This is about a Mercedes EQE battery type found by an EQE owner in Clian. Link in the comments.

This means that cars sold after domestic certification in 2022 used parasitic batteries until they were newly certified due to changes in battery capacity in 2024.

In conclusion, what the vice president said at EQE’s launch event in Germany, “EQE is a CATL battery,” is wrong, at least for the domestic sales model.

If there was such a thing at the new car event and the car sold in Korea had a different battery, MBK should have talked about the changes in all areas, including the new car announcement press release, sales training, marketing and sales communication. At the very least, I should have revised ‘the car sold in Korea is not CATL. That interview was a global standard’.

Of course, apart from this, domestic certification standards do not require the customer to be informed of any battery manufacturer’s change. In addition, no new certification is required for any battery unless the battery capacity and performance have changed (the Department of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) or the available range of room temperature/low temperature single charge.

Additionally, all automakers use components that meet the performance standards of their cars, regardless of the company. This is not illegal, and it has happened a lot.

What if there’s a problem? There’s no reason for consumers to point out that they used a certain company’s product. You just have to hold the car manufacturer accountable and get compensation. We bought the car, not the battery. You’re not going to sue the battery company for the faulty battery.

Personally, I wonder if the real-name battery system is meaningful. Why does it complicate the level of responsibility? It is necessary to evaluate battery packs for safety, and it is important to make a safe electric vehicle, but choosing a car as a battery company is not clear-cut and only adds to the confusion.

Let’s say that out of 10,000 cars sold by Company A, 1,000 fires broke out. These 10,000 cars could be from different companies, or the cause of the fire could be the car manufacturer’s BMS program or other electrical problems. It could even be the problem with the charger. Is it possible to take issue with the battery company?

In the end, it’s only harder for consumers. We just have to hold the manufacturer responsible for buying a car and not making it straight, not communicating straight.

Electric Vehicle Fire #Car Columnist Lee Donghee