On 20/04/2021 11:19, Rolf Mantel wrote:
Am 20.04.2021 um 11:46 schrieb Anna Noyd-Dryver:
Jeremy Double wrote:
Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:

That's talking about whole cables being stolen (presumably to be
re-sold
whole) by being unplugged (the're supposed to be locked in to both
vehicle
and charger); one of the suggested solutions is a padlock around the
cable,
which wouldn't prevent the theft-by-cutting suggested in this thread.

Switch to aluminium conductors, which on a per weight basis are
nearly as
good as copper, and which don’t have nearly as much scrap value?

Railway cable thieves cut fibre-optic cables before realising they're
worthless to them; a cut EV charging cable is just as useless whether the
thief subsequently decides to leave the aluminium or not.

It's like with poisonous caterpillars: the one eaten caterpillar is dead
anyway but the bird remembers and does not pick that species a second time.

Specifically in a road full of EV charging cables, the thieves might
destroy the first one, see that its aluminimu and call it quits before
demolisching all cables in the road.

You are assuming that aluminium charging cables are feasible. I am
unaware of aluminium being used where both high power and flexibility
are required - despite the obvious potential savings on raw material
costs for kettles, fan heaters, hair dryers, etc.

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Robin
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