After a gunman opened fire at a Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out with an attached Tesla Supercharger last week, EV owners flooded social media with the same suggestion: buy an EVject.
The breakaway charging connector lets you drive off while still plugged in. It sounds like an obvious fix for a horrifying scenario — but it’s a controversial device that doesn’t actually solve the problem, and it points to something Tesla and every other automaker should be building instead.
What happened, and why it hit a nerve
On August 1, a shooter targeted the crowd outside a newly opened In-N-Out in Twin Falls. A Supercharger sits in the same lot, and video circulating online appeared to show the gunman firing into a Tesla that was plugged in and charging. Three people were killed and several injured, including a driver who was charging his Tesla and survived.
WATCH: Video reportedly shows one of the two believed suspects opening fire with what appears to be an AR-style rifle in a parking lot in Twin Falls, Idaho. No word on casualties. pic.twitter.com/eBo3zagILN— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) August 1, 2026
