Research and Markets: Theft risks for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Report – Hybrid And Electric Vehicle-Related Crime to Rise from Just Vandalism to Full Black Market Theft By 2016

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ac8e7/theft_risks_for_hy) has announced the addition of the "Theft risks for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles" report to their offering.

SBD has identified several different theft threats to hybrid and electric vehicles and their supporting technology in its latest research. Some of these are likely to occur from vehicle launch, whilst others are longer term.

According to SBDs research, a new vehicle typically enjoys a period of around a year while thieves perfect new methods and theft of and from the vehicle begin to increase.

Vehicle manufacturers need to start seriously considering the causes and effects of hybrid and electric vehicle-related crime as soon as possible, before these issues do any long-term damage to the customer perception and market interest for these vehicles.

This report will enable you to:

Identify potential security weaknesses in hybrid and electric vehicles as well as associated technology such as charging stations, batteries and power cables
Learn why and when these types of vehicles will start to be targeted by thieves
Understand the impact of theft issues on public perception and cost of ownership of hybrid and electric vehicles
Gain independent recommendations on how to combat the particular security risks and improve vehicle design

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive summary
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Main conclusions
1.3 Overview of theft issues
2. Background
2.1 Hybrid and Electric vehicles
2.2 Local schemes and initiatives
3. Stealing components - Theft From
3.1 Contributing factors and market drivers
3.2 Cable theft
3.3 Battery theft
3.4 Telematics and infotainment
4. Stealing whole vehicles - Theft Of
4.1 Immobilisers
5. Additional issues
5.1 Vandalism
5.2 Theft of power
6. Timing
7. The effects of thefts
7.1 Negative public image
7.2 Cost of ownership
8. Future security considerations
8.1 Vehicle batteries
8.2 Charging cables
8.3 Theft of vehicles
8.4 Theft of power
LIST OF FIGURES

Author:

David graduated from Cardiff University with an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has worked on many projects focused on vehicle security and cost of ownership, and is currently responsible for managing the UK insurance group rating process for one of SBDs major clients. He is also responsible for monitoring all the latest news developments in vehicle security and insurance requirements across the globe. David specialises in Smart Key technology and has authored several SBD studies on the subject.

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Source: SBD