Chinese EVs Are ‘Potential Eyes and Ears’ of Beijing, Pose Risk to Electrical Grid: Ex-CSIS Officer

A former officer with Canada’s intelligence service told MPs the arrival of Chinese electric vehicles in Canada poses not only a surveillance threat but also a risk to the electrical grid.
Neil Bisson, who spent 18 years as an officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), assessed the threat from Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) during his appearance before the House of Commons industry committee on April 16.
“In effect, each Chinese manufactured EV is an extraordinary source of valuable data, the potential eyes and ears of the PRC, and we are on the verge of importing and dispersing tens of thousands of them across Canada,” Bisson told the committee….