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This city bought 300 Chinese electric buses — then found out China can turn them off at will

A city had a rude awakening when it tested its electric buses for security flaws. Some cities have gone all-in on their dedication to renewable energy and electric public transportation, but discovering that a jurisdiction does not actually control its own public property likely was not part of the idea. This turned out to be exactly the case when Ruter the public transportation authority for Oslo, Norway decided to run tests on its new Chinese electric buses. Approximately 300 e-buses from Chinese company Yutong made their way to Norway earlier this year, with outlet China Buses calling it.