Electric vehicle (EV) fires have been a growing concern. To tackle this issue, a new bill has been proposed to bolster EV safety. The proposed bill focuses on investigating manufacturing defects in traction batteries and their sub-components, such as battery cells, which make up the core of the battery, to determine the root cause of these fires. By enabling the performance testing agency to investigate such defects and demand relevant information from manufacturers, the bill aims to ensure that EVs are safe for public use. The details are as follows:
- Empower the performance testing agency to investigate defects in EV batteries and sub-components
- Require EV battery manufacturers to provide relevant information to the performance testing agency for defect investigations
