Hyundai Kona EV is Blowing Up.. in KOREA

[kennykim]

Recently Hyundai Kona is Blowing Up Again..

May.30 - 2020

https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005812034

 

[electriceddy]

Recently Hyundai Kona is Blowing Up Again..

May.30 - 2020

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https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005812034

Thanks for that post, I referred it to the Exploding Kona Electric thread for easier tracking.
Just curious, do you own one?

 

[kennykim]

Thanks for that post, I referred it to the Exploding Kona Electric thread for easier tracking.
Just curious, do you own one?

I own Chevy BOLT EV..

Burned that kona is our member's car, that is why I have a photos..

 

[electriceddy]

I own Chevy BOLT EV..

Burned that kona is our member's car, that is why I have a photos..

Thanks for sharing, at least no one was injured... at least what I could interpret from that article.

 

[apu]

Looks like we are up to 6 known Kona EV fires, 4 in Korea, 1 in Montreal and 1 in Norway(or somewhere in northern Europe If I recall correctly). The numbers seem to be trending a little on the high side given Chevy Bolts share similar LG chemistry, pouch construction and despite their significantly higher production numbers they have only had a couple of known fires. I hope the recent BMS update mitigated some danger. That said Hyundai is so tight lipped we will probably never really know.

 

[R P]

Hmmm, how can I get that to happen to mine,... outside my garage of course. They can't seem to come up with a fix for my click, clicking noise.