HtownHog
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risk/reward is key. Cat theft is quick and pretty untraceable for the most part. Only way to cross reference the cat and vehicle is to match cut marks on the exhaust.I was being a bit dramatic. I agree with your general point that car jacking like most illegal activities is about maximizing reward/risk ratio. All I am saying is that batteries increase the reward so I would not be surprised if car jackers are willing to take more risk. Although most as you said like to reduce friction, that is not necessarily the case with all:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/tesla-foils-navy-sailor-carjacker-attempt
As cars become more of a laptop over wheels, bad guys will try to reduce risk by hacking more than kidnapping and it will be more of the battle of the nerds rather than the tough guys:
https://electrek.co/2021/11/11/tesla-owners-warned-police-targeted-professional-thieves/
battery theft at least early on will be low reward. While the pack is valuable it is mostly valuable as an assembly, they won’t be selling it to scrap dealers for reclaim. As the vehicles age out and dealer repair % starts dropping you might see a market for independent mechanics trying to source packs, but I also bet the pack will be physically and electronically serialized.
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