Volkswagen ID.4 and Audi A6 e-tron Performance provided for training use

Hands-on exercises with real vehicles sharpen first-responder capabilities

Company pledges to help build a safer electric vehicle ecosystem

Participants pose for a group photo at the Electric Vehicle Safety Rescue Seminar held Friday at LCT in Haeundae, Busan, for firefighters from across the country. [Volkswagen Group Korea]
Participants pose for a group photo at the Electric Vehicle Safety Rescue Seminar held Friday at LCT in Haeundae, Busan, for firefighters from across the country. [Volkswagen Group Korea]

Volkswagen Group Korea said Friday it provided electric vehicles for training use at an electric vehicle safety rescue seminar held for firefighters from across the country at LCT in Haeundae, Busan.

The vehicles supplied were the Volkswagen ID.4 and the Audi A6 e-tron Performance. About 100 firefighters from around the country attended the seminar.

As electric vehicle adoption continues to expand in the domestic automotive market, the importance of specialized training to protect first responders and enable swift rescues at EV accident scenes has grown alongside it. In response, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority regularly holds electric vehicle safety rescue seminars to strengthen firefighters' ability to respond to EV accidents and support faster, safer rescue operations.

The training had participants directly examine the key structural components of electric vehicles that firefighters must know at accident scenes and verify safety procedures. Using actual vehicles, attendees inspected major systems including high-voltage batteries and wiring, and familiarized themselves with recommended body-cutting locations for rescues as well as the placement of airbag gas generators, or inflators. They also practiced procedures for safely shutting down high-voltage systems to sharpen their on-scene instincts.

Volkswagen Group Korea went beyond simply providing vehicles, separately producing and distributing video materials on electric vehicle safety rescue — including high-voltage shutdown procedures — for use in future firefighter training.

Till Scheer, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group Korea, said the specialized knowledge needed to accurately understand a vehicle's structure and high-voltage systems at an accident scene and respond safely becomes ever more critical as EV adoption grows. "We will continue to share technical expertise and educational materials alongside hands-on training with real vehicles, helping firefighters carry out rescues more swiftly and safely at EV accident scenes, and contributing to the creation of a safer electric vehicle ecosystem," he said.

Last year, Volkswagen Group Korea also provided a Volkswagen ID.4 and an Audi SQ6 e-tron as training vehicles for an electric vehicle safety rescue seminar attended by about 90 firefighters in Jeju. The company said it plans to continue supporting training and sharing technical knowledge to contribute to the safe growth of the domestic EV market and carry out public-interest activities befitting its responsibilities as a mobility company.

Meanwhile, Volkswagen Group Korea has been pursuing a range of corporate social responsibility activities, including nurturing future automotive software talent through its nonprofit Volkswagen Group Woori Foundation, which recently hosted the "2026 C:ME Hackathon," an automotive software development competition.


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