Tesla is testing a couple of creative solutions to try to prevent charging cable thefts at its Supercharging stations, which has become a serious problem for all charging station operators.
There are still a lot of problems with public charging stations for electric vehicles. There are issues with the number of stations, the number of chargers pers station, peak charges, which increases prices, and the reliability.
Several factors affect he reliability and uptime of a station, including having charging cables.
Believe it or not, it’s not uncommon for thieves to target charging stations to cut the cables off the charging stalls in order to sell the metal in them.
Tesla operates more DC fast-charging stations than anyone and therefore, it is a big target for these thieves.
The automaker has now confirmed that it is testing new…
Read the full article originally published at electrek.co.