Audi recalls its first electric car in the United States because of the risk of fire from the battery

Audi has announced a voluntary recall of the company's first 100% electric car, E-Tron, due to the risk of battery fires. The German manufacturer says the recall concerns about 540 E-Trons in the United States, about half of what Audi has sold since the launch of the car in April.

According to Audi, a wiring harness problem in the affected models can result in moisture infiltration into the battery cells, which could lead to a fire. No fire or injury of this type has been reported so far, but Audi has stated Bloomberg that overall, he noted five cases where a "battery error light" comes on because of moisture build-up.

Audi is expected to have a repair available by the month of August, although it continues to sell the car during the recall, according to CNET.

There is no indication that electric vehicles would ignite at a different pace than internal combustion vehicles, but the subject has been under scrutiny as more and more electric vehicles hit the road. First responders are even trained to deal with electric vehicle battery fires because they can not be extinguished with some traditional methods. The Tesla fires were particularly attracting attention – to the point that CEO Elon Musk has publicly rebuffed on the cover of these incidents. Other builders, such as Jaguar and the EV start-up, NIO, have experienced isolated fires with their electric cars.

Jaguar also recalled his first electric car, the I-Pace, last week about a regenerative braking problem. This recall involved some 3,000 I-Paces sold in the United States.