A Canadian and a Chinese Stole Tesla's Secret Battery Technology

"In New York,  a Canadian and a Chinese were arrested for selling secret Tesla battery production technology.

 

A Canadian and Chinese nationald were arrested on Long Island, New York. The New York Times (NYT) reports this, citing the US attorney's office in Brooklyn. The defendants tried to sell secret battery production technology owned by Tesla. The prosecutor's office applied for an arrest warrant for the theft of secret documents. According to the NYT, the court documents only named "the leading U.S. manufacturer of electric vehicles and battery systems."

 

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The defendants allegedly stole secret battery cell production technology

 

The detained perpetrators are described as former employees of the Canadian company Hibar Systems, which specializes in, among others, in effective technology for the production of battery cells on an industrial scale. In 2019, Tesla acquired Hibar Systems and the company has since operated as Tesla Toronto Automation ULC. The defendants founded a company in China that was to sell batteries with secret technology developed by Hibar/Tesla. According to prosecutors, the defendants had access to drawings and other documents that allowed them to copy the production process. During the investigation, members of the operations team contacted them at CES in Las Vegas and expressed interest in purchasing them, which ultimately led to their arrest. According to media reports, the main defendant faces up to ten years in prison, and the prosecutor responsible for the case talks about a "potential risk to US national security."