And according to National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) More than one million cars were stolen in US The year 2023, but the office revealed a severe scarcity in the number of stolen electric cars, according to what was published by the American website “Axios”.
And just Highway Safety Institute (IIHS), the U.S. auto theft rate is 49 per 100,000 insured vehicles.
But at the same time, the theft rate of Tesla Model 3 electric cars is 1 out of every 100,000 cars.
The reason is that this car is equipped with a safety system that monitors external threats to the vehicle.
“Even as the volume of electric vehicle thefts has increased over time, they are still very low compared to regular vehicles,” Nicholas Zeitlinger, a public affairs specialist at the National Insurance Crime Bureau, told Axios.
He added: “Technology “These cars are not widely known, most of them do not use keys but are controlled by phone or key card,” but he pointed out that “this does not mean that thieves are not interested in the electric car, especially since it is expensive and attractive.”
“These vehicles are often stored in the garage or kept next to the house for charging purposes, making them unattractive targets,” says Highway Safety Institute spokesman Joe Young.
The GPS system built into modern vehicles, including all electric cars, makes it easy to find when lost.
