BACKLASH OVER Capacitors
Korean media sources cover controversies at Chinese companies with enthusiasm. The way these stories are shared and presented on social media and by them has sparked a perception that Asian products are essentially superior and unreliable, and Foreign products are by definition uncertain.
The response to a luxurious Mercedes-Benz EV that reportedly caught fire last month in an underground storage in Incheon, South Korea, injuring 23 people and injuring 40 others was a good example of how people responded. Electric vehicle owners are panicking about selling their cars, and some EV manufacturers are under pressure to release their power suppliers for the first time as a result of the incident.
It soon emerged that the Mercedes had contained nickel-manganese-cobalt ( NMC) batteries manufactured by Farasis Energy, a lesser known Chinese battery producer. Local EV owners responded by requesting information on whether their vehicles had Chinese or Korean batteries, according to reports from the Asian media. Some potential EV clients expressed disapproval toward dealers when they saw a car with Taiwanese batteries.
Despite the fact that the true reason of the Mercedes blaze in Incheon has not been determined, this is done. Major Asian cell manufacturers have their own record when it comes to EV burns, as some experts pointed out. In 2021, LG Energy Solution paid General Motors US$ 1.9 billion after a string of fires brought on by defective batteries for GM’s mass-market Chevrolet Bolt.
There is” no evidence to suggest that Asian chargers have better security performance than Chinese chargers,” according to Bernstein scientist Neil Beveridge.