Leading the Charge: How Increased Adoption of Electric Vehicles Renews Calls for Data Privacy Protection in the United States

This Note will examine the privacy risks associated with constructing the nationwide [electric vehicle] EV charging network and propose solutions to mitigate this risk. Part I of this Note will discuss the Biden Administration’s climate policy and legislation and focus on the transportation sector. Part II will explain EV charging and expound on the cybersecurity and privacy concerns of the charging process. Part III will survey the current regulatory landscape at the federal level and highlight California’s approach to data privacy.

Finally, Part IV examines recently proposed federal and model state legislation in light of the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) to argue that this legislation would provide meaningful protections to EV owners. This abstract has been taken from the author's introduction.