EV Drivers Urged To BYOW: Bring Your Own Wire

As the world gallops towards a cleaner, quieter future, some unforeseen practicalities are emerging from the ditch of progress. Electric vehicles owners, in particular, are now being gently encouraged to consider a radical new approach to charging: the 'Bring Your Own Wire' (BYOW) initiative. This innovative solution comes as the nation grapples with a burgeoning crisis of absent power cables, particularly those found at public charging points.

Apparently, the shimmering promise of sustainable transport is no match for the decidedly analogue allure of a few pounds of copper theft. While billions are earmarked for expanding charging infrastructure, the more pressing issue appears to be whether these networks will still possess their vital conductive organs by the time a vehicle arrives. The suggestion, therefore, is for EV drivers to equip themselves with personal, perhaps even ornamental, charging cables – an extension of individual responsibility for collective infrastructure. It seems the race to decarbonise is now a race against petty larceny, where the very backbone of future transport is literally being stripped away, one public charger at a time. Perhaps next we'll be urged to BYOB: Bring Your Own Battery.