When we were first debating the L2 charging concepts over 5 years ago, I repeatedly questioned the concept of having a cord connected charging base, rather than a basic plug in one where that vehicle owner supplies their own cord. I suggested this due to our experiences with vandalism to the public charging stations that we had in the '90's. It could easily be argued that the thieves would do better selling the complete cord with the J1772 still attached than they would ever do with a 20' cord!
Just my 2 watts worth! On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Peter C. Thompson via EV <[email protected] > wrote: > 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 >> >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not >> reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my >> email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . >> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ >> group/NEDRA) >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ > group/NEDRA) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140831/11c77253/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
