Fast Technology reported on September 9 that in early August, an electric vehicle caught fire in the underground parking lot of an apartment building in Cheonglodong, West Incheon, South Korea.
A Mercedes-Benz EQE suddenly spontaneously ignited and caught fire in a basement parking space.
The fire caused 20 residents to inhale smoke and be hospitalized.
However, 140 cars in the entire basement were affected by the fire, and their bodies were roasted or damaged by smoke.
Nearly 500 households had power and water supply.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea said that according to a report submitted by Mercedes-Benz Korea, the batteries of the vehicles involved came from Chinese battery supplier Funeng Technology, but did not provide the production date and batch information of the batteries.
In this regard, it is reported that the Secretary-General of Funeng Technology once responded to investors ‘questions and stated that Funeng Technology is one of the main suppliers of Mercedes-Benz EQE and provides it with module products.
relevant information is subject to the Mercedes-Benz survey results.
Regarding the release time of the results, people familiar with the matter revealed that they are not sure and should be relatively soon.
Regarding whether South Korea’s introduction of a series of measures to prevent electric vehicle fires will affect the company, the person said that the first thing to do is to confirm whether the above incident is a company battery problem or a vehicle problem, and then discuss the impact.
In addition, affected by the Mercedes-Benz EQE fire, the South Korean government recommended that all vehicle manufacturers proactively disclose battery information on electric vehicles on sale.
In addition, the South Korean government requires that all new underground parking lots in the future must be equipped with automatic sprinkler devices in principle.
The regulation of compulsory expansion of electric vehicle parking areas and charging facilities for non-new buildings was originally scheduled to be implemented in January next year, but the government decided to suspend it for a year.
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