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You are really discounting the ingenuity of criminals. If they can steal 4 tires with wheel locks off your car, they can steal your undercarriage battery.

MBCook 4y ago
It’s THOUSANDS of pounds. It’s not a trivial operation. It may happen, but it will never be anywhere near as common as cat theft. One is safe, trivial, fast, and pays a lot. The other is extremely difficult, possibly lethal, and can’t easily be melted down for profit like a cat.
- dylan604 4y ago
  As connected as modern EV cars are, stealing one would seem like a dumb decision since they'll know exactly where the car is. I know chop shops are quick, but I still wouldn't want to knowingly bring something with tracking devices into my criminal lair.
  - SoftTalker 4y ago
    They'll figure out how to cut or disable the antenna and/or transmitter pretty quickly.
    - tpxl 4y ago
      Load it up onto a container truck and you got yourself a nice Faraday cage to block the trackers.
linsomniac 4y ago
Really? I'm pretty sure I have the tools in my garage to steal 4 wheels with locking nuts. I'm absolutely certain I couldn't steal the battery in my EV without stealing the whole EV. Which has a GPS tracker built into it.
- mechanical_bear 4y ago
  Faraday cages and transport trucks. The next EV theft wave.
Someone1234 4y ago
EV batteries are becoming STRUCTURAL, meaning they make up the core vehicle shell of the car, use hardened steel reinforcement and weight 1-2K pounds. They're also super dangerous if punctured. It would be easier to steal the whole vehicle than to steal the battery alone. I'd go so far as to say that an EV is a glorified "battery with wheels" since the actual drive components are a minority of the weight/complexity/cost. If a criminal can steal the whole EV, they will, if they cannot then stealing the battery alone isn't realistic.
- kazinator 4y ago
  Non-removable batteries, wow. I worry that a parallel development might happen in smartphones.

MBCook 4y ago

It’s THOUSANDS of pounds. It’s not a trivial operation. It may happen, but it will never be anywhere near as common as cat theft. One is safe, trivial, fast, and pays a lot. The other is extremely difficult, possibly lethal, and can’t easily be melted down for profit like a cat.

dylan604 4y ago
As connected as modern EV cars are, stealing one would seem like a dumb decision since they'll know exactly where the car is. I know chop shops are quick, but I still wouldn't want to knowingly bring something with tracking devices into my criminal lair.
- SoftTalker 4y ago
  They'll figure out how to cut or disable the antenna and/or transmitter pretty quickly.
  - tpxl 4y ago
    Load it up onto a container truck and you got yourself a nice Faraday cage to block the trackers.

linsomniac 4y ago

Really? I'm pretty sure I have the tools in my garage to steal 4 wheels with locking nuts. I'm absolutely certain I couldn't steal the battery in my EV without stealing the whole EV. Which has a GPS tracker built into it.

mechanical_bear 4y ago
Faraday cages and transport trucks. The next EV theft wave.

Someone1234 4y ago

EV batteries are becoming STRUCTURAL, meaning they make up the core vehicle shell of the car, use hardened steel reinforcement and weight 1-2K pounds. They're also super dangerous if punctured. It would be easier to steal the whole vehicle than to steal the battery alone. I'd go so far as to say that an EV is a glorified "battery with wheels" since the actual drive components are a minority of the weight/complexity/cost. If a criminal can steal the whole EV, they will, if they cannot then stealing the battery alone isn't realistic.

kazinator 4y ago
Non-removable batteries, wow. I worry that a parallel development might happen in smartphones.