Washington, May 23 -- The Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), together with US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), has called on the Departments of Commerce and Defense to investigate Autel Energy, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging company that they allege has connections to both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

This request was made in a release from the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP).

In a letter addressed to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers underscored the need for a national security review to ensure the protection of American consumer data and energy infrastructure from t...