Hyundai, Kia join hands with LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On to advance EV battery safety technology

Hyundai Motor, Kia and Korea’s three leading battery-makers -- LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On -- have agreed to strengthen collaboration to bolster safety technology for electric vehicle batteries, officials said Friday.

Representatives from the companies shared the results of their joint task force, which was discreetly formed in August last year when Hyundai and Kia asked the battery-makers to form a working group on EV battery safety. They had also signed a partnership to further advance their work at Hyundai Motor Group Namyang R&D Center in Gyeonggi Province.