On the 18th, BMW Korea joined with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority and the Korea Automobile Mobility Industry Association to promote a “Public Participation Electric Vehicle Battery Self-Registration System” and signed a business agreement to provide and utilize battery information.
The “Electric Vehicle Battery Self-Registration System” allows customers to request information about their own electric vehicle battery, including the battery identification number, from the manufacturer, and voluntarily register that information on a battery information platform managed by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.
This system has been established to prevent damage from electric vehicle battery fires by ensuring transparent information disclosure, and the registered information can be voluntarily utilized in the event of disputes such as battery fire accidents. The Electric Vehicle Battery Self-Registration System will be gradually implemented starting in September with manufacturers like BMW able to provide information.
Through this business agreement, BMW Korea has pledged to actively cooperate to ensure that the Electric Vehicle Battery Self-Registration System is correctly established. Additionally, they will work together on investigating the causes of electric vehicle battery fire incidents, providing information and simplifying procedures for battery history management, ensuring information for inspection and maintenance of electric vehicle batteries, and collaborating on other necessary matters to promote the electric vehicle sector.
Han Sang-yoon, CEO of BMW Korea, stated, “With this business agreement, I hope to establish a safer and more transparent culture of electric vehicle ownership in the country,” and added, “BMW Korea will actively strive to ensure that Korean customers can operate electric vehicles more efficiently and safely across various areas.”
Lee Sang-jin daedusj@autodiary.kr