EV Manufacturers Address Charging Cybersecurity Issues
Electric vehicle manufacturers recently gathered at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to evaluate enhanced cybersecurity issues related to the connections between EVs and charging infrastructure. Participants representing companies such as ChargePoint, Ford and Rivian met at NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility to discuss high-voltage cabling and other technology.
The event was organized to evaluate the application of public key infrastructure (PKI)—a method for encrypting information exchange and certifying the authenticity of devices—to help ensure digital trust between vehicles and charging stations. Although PKI had been adopted for many industries, this kind of authentication between different companies’ electric vehicles and charging stations is not commonplace and has not yet matured in the EV charging ecosystem.