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An emergency drill simulating an electric vehicle fire aboard a passenger ship is underway at Tongyeong Port Terminal in South Gyeongsang on Sept. 11. Eleven agencies, including Gyeongnam, the Masan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries and the city of Tongyeong, participated. [MASAN REGIONAL OFFICE OF OCEANS AND FISHERIES]

Emergency exercise: Multiple agencies participate in EV fire simulation

An emergency drill for an electric vehicle fire on a passenger ship took place at Tongyeong Port on Sept. 11, involving eleven participating agencies.

2025.9.11

A Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan crashes into a concrete wall during a crash test at the Technology Center for Vehicle Safety in Sindelfingen, Germany, on Oct. 22. [MERCEDES-BENZ KOREA]

Mercedes’ way to guarantee safety: Crashing a car 150 times

A look inside Mercedes-Benz's safety center sheds light on the automaker's high-tech and thorough approach to ensuring the safety of its customers.

2024.10.31

Hyundai Glovis deploys special EV fire extinguisher on car-shipping vessels

Hyundai Glovis is introducing a modified version of its EV-Drill Lance on its car-carrying vessels to enhance the safety of its maritime operations.

2024.10.24

Kang Nam-hoon, chairman of the Korea Automobile & Mobility Industry Alliance, speaks during a forum dedicated to discussing ways to boost EV sales held at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Wednesday. [KOREA AUTOMOBILE & MOBILITY ASSOCIATION]

Scholars urge expanded subsidies to calm Korea's 'EV-phobia'

Scholars, think tanks and consumer groups urged the government to offer expanded subsidies for EVs in a desperate move to calm the public’s snowballing fear of EVs.

2024.9.25

The burnt Mercedes EQE sedan is transferred for a thorough investigation in Incheon. [NEWS1]

Behind the Mercedes explosion: The decision to tap a little-known Chinese battery maker

The Mercedes-Benz EQE EV that exploded in Incheon in August was found to have batteries by Farasis, a relatively unknown Chinese battery maker.

2024.9.6

Mercedes-Benz's certificated pre-owned vehicle program. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Exclusive: Mercedes-Benz dealers refuse used EQEs over EV explosion

Mercedes-Benz dealerships are rejecting the brand's own EVs for its secondhand program.

2024.9.6

A notice bans EVs from entering an underground parking garage in a building in Seoul on Aug. 13. [YONHAP]

EV owners burn with anger over Seoul's charging limit in wake of fire

The Seoul Metropolitan Government's plan to cap the charge of EVs entering underground garages to 90 percent has been met with dissent from owners and experts alike.

2024.8.19

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that broke out from a Tesla on a road in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]

Parked Tesla EV catches fire for hours in Yongin

A Tesla caught fire on a road in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Friday, yet another blaze in EV after a big Mercedes EV explosion earlier in the month.

2024.8.16

Ultium Cells employees work at its battery manufacturing plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Ultium Cells is a 50:50 joint battery venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors. [LG ENERGY SOLUTION]

EV-phobia: A potential nightmare for Korean battery makers

The rapidly-spreading EV-phobia triggered by a recent EV explosion could be a nightmare for Korean battery makers who are already suffering from sharply dropped battery sales in the wake of cooling consumer demand in the global markets.

2024.8.16

A Model X sits outside a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colorado. [AP/YONHAP]

Tesla stresses safety as priority without disclosing battery specs

Telsa Korea sent out an email to customers emphasizing safety in its car design, but did not disclose the details about the installed batteries as the government has urged EV makers to do.

2024.8.15

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