The electric vehicle market, faced with ‘fire fear’…Industry working on countermeasures.

‘Electric vehicle market covered by ‘fire fear’…Industry working on countermeasures
98.3% of charging stations in shared living facilities are slow chargers…Difficult to prevent overcharging
Hyundai Motor Company “Reveals 13 electric vehicle battery manufacturers”, ‘[Anchor]’,
, ‘Fears about electric vehicles are growing due to incidents such as Incheon electric vehicle fires.’,
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, ‘Hyundai Motor Company has publicly disclosed battery manufacturers and is taking action, while the government is also preparing measures,’,
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, ‘Many charging stations in shared living facilities are known to have products that make it difficult to prevent overcharging, increasing anxiety.’,
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, ‘This is reporter Odong-gun.’,
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, ‘[Reporter]’,
, ‘Hyundai Motor Company has unexpectedly revealed the battery manufacturers for electric vehicles.’,
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, ‘A total of 13 models including 10 electric vehicles and 3 Genesis brand vehicles.’,
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, ‘The Kona Electric is equipped with batteries from the world’s top battery company, China’s CATL, while the other 9 models and Genesis electric models all use batteries from domestic companies.’,
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, ‘With the government’s comprehensive measures set to be announced early September, discussion about battery manufacturer labeling is underway, and Hyundai Motor Company’s preemptive actions seem to be in response to this.’,
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, ‘[Park Sang-woo / Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (YTN appearance): The announcement is expected to be made around early September. Therefore, the issue of whether to label electric vehicle batteries or not will also be included in the comprehensive measures to be announced early September, in harmony with other aspects.]’,
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, ‘Although the government and companies are working on countermeasures, anxiety about electric vehicle fires is increasing.’,
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, ‘According to data received by People Power Party lawmaker Yim I-ja from the Ministry of Environment, as of June, 98.3% of electric vehicle chargers installed in residential complexes and 70.5% in local living facilities such as supermarkets and shops are slow chargers,’,
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, ‘The majority of slow chargers are known to be unable to prevent overcharging, increasing consumer anxiety.’,
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, ‘In the used car market, there are reports of increasing electric vehicle listings and lower prices, leading to market fluctuations.’,
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, ‘Industry officials argue that the incidence of fires is lower for electric vehicles than for internal combustion engine vehicles, but it remains uncertain whether this will be effective in alleviating anxiety.’,
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, ‘[Professor Kwon Yong-joo, Department of Automotive Transportation Design, Kookmin University: According to fire statistics from the Fire Headquarters, the fire rate per 10,000 vehicles is 1.88% for internal combustion engines and 1.63% for electric vehicles. So, it’s a bit lower.” “However, what we fear is the difficulty in controlling the fire, that’s the point. So, in a way, I think that looking at this incident, it could be a critical moment for the electric vehicle industry in Korea.]’,
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, ‘This year, Kia’s EV3, Hyundai’s Casper Electric, Ioniq 7, and other electric vehicles are waiting to be released.’,
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, ‘With the situation of ‘Electric Vehicle Craze’ and the addition of ‘Fire Fear’, the challenges in the electric vehicle industry are escalating.’,
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, ‘YTN’s Odong-gun reporting.’,
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, ‘Video editing: Lee Young-hoon Design: Lee Won-hee’,
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