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Mercedes-Benz Korea Discloses EV Battery Makers After Fire

A Mercedes electric car charging station at a parking lot in Seoul. Mercedes-Benz Korea has released the names of its electric vehicle battery suppliers, bowing to public outrage after one of its cars burst into flame in a parking lot earlier this month. (Credit: AFP)

Mercedes-Benz Korea released the names of its electric vehicle battery suppliers on Tuesday, bowing to public outrage after one of its cars burst into flame in a parking lot earlier this month.

The August 1 fire damaged hundreds of vehicles and created a national panic, with car parks across South Korea imposing a wave of adhoc restrictions amid growing calls for transparency on battery supply chains.

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