Testing the capability of its battery-powered Solterra SUV as well as the feasibility of EV charging in such a secluded location, Subaru UK worked with Norwegian electric vehicle

ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage.

EV charging cables have been targeted by copper thieves in the past. A 2024 Associated Press report noted an increase in reported cable thefts that coincided with rising copper prices. Such thefts leave big repair bills for charging-station owners and fewer available chargers for EV drivers.

Jonathan is a 192-year-old giant tortoise and thought to be the world’s oldest living animal. In nearly two centuries, he has seen it all. Little wonder that he didn’t stop munching the lawn of Plantation House on the remote British island of St Helena as the electric Subaru Solterra pulled up at the Governor’s residence.

Africa is the isolated island of Saint Helena, home to a 192-year-old tortoise, and now the world's most remote EV charger.

The isolated British Overseas Territory of St Helena, 1200 miles off the south-west coast of Africa, is the location for a trial of the most remote public electric vehicle charging point. It is the latest step in a plan for the tropical island,

EVs need a place to charge, even in the most remote areas. Subaru helped install a public EV charging station in the “remotest place in the world.” To test it out, the Subaru Solterra was shipped to the island of St Helena.