This is one of the driving use cases for wireless charging. All of the
cables will be secure from (most) prying hands and would-be thieves.
CCTV is not very good at preventing petty theft - all it takes is a
hoodie to foil the camera.
Adding a locked-down cable will prevent the cable from being stolen
while the car is not charging, but again, doesn't stop someone from
taking the cable when plugged into the car. (didn't say they were smart
did I? :) ). It does add another step for the driver to deal with tho.
Booby-trapping the cable is an insurance/liability nightmare (fun to
imagine, I agree).
In addition, you can't add enough shielding to make it theft-proof -
especially if you want normal people to be able to lift up the cable.
I'm sure Arnie would have no problem, but what about Grannie?
In any case, as long as surplus copper can bring in some cash, there
will always be cable theft.
Cheers, Peter
On 8/31/14, 4:09 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
On 31 Aug 2014 at 8:06, Geoffrey Pullinger via EV wrote:
If you wrap a wire around the cable and hook it up to the fence
charger I'm guessing any would be copper thieves will be somewhat
discouraged by a large jolt.
"Ma, I wanna plug the car in. Can I pleeeeezzze?"
"Sure, Bobby. I'll get the presents for Grandma out while y ..."
"Zzzap! Zzzot!"
Kids aside, I can imagine a thief - from jail - suing the charger's company
for his injuries from such a scheme.
A few possible solutions for this problem :
One is for all chargers (EVSEs) to have the cables locked behind a solid
steel plate door that only opens with a smart card. Downside is the
additional complexity and inconvenience.
Another is for the charging cable to go with the vehicle, aand hope the bad
guys don't start breaking into EVs to steal their charging cables. Again
the driver has to bear additional hassles because of the bad guys.
Finally, this may be a case where having a couple of prominently placed CCTV
security cameras might discourage crooks. Here the disadvantages are
additional installation expense, and (IMO) a potential loss of drivers'
privacy.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Administrator
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