No, they don’t. Since electric cars don’t have combustion engines, they don’t produce any emissions. That’s why they don’t have or need catalytic converters. Hybrid cars—that use both ...

Even if the car sits closer to the ground, a skilled thief or crew can quickly lift it using an automotive jack. Then, all they have to do is use a cordless power saw to chop off the converter ...

‘You have several power converters in a car. Five control the car’s sensors, 12 are for the radio system and four are for the car’s EV powertrain,’ says Stelter (pictured below).