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FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicle (EV) models are displayed at the booths of Denza, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz Group AG and BYD Auto, and Chinese EV maker Voyah, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China November 3, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

The US fears that the vast amount of sensitive and personal data collected on Americans by modern cars could be sent to Beijing.

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A proposed US ban on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) represents yet another move towards the decoupling of the two superpowers based on national security concerns.

The Biden administration on Sept 23 announced

sweeping new rules targeting imported cars with components

from “foreign adversaries” – China and Russia were named – effectively banning Chinese EVs from US roads from 2026.

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