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South Korea is urging automakers operating in the country to disclose the manufacturer of batteries used in electric vehicles as authorities try to calm fears over fires involving EVs, after a recent blaze in an underground parking lot that took eight hours to put out.
Experts say more can be done, however, noting that while identifying the specific maker of batteries used in EVs would give consumers more choice, there is a lack of definitive data on which brands are most prone to fires.
A fire on Aug. 1, which appeared to start spontaneously in a Mercedes-Benz EV using Farasis Energy's batteries parked in the city of Incheon, took more than eight hours to put out, destroying or damaging about 140 cars and forcing some residents in the apartments above to move to shelters.
Images of the aftermath of the blaze showed dozens of charred vehicles with only metal frames remaining.
Officials said the fire was made worse because equipment such as sprinklers in the parking lot did not work properly.
The blaze pushed the government to hold a series of meetings to draw up measures to prevent such incidents.
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