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title: "Nikkei: 10 Questions about EV battery fires Part 2"
description: We interviewed engineers from automobile manufacturers and companies involved in quality and safety testing of in-vehicle batteries to summarize the progress of battery safety.
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# Part 2: 10 Questions about EV battery fires

#### Nikkei

November 8, 2024

"We interviewed engineers from automobile manufacturers and companies involved in quality and safety testing of in-vehicle batteries to summarize the progress of battery safety. We also interviewed Naoki Ota, President and CEO of 24M Technologies, a U.S. company with over 35 years of experience in the battery industry, about next-generation separators, which are key to preventing fires."

 

(Translated from Japanese)

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