Hyundai KONA's cause of fire exposure: internal short circuit caused by battery defect
Recently, Hyundai's KONA (Domestic Angsino) pure electric vehicle has been exposed by the media. Since it went on sale in 2018, it has burned 13 consecutively. South Korea's Ministry of Transport has also intervened in the investigation. And before investigating the cause of the fire, Hyundai Motor recalled the car, recalling 25,564 KONA new energy vehicles manufactured between September 2017 and March 2020. Today, there are also recent developments regarding the cause of the car’s fire. According to foreign media reports, after investigation by the South Korean Ministry of Transport, it was announced that the cause of the fire was related to 'the battery's internal short-circuit caused by a battery defect.' It is worth noting that the battery supplier of this car is LG Chem. The recall may affect the company’s reputation, and Hyundai may give this part of the battery supply to LG Chem’s competitors, my country’s Ningde era. . In fact, both Hyundai and LG Chem will pay considerable financial costs for this recall. Hyundai Motor stated that it will perform software upgrades and battery replacements on the recalled vehicles after vehicle inspections have been completed. 25,564 electric vehicles directly replace batteries, and the cost of photovoltaic cells is an astronomical figure for the company. In addition, some sources said that after the Korean official verdict of 'battery defectThis can be called a 'head shot' in terms of LG Chem, which is competing with Ningde era for the championship of global power lithium battery installed capacity. It is worth mentioning that the domestic version of the Beijing Hyundai Kona model has also been launched in China, using the domestically produced ternary lithium-ion battery of the Ningde era. Moreover, there is no domestic version among the 13 vehicles that Hyundai burned. Currently, LG Chem and CATL have entered a fierce stage in the battle for the number one global battery supplier share. According to relevant data, 95% of the battery output of CATL is supplied to domestic customers, while LG Chem has a relatively complete market layout in Europe. Groups such as Renault, Tesla, and Volkswagen are all closely related to LG Chem. However, after the Hyundai KONA fire incident, the quality and safety of LG Chem battery supply may be reassessed by other car companies. For the Ningde era, this may be the beginning of a new round of competition. Author: Ruofeng Source: Fast Technology