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Thieves steal high-voltage Tesla Supercharger cables from Montrose(Houston) charging station
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TomServo
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Sadly I fear some disgruntled former employees are considering similar acts as retribution. I hope not, but folks do stupid things when angry.
ChooseFreedom
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As quickly as these vandals were caught, that would be a poor decision.
Just take your severance and skill to the next job. Anyone who has Tesla on their resume, and can't find another job has no one to blame but themselves.
PassingLane
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That’s a bit harsh isn’t it? What if they don’t live near the next job opportunity? What if it’s a single mother working part time in HR? I feel really bad for those who were fired, some of which may be on this forum and may be struggling.
ChooseFreedom
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Did Elon fire HR? I don't have details, but it sounded like it was just the Supercharger team that was fired.
You're trying to create a worst-case scenario to make a point.
Do you think that entire SC team all came from that area? I'd say a good portion of them relocated to work for Tesla. So, they are familiar with doing that. Sucks they might have to again for another job, but let's not act like it's uprooting a bunch of established families.
But also, a lot of suppliers tend to put facilities near their OEM customer, so there are probably some opportunities for employment nearby with companies that supply to Tesla who would jump at the chance to hire someone with inside experience.
Either way, having options is good. I personally don't approve of his method in this case, but I don't feel sorry for those folks. They're talented, they've been compensated, and they will easily land on their feet somewhere.
PassingLane
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The SC team would not have been entirely engineers. I hope you're right but saying that there's something wrong with someone if they can't get another (assuming equivalent) job in a suitable locale is showing an extreme lack of understanding of what they are going through.
ChooseFreedom
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From someone who was laid off in March 2020 due to COVID cuts at my company, and unable to relocate, couldn't find another equivalent job for 12 months, I think I'm more than qualified to understand what they're going through.
I never said they were all engineers. You posed an example using a PT HR person, which has nothing to do with the SC team.
PassingLane
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Ok, I'm going to stop arguing with you. The internet isn't conducive to it.
4 more sites hit
www.click2houston.com
At least 5 Tesla Supercharger locations targeted across Houston in less than a week, but motive remains unclear
At least five Tesla Supercharger locations have been targeted in a string of robberies this week.
www.click2houston.com
If they just cut the cords and rolled coal out of there leaving them on the floor, I'd say that. but they took them. Way more likely to be crackheads selling the copper for scrap.they're trying to push the narrative that they're anti-ev or anti-elon groups out there vandalizing these chargers.
For sure. I'm from Houston. My parents are made fun of by others for driving Teslas by the same people who have had multiple cat converters stolen off their cars. Frankly, I'm surprised this hasn't happened much sooner.
Lately it seems like the Criminals are treated like Victims and the Victims are treated like Criminals.
TomServo
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Has the site been repaired yet given all the drama surrounding the status of the "SuperCharger Team"?
The last update on PlugShare was back on May 5th when someone reported 18 of the 19 stalls had been vandalized.
The last update on PlugShare was back on May 5th when someone reported 18 of the 19 stalls had been vandalized.
2132 Kipling St Parking Lot | Houston, TX | EV Station
Houston, TX - Kipling Street 19 Superchargers up to 250kW, Available 24/7 This Supercharger is open to Tesla and NACS enabled vehicles with CCS compatibility Located next to Trader Joe's and PetSmart
www.plugshare.com
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I'm wondering if they even will until the crims are caught.Has the site been repaired yet given all the drama surrounding the status of the "SuperCharger Team"?
The last update on PlugShare was back on May 5th when someone reported 18 of the 19 stalls had been vandalized.
2132 Kipling St Parking Lot | Houston, TX | EV Station
Houston, TX - Kipling Street 19 Superchargers up to 250kW, Available 24/7 This Supercharger is open to Tesla and NACS enabled vehicles with CCS compatibility Located next to Trader Joe's and PetSmartwww.plugshare.com
ChooseFreedom
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They were caught a day or so later.
But doesn't stop others from doing it again.
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