I live in a bad neighborhood in NJ, close to Camden, lots of Kias and Hyundais got stolen or broken into during the height of the Tiktok challenge so I don’t feel safe getting EV6 or ionic 5, there are some Teslas but like 2 out of 100 cars. I just want a EV that looks like a regular car and not eye catching. I have a Chevy Cruze now so I don’t want to get any more Chevy because it was such a unreliable car. Anyone that lives in bad neighborhoods with EV and what’s your experience has been like with safety?
If anything, thieves are less likely to mess with an EV because there’s no catalytic converter to steal.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they looked anyway, and caused damage in the looking. Years ago when I had a Jeep they cut open the canopy to steal a bottle of wine. The soft top, that you can unzip to open.
My friend has a POS 80s truck. He never locks it and the keys are in a cubby hole right beside the ignition. Thieving morons broke a window to get in and tried to hot wire it. These are not smart people.