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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:47:35 PM EDT
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Video in article A Tesla Supercharger station in California’s Bay Area was recently hit by vandals who cut each and every charging cable, rendering the entire site useless. Vandalism of Tesla vehicles is not uncommon, and we have reported on it many times in the past. Tesla Superchargers are also prone to various forms of vandalism and abuse, with damage to charging stalls or the act of “ICEing,” which entails gas-powered cars blocking Supercharger piles, all being popular forms of disruption. However, we are now seeing vandalism continue in a strange and extremely disruptive way. A Bay Area Supercharger with several stalls was completely rendered useless after people sliced each of the cables from the individual piles. A TikTok of the incident was shared by user K9Optima, which occurred at the Tesla Supercharger in Vallejo, California, behind a Target: |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:49:10 PM EDT
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SAVE OIL NOW.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:51:17 PM EDT
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Good thing they have insurance
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:55:03 PM EDT
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I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables?
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:55:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Oceans87]
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The left don't even know what they support any more. Just destroy and protest with no real cause.
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MN, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:57:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Oceans87: The left don't even know what they support any more. Just destroy and protest with no real cause. I say let it all burn in that city. The rest of the country will enjoy the contact high we get from it burning to the ground. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 7:59:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Copper |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:02:05 PM EDT
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When a high trust social experiment gets run over by a low trust society…
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:03:58 PM EDT
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Read an article about it happening here in Houston as well.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:06:45 PM EDT
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Aren't those things liquid cooled? I'd love to take a peek inside one.
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USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:08:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LnWlf]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Big fat copper cables to push all that current. They could switch to aluminum but it would be about as thick as a soda can and they’ll probably steal it anyway  Assuming it’s 750 copper(I have no idea what they actually use), it’s about 2.8lbs/foot and they probably get $3/lb at their shady scrap yard that requires no signature or license |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 8:09:16 PM EDT
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It's not vandalism, it's theft. They are stealing the copper. I'm surprised it took this long.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:16:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Beretta_Jerry: Copper Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Beretta_Jerry: Originally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Copper 3-4 bucks a pound stripped. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:18:48 PM EDT
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Needs magnavolt lethal response
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:19:16 PM EDT
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Who's gonna fix the damage? An article last week said Tesla laid off everyone in the supercharger program.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:26:26 PM EDT
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And I bet the unscrupulous metal recycler will accept it, no questions asked.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:31:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Copper |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:32:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LnWlf: Big fat copper cables to push all that current. They could switch to aluminum but it would be about as thick as a soda can and they’ll probably steal it anyway Assuming it’s 750 copper(I have no idea what they actually use), it’s about 2.8lbs/foot and they probably get $3/lb at their shady scrap yard that requires no signature or license Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LnWlf: Originally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Big fat copper cables to push all that current. They could switch to aluminum but it would be about as thick as a soda can and they’ll probably steal it anyway Assuming it’s 750 copper(I have no idea what they actually use), it’s about 2.8lbs/foot and they probably get $3/lb at their shady scrap yard that requires no signature or license In the Houston thread a couple days ago I believe it was figured out to be around 4.5lbs/ft iirc |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:33:46 PM EDT
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They'll blame it on some MAGA bastards.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:34:25 PM EDT
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Gas pump master race checking in. Nobody steals gas hoses.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:39:53 PM EDT
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Same thing happened at multiple locations in Houston. My bet is on antifa/black bloc types pissed off at Musk. They started a mini riot at the German Tesla factory the other day
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Posted: 5/13/2024 9:42:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kc-coyote: And I bet the unscrupulous metal recycler will accept it, no questions asked. 
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:09:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Beretta_Jerry: Copper This. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:11:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Its cover for crack heads stole the wire for copper |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:25:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By R2point0: It's not vandalism, it's theft. They are stealing the copper. I'm surprised it took this long. This. It’s the Bay Area, doubt there’s many EV haters who want to vandalize to make a statement. There are however a bunch of thieves who have realized they can steal anything and not get caught or charged |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:39:51 PM EDT
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I'm kinda curious how they're not getting lit up like Christmas trees while cutting them. No current until they're hooked up to a vehicle?
