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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Cyber risk in adding electric cars to grid

Charging electric cars via the national grid may expose the system to cyber attacks, experts warn. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Connecting electric vehicles to the national power grid could open the door to cyber attacks and widespread power outages unless regulators get the security settings right early, experts warn.

Despite a national consultation paper on Australia's transition to electric vehicles, energy experts said the cyber security implications of the move had yet to be flagged in the discussion and needed to be prioritised.

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