A round of routine security testing (Norway) revealed an unexpected discovery that threw everything into question. Denmark, which is having to make a frantic decision over the hundreds of Chinese buses on its roads too.

Having deployed a fleet of 300 Chinese buses around the Norwegian capital of Oslo, transport authority Ruter revealed that the EVs actually posed a huge security risk. Through the same technology as over-the-air software updates, these Chinese buses could be accessed remotely from the manufacturer’s HQ in China. Effectively, Yutong could shut the entire fleet down in seconds through the remote chip.

Movia, the largest public transport provider in Denmark, has 262 electric Chinese buses from Yutong in its ownership.

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