As someone from Houston it doesn't shock me at all that someone stole the charging cables from 18 of 19 Superchargers in Montrose. Nobody seems 100% sure if this was a copper theft or an anti-EV action.
BUT - my question is this: is it time to take the cables off of EV chargers in America?
In other countries the driver has to supply their own charging cable - the dispenser provides just a port to plug into. Should Tesla move this way in the US, too?
I can see how this might also resolve the non-Tesla "cord is too short" issues that result in double parking spots being taken by non-Teslas while charging. Just have a long enough cable in your car.
Is it time to change a basic Supercharger design?
BUT - my question is this: is it time to take the cables off of EV chargers in America?
In other countries the driver has to supply their own charging cable - the dispenser provides just a port to plug into. Should Tesla move this way in the US, too?
I can see how this might also resolve the non-Tesla "cord is too short" issues that result in double parking spots being taken by non-Teslas while charging. Just have a long enough cable in your car.
Is it time to change a basic Supercharger design?