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:41:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? It is 100% vandalism/theft and the criminals need to be caught and prosecuted. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:44:51 PM EDT
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Meh, they wanted to defund their police.
Seems like they were successful. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:46:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:53:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Waldo: Gas pump master race checking in. Nobody steals gas hoses. Weird ain’t it Waldo? |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:56:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/13/2024 10:58:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hockeysew: Weird ain’t it Waldo? A case of schadenfreude, or unintended consequences. Either one works. Take your pick.
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:06:23 PM EDT
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Here's a question for you guys:
Did Elon Musk fire the entire supercharging team because he told them to come up with a security solution and they ignored him? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:09:25 PM EDT
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 Dragnet Clapper Caper with Jack Webb & Johnny Carson |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:13:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kc-coyote: And I bet the unscrupulous metal recycler will accept it, no questions asked. You can bet on that, and you can also bet all the principled, capitalist conservatives here will shout down anyone who is critical of the scrap yards because they have to virtue signal about how its muh capitalism. Of course, their virtue signaling will be non existent when their catalytic convertor gets stolen and sold to the same type of criminal scrap yard. Then it'll be different because it effects them personally. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:18:57 PM EDT
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false flag. Blame the right. Burn it to the ground
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USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:23:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Grendelsbane: When a high trust social experiment gets run over by a low trust society… 100% right. It's hard for me to understand how anyone could hit 40 years old and still be a libtard. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:27:03 PM EDT
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ICE-ing? No it’s call being a meth head
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:27:56 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By 1Andy2: Needs magnavolt lethal response Dead or alive, you're coming with me! |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:28:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Waldo: Gas pump master race checking in. Nobody steals gas hoses. Well, not on purpose. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:28:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LArifleMAN: I'm kinda curious how they're not getting lit up like Christmas trees while cutting them. No current until they're hooked up to a vehicle? No way the cord is hot just sitting there. The charging station has got to have an internal switch |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:30:04 PM EDT
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It’s not vandalism, it’s theft of metals
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:31:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Grendelsbane: Well, not on purpose. Someone in the last thread like this admitted to driving off with one. Was that you? I don't remember.
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:33:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LnWlf: Big fat copper cables to push all that current. They could switch to aluminum but it would be about as thick as a soda can and they’ll probably steal it anyway Assuming it’s 750 copper(I have no idea what they actually use), it’s about 2.8lbs/foot and they probably get $3/lb at their shady scrap yard that requires no signature or license Aluminum only has to be 21% larger in diameter to carry the same current (<2ga numbers larger) and will weigh half as much. |
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HI, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 11:49:52 PM EDT
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bummer
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Posted: 5/14/2024 12:45:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Mike: Aluminum only has to be 21% larger in diameter to carry the same current (<2ga numbers larger) and will weigh half as much. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 12:51:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack-of-Hearts: I'm not into EVs either right now but I'm not opposed to other people having them. Why would someone cut the cables? Meth money. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 1:08:00 AM EDT
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That’s why they need to make inductive charging a thing
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Posted: 5/14/2024 1:49:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Badlatitude: Its cover for crack heads stole the wire for copper My bets on illegals. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 2:47:27 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Source Video in article A Tesla Supercharger station in California’s Bay Area was recently hit by vandals who cut each and every charging cable, rendering the entire site useless. Vandalism of Tesla vehicles is not uncommon, and we have reported on it many times in the past. Tesla Superchargers are also prone to various forms of vandalism and abuse, with damage to charging stalls or the act of “ICEing,” which entails gas-powered cars blocking Supercharger piles, all being popular forms of disruption. However, we are now seeing vandalism continue in a strange and extremely disruptive way. A Bay Area Supercharger with several stalls was completely rendered useless after people sliced each of the cables from the individual piles. A TikTok of the incident was shared by user K9Optima, which occurred at the Tesla Supercharger in Vallejo, California, behind a Target: Its not vandals its jackoffs who are stealing the copper in the cables. |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 5/14/2024 3:14:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Waldo: Gas pump master race checking in. Nobody steals gas hoses. My wife has entered the chat 
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