Electric car goal in India seen creating cyber-security risk


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018

Mahindra's e2o NXT electric car on display during the Auto-Expo 2018 at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. — AFP Relaxnews

India’s dependence on imported components for electric vehicles could make the country vulnerable to cyber-security breaches, according to the government’s chief policy think-tank.

India should manufacture the majority of the parts needed for its electric vehicle fleet as equipment shipped from overseas could be compromised, V.K. Saraswat, a member of the think tank, Niti Aayog, said in an interview. All of the software and at least 55% of the components need to be made domestically to keep electric vehicles and the grid secure.

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