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Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles
ABC News ^ | June 12, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 06/12/2024 2:57:19 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: DuncanWaring
Why not make the charging cables from aluminum wire?

Copper transfers electricity far more efficiently than aluminum.

The charging cables would be nearly double in diameter, making it awkward to handle.

Aluminum does have minimal scrap value, making it a target as well.

41 posted on 06/12/2024 8:42:22 PM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
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To: Red Badger

I went to all the charging stations in my city and photographed all the chargers with clipped cords. The photos were posted on my Facebook page. Our mayor is one of my friends. I hope he got an eyeful.


42 posted on 06/12/2024 10:00:17 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: Smokin' Joe

“Unless you want to be confined to a 75 mile radius, you’re gonna want to charge those things somewhere else from time to time”

That’s only 150 miles range. My Model 3 has a 340 mile range and one of my lawyers model S has a 400 mile range. So double that 75 miles to 150 or 200 out and back. Plus dotgov cannot turn off the Sun so my Model 3 will always have a 150 mile radius of freedom regardless of what dotgov does to limit gas pumps which is coming bank on that. I own a EV because it can be charged off the panels on the steel building above it every day we get Sun it can add all 340 miles to the pack in 8 hours. We get 220 days of Sun here in North Texas.


43 posted on 06/13/2024 1:37:52 AM PDT by GenXPolymath
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To: mowowie

Cables are bulky and heavy. Not a good thing when you have limited space and weight is a concern................


44 posted on 06/13/2024 5:15:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: vpintheak

Including nuclear.


45 posted on 06/15/2024 3:02:35 PM PDT by dhs12345
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