Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Byeon Chang-heum said that the investigation of the Hyundai Kona electric car fire is almost over.
On the 22nd, Minister Byun responded to a query by the Democratic Party member Heo-young, “When will the results of the investigation on the cause of the Kona electric car fire come out?”
However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Automobile Safety Research Institute have not been able to determine the exact timing of the announcement of the results of the Kona electric vehicle fire investigation. The Korea Automobile Safety Research Institute is also repeating the answer that “the investigation is ongoing.”
The Automobile Safety Research Institute is working with Hyundai Motor Company and LG Energy Solutions to jointly investigate the cause of the Kona electric vehicle fire that occurred in Dalseo-gu, Daegu on the 23rd of last month. The battery of the fire vehicle was separated and sent to Hyundai-Kia Motors’ Namyang Research Center in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do.
It was found that the vehicle in the fire accident was received after Hyundai Motor recalled it. For this reason, it is known that the Automobile Safety Research Institute and others are having difficulty in grasping the fire investigation.
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In a separate apology, Hyundai Motor Company said, “I deeply apologize for the fire that occurred despite the customer’s active participation in the recall.” In addition, on the 19th of this month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport planned to submit a recall plan to replace the entire battery, but it was postponed due to the need for a supplementary process.
Meanwhile, Rep. Heo Young pointed out at the job report site, “Currently, only 5 out of 38 researchers who majored in electric vehicles are among the researchers at the Automobile Safety Research Institute.” He then urged, “Isn’t that the result of the investigation being delayed?”
