EV, ChargePoint

ChargePoint is doing something about all the EV charger cable-cutting crooks
ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage.
ChargePoint Says New Uncuttable EV Charging Cable Will Thwart Vandalism
ChargePoint CEO Rick Wilmer spoke to Ars Technica and explained how he decided to take action after chargers at the company’s own Silicon Valley headquarters were repeatedly cut. Here is how he describes making the new cable:
Cut-Resistant Cables and Alarms Are Coming to EV Chargers Near You
But the problem has become particularly acute for electric vehicle drivers in recent years, as many have come to roll up on public chargers for much-needed juice ... only to find the cables cut and gone,
ChargePoint introduces two measures to battle EV charger theft and vandalization [Video]
Multi-continental EV charging network ChargePoint has introduced two new solutions to combat a looming threat for electric vehicle owners
ChargePoint Adds Cut-Resistant EV Charging Cables to Deter Theft
Looking to stop potential vandals before they act, the EV charging company introduced a new set of cut-resistant cables in conjunction with a new alarm system.
ChargePoint Takes On Vandals With New Cut-Resistant EV Charging Cables
A New Type of Cable. ChargePoint had to find the middle ground while making cut-resistant cables that could still be flexible and maneuverable enough for customers to plug into ca
Hyundai is offering a free ChargePoint EV charger for 2025 IONIQ 5 customers
Buy or lease the new 2025 IONIQ 5, and Hyundai will give you a free ChargePoint Level 2 EV charger. Or, you can choose a $400 charging credit. That’s a pretty sweet deal, with leases starting as low as $199 per month. Here’s how you can snag the offer.
ChargePoint develops uncuttable charging cables to stop thieves
His customers are starting to get fed up with the problem, too, and so Wilmer has had the company hard at work on a solution: an uncuttable cable, which should be ready to deploy by early summer. "I literally got so frustrated
ChargePoint Leads Fights Against Industry-Wide EV Charger Cable Theft with Anti-Vandalism Solutions
ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), a leading provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced two innovative new solutions to combat charger vandalism, featuring a new cut-resistant charging cable and ChargePoint® Protect,
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$15M federal grant to help fund 300 EV chargers in SF
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Electric vehicle sales power ahead, along with charging station builds
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Ossoff, Warnock help get 50+ EV chargers into Athens. Here's where they're going.
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EXPLAINER: Abilene MPO moves forward with electric vehicle charging infrastructure
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BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed one
BT has abandoned its scheme to turn green street cabinets into electric vehicle (EV) charging points having completed only ...