In South Korea, Electric Vehicle Battery Information Disclosure Is Considered Amidst Accident and Controversy
TapTechNews August 10th news, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday, a recent electric vehicle fire accident occurred in an underground parking lot in Incheon, triggering the spread of the local consumers' fear of electric vehicles, so the government of this country is considering a plan to publicly disclose the information of electric vehicle batteries.
The report quoted industry sources as saying that the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of South Korea plans to hold an electric vehicle safety inspection meeting with domestic complete vehicle manufacturers and importers on the 13th to listen to the opinions of all parties on the disclosure of battery information.
At present in South Korea, when electric vehicle manufacturers release new cars, they will provide information such as the size, weight, maximum power, power consumption rate, and battery capacity of the vehicle, but will not publicly disclose detailed information such as the battery manufacturer or product name.
TapTechNews learned that if South Korean consumers currently want to obtain more detailed information about the power battery of electric vehicles, they can only rely on media reports or directly ask the car companies, but when some car companies face the consumers' inquiries, they also fail to fully disclose the battery information.
After the fire of the Mercedes-Benz EQE model in this accident, there was once a rumor that the car was equipped with the power battery of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited), but in fact, after confirmation, the vehicle involved was equipped with the product of Farasis, the world's tenth largest battery enterprise.
The report said that considering various disputes surrounding the disclosure of battery information, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of South Korea will reflect the opinions of manufacturers and importers and conduct careful discussions. And the car companies will not publicly disclose the detailed information of the power battery due to considerations of trade secrets and competitiveness. If the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs forces the public disclosure, it may cause legal problems. And if the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs forces the import vehicles to publicly disclose the power battery information, it may cause trade issues.