And you just…trust other tenants to not just walk off with it?
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AA5B@lemmy.world 10 months agoI don’t know about other chargers but my Tesla charger is designed for outside use and can be configured to only allow my car to charge
Exusia@lemmy.world 10 months ago
BitSound@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m not worried about that, but I’ve seen some more cautious people get the cable underneath one of their wheels so that you’d have to move the car to take it. I’m quite sure you could also find another way of attaching or securing it to your car to make it fairly difficult to walk away with. The chargers also aren’t really worth much, so it seems unlikely that even someone desperate for cash would put much effort into it.
AA5B@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It helps to have your own home, and my area doesn’t have much vandalism
My charger is not detachable and is not especially valuable in itself, so I think of it more as vandalism than theft. Someone might vandalize my charger for the metal in the cable, I guess, but I also have an air conditioner compressor outside that I’d expect to be more valuable, if harder to walk away with. As a property owner, there’s always something that could be vandalized, but you need to balance your costs and convenience with what you expect from your neighbors
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
That’s a problem that is pretty easily solved. It can all be solidly affixed to the wall, locked to the vehicle, etc.
AA5B@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, I do wonder about the wisdom of locking it to the vehicle. I wonder if it would really deter anyone or if it just means my car is also vandalized for the scrap metal in the cable
Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.ee 10 months ago
R u so paranoid that u think people are gonna steal it? I mean it might happen but I live in quite a rough place and I wouldnt even be worried abt that
oatscoop@midwest.social 10 months ago
Some people will steal anything they think they can sell for a couple bucks – particularly addicts. That $200 charger looks like a free $20 bill to them.
You’re banking on not a single one of those people seeing it and taking it.
Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I’ve had people attempt to Rob me in my own home, had bricks thrown in my window for literally no reason and had attepted night burglaries so I live in quite a rough area and I’d genuinely be suprised if someone stole an electric car charger I’ve left more valuable things out by accident without them being stolen.
spongebue@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The J1772 protocol is very basic and does not communicate any car identifier back to the charge unit, so it wouldn’t know what it’s plugged into (other than “something”)