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Thailand halts new Volvo EV registrations after battery defect
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New registrations of the Volvo EX30 in Thailand have been suspended after the Department of Land Transport found that a recent fire involving the electric vehicle was linked to a defect in its high-voltage battery cells .
Key facts
- New registrations of the Volvo EX30 in Thailand have been suspended after the Department of Land Transport found that a recent fire involving the electric vehicle was linked to a defect in its high-voltage battery cells .
- The order was issued after Siripong Angkasakulkiat, deputy transport minister, instructed the Department of Land Transport to investigate the case.
- He said the company must also submit progress reports to the department periodically until all repairs are completed 100%.
- Thitiphat Thaijongrak, director of the Bureau of Automotive Engineering and spokesperson for the Department of Land Transport, said yesterday, May 21, that representatives from Volvo Car (Thailand) were called in to provide an engineering
Summary
The order was issued after Siripong Angkasakulkiat, deputy transport minister, instructed the Department of Land Transport to investigate the case.
Thitiphat Thaijongrak, director of the Bureau of Automotive Engineering and spokesperson for the Department of Land Transport, said yesterday, May 21, that representatives from Volvo Car (Thailand) were called in to provide an engineering explanation.