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A news article by Reuters :
Hyundai Motor to recall Kona EV in South Korea over concern of fire risk
Am hearing the recall will be a software fix to reduce charging speeds. Will update when I know more.
This follows a previous discussion about the problem with Kona EV battery cells here. - Battery Ageing Model
A news article by Reuters :
Hyundai Motor to recall Kona EV in South Korea over concern of fire risk
Hyundai Motor Co will voluntarily recall its Kona electric vehicles as a possible short circuit due to what may be faulty manufacturing of its high-voltage battery cells could pose a fire risk...
13 incidents of fire involving the Kona EV, including one each in Canada and Austria, have been documented...
Am hearing the recall will be a software fix to reduce charging speeds. Will update when I know more.
This follows a previous discussion about the problem with Kona EV battery cells here. - Battery Ageing Model
JejuSoul said:...
There seems to be a common fault in the Kona 64kWh Electric where a single cell failure causes a big drop in range.
This happens to new cars with low mileage, so I assume this is a manufacturing defect not deterioration.
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