German Model 3 Owner Busted For Stealing Electricity From The Police

A Tesla driver in Germany was recently busted for stealing electricity … from the police.

Autobild reports that the 48-year-old was passing through the city of Mettemann when he realized he didn’t have enough juice left to reach his destination 80 km away and couldn’t locate a public charging station, despite several being located in the nearby area. German versions of the Model 3 are rated at 409 km to 560 km per charge.

LexSucks - 2/26/2020 1:56:55 PM

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"The outlet was inside of a Portable Toilet" WTF?

malba2367 - 2/26/2020 3:02:11 PM

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This is going to become more common. A friend lives in a townhouse on a road with street parking on it and someone tried to run an extension cord to the outlet by his garage door to charge their Tesla overnight.

MDarringer - 2/26/2020 8:40:08 PM

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I'd put on a ski mask and key the Tesla if someone did that to my electricity.

SanJoseDriver - 2/26/2020 9:01:40 PM

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There were tons of charging stations around there, WTF... just use an app.

wilfred - 2/26/2020 9:58:24 PM

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Not surprising, not just Tesla but a lot of EV owners think they are entitled to trespass onto private properties and charge up.