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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129993_fire-concern-prompts-stop-sale-us-recall-for-2019-2020-hyundai-kona-electric https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1

• digianarchist 5y ago
  Kia operates independently of Hyundai.
  • jmpman 5y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Electric_Global_Modular_Platform https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Electric_Global_Modu... Looks like they’ll be using the same electric platform for future vehicles.
• bdcravens 5y ago
  They haven't recalled them, but fire concerns are real. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/04/tesla-fire/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/04/tesla-f...
• stevewodil 5y ago
  Literally from the linked article: "Hyundai and Kia have the same parent company, however the Kia Niro EV has completely different batteries on board—sourced by a different South Korea–based supplier...". So nothing about Kia's having a recall. Also Tesla's have caught fire. It's a risk with all EV's.
  • stevenpetryk 5y ago
    And also worth pointing out that traditional engines catch fire far more often. Battery fires are just harder to extinguish.
• Tagbert 5y ago
  I believe that is the same battery manufacturing issue that caused GM to recall all Chevy Bolts over potential fire concerns. (only a tiny number of cars have actually caught fire). This was finally traced down to problems with a specific manufacturing problem in batteries supplied by LG who supplied those batteries to GM and Kia and another manufacturer.
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