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Mercedes-Benz Korea will offer free rentals of its E-Class sedans to owners of vehicles that were totaled in an EQE EV fire in Incheon at the start of the August.
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.
Tesla disclosed the brands of batteries it used in its EVs on Friday, joining the latest trend in the automotive industry to calm escalating public anxiety after a recent EV explosion broke out in an underground parking garage.
Mercedes-Benz Korea CEO Mathias Vaitl met with residents of the Incheon apartment complex where an EQE EV exploded amid criticism that 4.5 billion won donation is not enough.
Audi, Volkswagen, and Stellantis disclosed battery details for their EV models in Korea after public fear of EV fires.
The government advised automakers to voluntarily disclose the details of batteries in their EVs as consumer fears spread in the wake of a Mercedes EV explosion at the start of the month.
Mercedes-Benz released the list of batteries powering the EVs for sale in Korea, with 13 powered by Farasis, the same brand in the EQE that exploded in Incheon earlier in the month.
EVs are flooding the used car market as consumer fears grow following the Mercedes EQE fire on Aug. 1, with prices free-falling.
Around 600 auto insurance claims were filed for vehicles damaged by the recent Mercedes vehicle explosion in Incheon as of Sunday amid an intensifying blame game over who is responsible for compensation.
Korean consumers are fired up in their growing opposition to EVs in the wake of a massive fire in Incheon last week, but the prejudice is statistically baseless.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap