Posted on 05/13/2024 4:20:43 PM PDT by lowbridge
Bay Area dog trainer Josh Beckler stumbled upon an unusual sight last Sunday on his way to the gym. As he pulled his Tesla into the parking lot of a Target complex in Vallejo, he noticed the row of supercharging stations had been vandalized.
Taking out his phone, he recorded a video as he walked down the row of 20 stations, highlighting that every charging cable that connects power to the electric vehicles had been cut.
“You would think that it’s a protest or some symbol of activism,” Beckler said with a chuckle in the video. “But it’s not. It’s the Bay Area.” Pausing to display the end of a severed cord, he speculated, “These things have a little copper in them. They’re recycling them and cashing in.”
By the time Beckler finished his workout, he said he found yellow tape surrounding the charging stations and Target security personnel were investigating the scene. The Vallejo Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for more information about the apparent vandalism.
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Beckler told the Chronicle that he wasn’t surprised by the discovery. With 17 years of experience as an investigator for Home Depot, Beckler regularly pursued thieves who stripped copper from the store’s generators.
“If it were a protest, they wouldn’t have taken the cords because they’re extremely heavy,” he said. “They hauled about 250 pounds of hose. There’s also a small control box on the stations, and they took those too.”
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Stevie Wonder could see this coming.
Musk may be sorry he fired the entire charger team.
Civilization, it’s an either/or thing.
1st thought in my mind, employer revenge over getting laid off.
Sorry, that video is on Chinese TikTok with idiotic video advertising.
Why? It’s a net loser, unless they can figure out how to electrocute them. Settle a few lawsuits, spread the video around...
Probably just MAGA Luddites.....
Should have bought an ICE.
Does The Vallejo Police Department have their officers driving EVs and that is why they did not immediately respond?
it was obvious that this type of crime was going to proliferate. The ultimate solution will be you have to carry your own cable that runs from your car to a plug-in on the charger.
I was not involved except in my thoughts.
May have said I wondered if this would happen someday.
Last year.
Ah, but you see the Brandon administration has made putting EV charging stations in poor areas so the disadvantaged will have a place to charge their EVs. What could go wrong?
And then electric cars will be burglarized to get those cables.
Bkmk
“All toilets stolen from Vallejo Police Department. Cops got nothing to go on.”
The price of charging your golf cart car in California just went up
We were parked behind a long line of Tesla chargers at a restaurant in Central California - on our way to the Bay Area.
The nozzle on every single charger had been destroyed.
THE CHARGER CORD HAS TO BE WITH THE CAR——NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THIS current system will never work.
Cannot keep the thieves from taking the cords.
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