Doesn’t surprise me. For years, thieves in Detroit have been stripping vacant houses of wiring and plumbing to earn cash. Some even steal the wiring from street lights.
According to Wikipedia:
Anything made of metal has value as scrap metal, and can be stolen:
* Manhole covers
* Copper wiring, or copper pipes from houses or other buildings
* Utility company electrical wiring (especially power cables) and transformers
* Aluminium or stainless steel beer kegs
* Bronze or brass statues, monuments, and commemorative plaques
* Catalytic converters from motor vehicles (they contain precious metals)
* Air conditioner units
* Rails from train tracks
* Metal crosses and other ornaments from cemeteries
Footage has revealed how thieves in California are stealing copper-filled cables from Tesla charging stations.
Viral video shared on TikTok by Joshua Beckler shows the aftermath of a recent theft at a Tesla Supercharger station in Vallejo, California.
The nine stations are seen without any of the cables attached to them as Beckler shows the core of the heavy duty cable, which is clearly rich in copper, whose value has soared in recent years.
The incident happened sometime over the weekend before it was reported to Vallejo police on Sunday morning.
Current scrap prices for copper have it averaging at $3 per pound, with Forbes reporting that the metal is ‘a catalyst for a new era of global economic growth’.
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So, even if a Tesla owner knew of a place to charge up, it probably won’t be in working order ever.
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