Chinese EV tech ban not an overreaction: National security experts

Adam Tong, an associate fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said it’s better for the U.S. to get ahead of the threat rather than trying to fix it on the back end.

“They’re really looking into the future. There’s a bigger fear that in the future if there’s a flood of Chinese EVs and connected vehicles allowed to be imported into the U.S. market, that could cause severe national security concerns,” he said.

Tong said that connected vehicles could grant China or other adversary nations access to sensitive data such as the geolocation of drivers, their voice as well as daily routine based on driving patterns.

In more extreme situations or times of conflict, there is also concern that “malicious actors overseas” can gain remote access to U.S. critical infrastructure through the connection to the vehicles, Tong said.

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