Hwaseong-si, Emergency Battery Inspection for Shared Electric Vehicles and More

Targeting 169 Vehicles Owned by the City

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that it has begun an emergency battery inspection for electric and hydrogen electric public vehicles following the Arisel factory fire incident that occurred on the 24th of last month.

Vehicle inspection personnel are checking the battery status of a public electric vehicle owned by Hwaseong City.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

From the 8th to the 12th, the city plans to conduct a comprehensive battery status inspection on a total of 169 related vehicles owned by the city. The detailed inspection items include ▲external battery condition ▲battery safety ▲battery insulation and operational status ▲and other defects deemed to affect safety. If any defects are found during the inspection, immediate measures such as battery replacement or repair will be taken.

The city will equip public vehicle users with vehicle hammers inside the vehicles to enable immediate response to fire or flooding risks that may occur during electric vehicle charging, and will also attach response procedure notices. Additionally, to prevent fires at public vehicle garages, the city will independently inspect electric vehicle charging facilities and focus on safety matters such as electric vehicle operation and management during the annual traffic safety education provided to all employees.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, stated, "We will make every effort to prevent similar accidents from occurring through safety management of public facilities in the jurisdiction and accident prevention."

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