<p>US military says the restrictions on the electric vehicles at Kadena airbase also apply to delivery drivers and taxis</p><p>One of America’s biggest overseas military bases has banned vehicles made by the Chinese <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/electric-cars">electric vehicle</a> maker BYD over security concerns, the US military in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> said on Tuesday.</p><p>The ban, which went into effect this week at Kadena airbase on the southern Japanese island of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jun/10/okinawa-was-the-bloodiest-battle-of-the-pacific-war-80-years-on-are-the-dead-being-betrayed">Okinawa</a>, has fueled speculation that similar measures could be taken at other <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US military</a> facilities as part of Washington’s crackdown on Chinese technology it suspects of being used to collect sensitive information.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/us-bans-byd-electric-vehicles-kadena-military-base">Continue reading...</a>