Customer concerns about electric vehicles (EVs) have intensified following a recent fire report involving an all-electric Model X luxury SUV from Tesla, the most beloved EV maker in Korea.

The incident further fueled the widespread fear of EVs here, after Mercedes-Benz’s EQE EV burst into flames earlier this month. Drivers have since rapidly lost trust in the once-reliable German carmaker after it became known that the vehicle was equipped with a less-reliable Chinese battery.

The recent fire involving a Model X resulted in the vehicle being completely destroyed after approximately four hours of firefighting efforts. The vehicle was parked on a road in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on Friday afternoon.

Tesla used a battery from Japan’s Panasonic for its EV. This heightened fears that batteries from famous non-Chinese firms are also not safe either.

Tesla’s involvement in a similar incident raises further concerns about EVs here, especially as the U.S. automaker makes rapid inroads into the Korean market. According to data from the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, Tesla topped 추천 the list in EV sales for the first seven months this year. The company sold a total of 20,060 EVs between January and July, the largest among EV makers here, surpassing sales from strong home-grown rivals such as Hyundai Motor and Kia.

Neither of the two carmakers have announced any specific countermeasures to alleviate the lingering consumer fears. Mercedes-Benz Korea left open the possibility of offering compensation to those who suffered financial damage from the latest EQE fiasco, but did not share any other action plans, such as a recall of the model.