Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Study by Chinese researchers found an electric car's trackable "fingerprint"

Your EV's Battery May Be Spying On You, New Study Reveals

04 Aug 2025 | Abstracted from EVWorld.com

A new study from Chinese universities reveals hackers can track your EV. By analyzing your battery's unique "power fingerprint" at a public charger, they can reconstruct your exact driving routes, including home and work. This low-cost side-channel attack exposes a major privacy risk in the vehicle's battery management system, revealing a new frontier for automotive cybersecurity that goes beyond just software.

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