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International Business Times
International Business Times
Bruce Golding

South Korea Speeds Up EV Battery Certification Program Following Fire In Apartment Building Garage

Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle charging stations are seen in a parking garage in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug.13, 2024. (Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

South Korea will speed up a plan to certify electric vehicle batteries following an EV fire that injured 23 people, took eight hours to extinguish, and damaged or destroyed 140 cars in an apartment building garage.

The certification program will start ahead of schedule in October to help ensure the safety of EV batteries, a spokesperson for the ruling People Power Party told reporters on Sunday, Reuters reported.

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