In our few years of operation we haven't heard of any cable theft but if you want to fill extra safe, here are 5 different methods you can feel safe about your charging cable attached to a Plugzio device:
1 - Vehicle Auto Lock
Electric vehicles will automatically lock the charging cable in when the vehicle doors are locked. This would make it extremely difficult for someone to take your charger.
2- Lockable covers
Plugzio is designed like a standard outlet so you have the option to purchase a lockable cover from your local hardware store (about $15) and install it on top of the Plugzio unit. This allows you to lock your cable in so not only no one can take it from the vehicle (method #1) but also no one can unplug the cable from the Plugzio unit.
Here are some products that fit well with Plugzio:
3- Plugzio Notifications
You will receive a notification on your mobile phone as soon as you get unplugged from the device. This will give you a piece of mind that you will always be alerted if the charging gets interrupted for whatever reason (e.g. your EV becomes fully charged).
4- Plugzio Universal
Plugzio universal can be installed in-line with a charger, so there would no easy way to take the charger away. If you want to have a cable securely attached to your Plugzio unit, using Plugzio Universal may be the best way to go.
5- Improvisation
Throughout the years we have witnessed some creative ways people secure their chargers, here are some of them:
Drive over your charging cable.
Put your charger controller (the big adapter) inside the vehicle and roll your window up on the cable.
Put your charger controller in the trunk (or frunk) and close it.
Lock the charging cable to the conduit on the wall.
We generally don't recommend improvisation specially when there is 4 rather better ways to secure your charger if need be.