Seattle: Thieves on the hunt for copper have found a new target: electric vehicle charging stations.
Seattle City Light says eight of its EV charging stations have been hit since last March. The thieves are looking for what the utility says is a small amount of copper.
Thieves hit the charging station in Seattle’s Central District just this past weekend. And that was the second time thieves vandalized this EV charging station ...
“So, they’re coming, and they’re taking an implement, and they’re cutting it off at the end,” said Jenn Strang, a spokesperson for Seattle City Light.
She showed us just what the thieves were after ... a small amount of copper ... pointing to the remaining stub ...
The value? “It’s about $10,” she said ...
Since March, crooks have hit eight of the 13 charging stations Seattle City Light has around its service area ...
The thefts are a very expensive crime for City Light. It costs $2,500 to repair these stations every time this happens.
There’s another problem. This is happening in a lot of places. So, supply chain issues are making it difficult to keep up with demand ...
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