• @[email protected]
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    1: Why’s it $300 then?

    2: All theft from Tesla owners is valid in 2025

    3: Why do people assume they aren’t selling the expensive cables whole?

    • @[email protected]
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      1. Because the damage also includes labor and overhead, not just material.
      2. We’re not talking about Tesla specifically.
      3. Even if the stolen cable was left undamaged, who are you gonna sell it to? The company that owns the charging station?
    • @[email protected]
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      72 days ago

      1: Labor & Equipment.

      2: Tesla owners don’t necessarily own the Charging stations.

      3: They are icing wire cutters to remove the cables, destroying the cable in the process.

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        1: Sure it does. What’s the other $250 then?

        2: Fair

        3: That makes sense. I wonder if the solution might be for the stations to just have ports car owners to provide the cables?

            • @[email protected]
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              Just crimping a connector to such a cable is hard work. You really can’t compare that to traditional wiring. Many are also water-cooled.

                • @[email protected]
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                  Yes. The cables are intentionally made “too thin” so that they weigh less and are less stiff. The upside it it makes handling them much easier. The downside is they they get pretty hot pretty fast, and from there you have two options: Actively cool the cable from inside or throttle charging so the cable doesn’t melt.

    • Bob
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      12 days ago

      £300 is about $375, yankee doodle.

        • Bob
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          I can’t be annoyed by someone who knows it’s an L and correctly guesses I love marmite!

    • @droans
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      You know there’s more to it than just raw copper, right?

      The cable itself, insulation, active cooling, labor, complicated build process, specialized installation, etc.

      Don’t be daft.