Audi recalls its first electric car in the US due to battery fire risk

Audi has announced a voluntary recall about the E-Tron, ” the organization ’s first all-electric car, due to a risk for battery powered fires. The German automaker claims that the recall covers around 540 E-Trons from the United States, roughly half of what Audi has sold because the automobile ’so launch in April.

Audi claims that a wiring harness glitch from the affected models may cause moisture to seep into the battery cells, which might spark a flame. No such fires or injuries have already been reported so far, however Audi told Bloomberg that, globally, it’s noticed five cases where a “battery fault light” switched because of moisture buildup.

Audi expects to have a repair accessible by August, although it is going to keep on selling the vehicle during the recall, according to CNET.

There’s no proof that electrical vehicles catch fire at a rate which ’s another from internal combustion cars, however, the issue has received increased scrutiny as more EVs hit the road. First responders are being trained to handle EV battery fires because they could ’t be extinguished via some traditional procedures. Tesla fires have especially caught a great deal of attention — on the point that CEO Elon Musk has publicly pushed back on the coverage of these incidents. Other automakers, like Jaguar and EV startup NIO, have experienced isolated fires with their electric cars.

Jaguar also remembered its first electric automobile , the I-Pace, last week over a regenerative braking issue. That recall influenced some 3,000 I-Paces marketed in the US.

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