How a battery ‘hacking’ app can strand an e-rickshaw — and the risks it poses

After videos on social media showed individuals connecting to nearby e-rickshaws through Bluetooth and disabling their ...
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BAT-BMS app hits battery 3-wheelers with prank, but how does it switch off vehicles?

A smartphone app meant for monitoring lithium batteries has gone viral after prank videos showed e-rickshaws being switched ...

Centre orders removal of 3 apps allegedly misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles

BMS, Lossigy and Epoch-i-ion after viral videos showed battery-operated vehicles being remotely disabled, raising safety ...

MeitY probes Chinese battery app after viral e-rickshaw shutdown prank videos raise safety concerns

Viral videos of pranksters remotely switching off moving e-rickshaws using a Chinese battery app have prompted the ministry ...
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Centre directs Google, Apple to remove 7 EV battery apps over remote shutdown risk to e-rickshaws

The government has directed Google and Apple to remove seven EV battery management apps after they were allegedly misused to ...

Explained: How BMS battery apps can stop e-rickshaws and why the Centre has ordered their takedown

The Centre has ordered the removal of certain Bluetooth-enabled BMS apps after security concerns emerged. Here's how these apps work, which EVs are affected, and why the government intervened.