一种令人不安的趋势正在席卷全国，窃贼们正在以电动汽车（EV）充电站为目标，偷窃价值不菲的铜电缆，导致电动汽车车主无法充电。报道称，随着铜价在全球市场飙升至历史新高，犯罪分子通过出售偷来的电缆牟利，并在此过程中使整个充电站瘫痪。美联社.

盗窃流行病

监控摄像头拍下了光天化日之下发生的肆无忌惮的盗窃事件，窃贼利用门栓切割器来剪断充电电缆和生产 off with them in minutes. The problem has escalated rapidly, with Electrify America, the nation’s second-largest network of fast chargers, reporting a staggering increase in cable thefts from just one every six months to 129 through May this year.

Anthony Lambkin, Electrify America’s vice president of operations, emphasized the impact on customers, stating, “We’re enabling people to get to work, to take their kids to school, get to medical appointments. So to have an entire station that’s offline is pretty impactful to our customers.”

Automakers’ EV Ambitions at Risk

电缆失窃案的增加对投资数十亿美元向电动汽车过渡的美国汽车制造商构成了重大挑战。大约每 10 个美国成年人中就有 4 个对充电基础设施持怀疑态度，电缆是否正常的不确定性可能会进一步阻碍潜在的电动汽车买家。

主要汽车制造商，如 Stellantis, 福特通用汽车公司已经制定了雄心勃勃的电动汽车生产和销售目标，但这些目标取决于能否让消费者相信，可靠的充电服务将始终存在。

铜线连接

电缆盗窃案的激增与铜价飙升直接相关，铜价最近创下每磅近 $5.20 的历史新高。在废品收购站，每根被盗电缆可赚取 $15 到 $20 的利润，尽管每根电缆中的铜含量相对较少，但盗贼们还是赚得盆满钵满。

Sgt. Robert Carson, who leads a police metal-theft unit in Houston, noted, “They’re not making a significant amount of money. They’re not going to be sailing on a yacht anywhere.”

打击盗窃

充电公司和执法部门正联手打击偷窃行为。Electrify America 正在安装更多的安全摄像头，而休斯顿的警察正在走访回收中心，寻找被盗金属。回收材料协会也在向其 1700 名会员发出废料盗窃警报。

Carson urged EV owners to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity near charging stations, stating, “If people are driving down the road and you see a gas-powered vehicle, a truck, at a charging station, that probably doesn’t belong there.”

随着电动汽车需求的增长，对可靠、安全的充电基础设施的需求变得越来越重要。最近，充电电缆失窃案激增，有可能破坏在扩大电动汽车应用方面取得的进展，并凸显了加强全国充电站安全措施的迫切需要。