The theft of copper for a quick payday is nothing new. But a new front has opened, pitting these copper thieves against EV owners who are already trying to find the fastest chargers on the road. A ...

The theft of copper wires is far from a new phenomenon — major newspapers have published recurring articles with headlines like "Copper Thefts on the Rise" since at least 2002. But the problem has ...

The growing scale of theft and vandalism targeting electric vehicle charge points has been laid bare in a new report. The data from gathered from police forces has revealed more than 200 attacks on EV ...

During the past few years, copper thieves have discovered a new target for their criminal activities: EV charger cables. The phenomenon has reached epidemic proportions, so EV charging networks have ...

The value of the copper contained in the cables that EVs use to plug into public charging stations is about $40, and that is apparently driving a spike in theft of those cables. The public charging ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), a leading provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced two innovative new solutions to combat ...

Seattle City Light curbside retractable EV chargers. Shown in use on the left and ready for use on the right. (GeekWire Photo / Gillian Dohrn) At a recent climate event, representatives from Seattle ...

Electric vehicle chargers have been targeted by thieves as their cables contain copper, which can be sold for scrap. This means, in certain areas, it’s not uncommon to arrive at a charger only to find ...

If you think public charging can be annoying, know that it has its headaches in Europe too. Charging an electric vehicle at a Level 2 public charger in Europe can be difficult because you have to go ...

EV charger cable theft and damage is rampant, so ChargePoint decided to do something about it. The Campbell, California-based charging network announced Thursday a two-pronged plan to deter EV ...