@HitchHiker71 said Tesla's can't be stolen. The article I posted says they can be stolen. What you are now saying is all ev's have this vulnerability.
The other issue with ev's are they can be hacked at most public chargers.
Bill
https://cluballiance.aaa.com/the-extra-mile/advice/car/can-electric-cars-be-hacked
But the surge in electric car sales also provides a new opportunity for cybercriminals. Yes, electric vehicles can be hacked, and the high-tech scammers behind these cyberattacks will gladly use your EV and public charging stations to steal your personal and financial information or even disable your car or truck.
Show me where I said they cannot be stolen please? I said they are the least stolen vehicles as evidenced by rates of theft by insurance companies - that's a simple fact - and that they are almost impossible to steal when set up correctly and owned by someone that has a brain and doesn't click on illegitimate websites that steal their credentials, and then doesn't immediately change their password after the fact and remove any rogue virtual keys - which is also easily done - and also doesn't use the vehicle PIN to drive security codes that prevents using the vehicle even if access is gained into the passenger compartment, which you would know if you actually ever owned a Tesla as opposed to using talking points from the interweb. For those who aren't aware:
This code isn't something that can be stolen via any high-tech scammers unless you are dumb enough to give it away quite frankly (just as if people are gullible enough to give away their website credentials due to phishing emails).
The article you posted above doesn't apply to Tesla Superchargers either - since there are no payment processors or screens on Tesla chargers that can be intercepted to attempt to steal personal and/or financial information - it's simple plug and play - and all handled on the back end via secure wired connections that the station itself uses. You literally pull up to the Supercharger, exit your vehicle, plug it in, get back in your vehicle. You never pull out any payment method or anything else - that's all configured in advance within the Tesla app securely - and that data is held on the back end by Tesla - and is used to facilitate payment once your charging session is complete. Again, you provide zero personal and/or financial data at the Supercharger station - unlike almost every other L3 public charger - where you have to swipe a card or provide other data to start a session - which is where the risk comes into play that your article outlines. Doesn't apply to Tesla. That's why Tesla is by far the most reliable, secure, and easiest to use L3 public charging system on the planet bar none.
@davidvel said many cars, and particularly any newer cars have this same vulnerability. Most newer cars today have apps/websites that can be used to control remote access to the vehicle. Heck, my 2018 RAM 1500 has this functionality and it's seven years old now. I can remotely unlock my RAM, remotely start my RAM, etc., all via an app. The only difference is - once that thief gets into your ICE vehicle - they can likely bypass the remaining blockers and get your vehicle started and drive away - good luck doing the same in a Tesla.
Lastly, I'm not saying things cannot be hacked, I'm saying it's not nearly as easy as articles like you've provided let on - otherwise everyone would be doing it - and the theft stats clearly show this isn't the case - at least not yet - though if I were a betting man I'd go so far as to say it's more likely the legacy manufacturers will suffer from issues like this when compared to Tesla or Rivian for example, who are actually building SDVs, as opposed to electrified ICE vehicles.
