP of product management Steve Farrell tells The Verge the cable uses a patent-pending technology that includes strategically placed steel to provide protection. Although the design may make the cables a bit larger and less flexible, F

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