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Canadian national Klaus Pflugbeil and Chinese citizen Yilong Shao were arrested in New York for allegedly conspiring to sell Tesla's battery manufacturing secrets. The duo set up a company in China using stolen proprietary information from U.S. companies, including Tesla. Authorities charged them with transmitting trade secrets and developing technology for electric vehicle assembly lines.
In 2019, the Canadian-based battery manufacturer Hibar Systems is where Mr. Pflugbeil and Mr. Shao could have worked. https://t.co/ET9teia5k2
Prosecutors say Mr. Shao and Mr. Pflugbeil founded their business in China in 2020. The company allegedly uses Tesla's proprietary technology to manufacture similar battery assembly lines. https://t.co/ET9teia5k2
According to authorities, the pair worked for a company that developed technology for high-speed assembly lines used in producing electric vehicles. https://t.co/ET9teia5k2
