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Because they think people keep stealing their charge cables because they need one; and not that they want to want to turn that sweet copper into cash.
a charge cable is like 500 bucks. it's definitely worth more whole.
For the most part, the people who strip copper wiring for a quick buck would not know or care that selling it intact would make a lot more. They want cash now, not next week.
I stole an EV charger and I need cash now
For whatever reason this reminded me of folks that steal mufflers thinking they're catalytic converters.
fair point.