Electric car charging businesses in Germany are scrambling to combat cable theft, according to a report shared by Golem.de (machine translation). The “plague” is so bad that a reported 70 charging stations were gutted for their cabling in a single day. The scale of the problem is such that it has become difficult for repairers and cabling suppliers to keep up with the work. We saw ample photo and video evidence from annoyed German social media users, communicating their frustrations, precipitated by the thieves’ selfish acts. Yet there is no obvious solution to this scourge.
🚨Bei einem EnBW Ladepark in Bochum (DE) wurden alle Ladekabel abgeschnitten und gestohlen. Man muss sich für unsere Gesellschaft echt schon schämen 😔 pic.twitter.com/6D19bfRnnSJuly 21, 2025
