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Disaster Awaits if We Don’t Secure IoT Now

Cars That Think

In 2017, a nuclear power plant in Kansas was the subject of a Russian cyberattack. In 2021, Chinese state actors reportedly gained access to parts of the New York City subway computer system. In 2023, Microsoft reported a cyberattack on its IT systems , likely by Chinese-backed actors.

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Government to offer £3,750 to EV buyers

EV Info

Scores are relative to an index based on the carbon intensity of different [power] grids.” And no Chinese made EVs. ” Ed – Sounds as clear as mud.

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Opinion: Are Chinese electric cars really spyware on wheels? Or is it all tin-hat conspiracy at its finest?

EV Central

I often face-palm while reading the comments below EV reviews from people who say they refuse to buy Chinese cars because the communists are definitely coming for us, and electric vehicles are just bigger, smarter versions of the malware Huawei was trying to sneak into our 5G networks.

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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

Green Car Congress

Better Place and China Southern Power Grid Co. China Southern Grid is an important partner in a huge market that is moving quickly toward the mass-market development of electric cars and is embracing battery switch as the primary means of range extension. —China Southern Grid Chairman Zhao Jianguo.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

Cars That Think

In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country's readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. would face catastrophic consequences from an EMP attack given its growing dependence on electronics of all forms and complete reliance upon the electrical grid. John MacNeill.

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Report says lithium from California’s Salton Sea can anchor US battery supply chain

Green Car Congress

The world is in a race to dominate the electric vehicle market—the Europeans have made their Battery Alliance a priority and the Chinese are chomping at the bit. Battery manufacturers can also serve the accelerating stationary energy storage market, which uses batteries to support the power grid. Earlier post.).

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?