Car thefts in Germany are on the rise – perpetrators avoid e-cars and steal combustion engines in particular
In Germany, car thefts increased again in 2023, but electric cars usually remain an exception for perpetrators: The BKA counts 15,924 permanently stolen cars in the "Federal Situation Report on Motor Vehicle Crime 2023", nine percent more than in the previous year. Organized groups bring many vehicles abroad that same night, which is why time pressure is becoming a central risk factor. High-priced vehicles often disappear on order. In the case of e-cars, there is apparently often a lack of customers. As a result, the damage is mainly concentrated on combustion engines.
Investigators describe that gangs mainly take vehicles with combustion engines because they can cover long distances without planning effort. Henning Hauswald, head of the "Soko Kfz" at the Saxony State Criminal Police Office, said literally: "Thieves have no time to drive to the charging station". This is a practical argument, because every additional stop increases the probability of detection.
Tracking systems on EV cars are an issue too apparently.
4 comments:
I spy a market opportunity for people you pay to "steal" your EV so you can claim the insurance.
dearieme - that's a good idea, although the fee could be quite high.
I don't worry about my car getting knicked because it's so old and knackered, nobody would be interested in it
I've said that about most of my cars, because I only drive bangers, but I'm betting people with brand new EVs will be a little embarrassed to say, I don't wory about my car getting nicked because it's an EV
Bucko - if you can keep them going, driving old cars has to be a sound idea, especially now modern cars are so ridiculously complex.
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