# Hyundai adopts CATL safety tech for entry-level IONIQ V in China

*The automaker installed CATL's NP3.0 thermal runaway system in its $14,000 sedan to meet China's tighter GB 38031 battery rules, bypassing South Korean cell suppliers in entry EVs.*

**Published:** October 15, 2026  
**By:** Lian Chen  
**Section:** Batteries & Electric Vehicles — China  
**Format:** Breaking  
**Confidence:** medium  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/hyundai-adopts-catl-safety-tech-entry-level-ioniq-v-730  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- Hyundai confirmed Oct. 14 it adopted CATL NP3.0 safety tech in the China-only IONIQ V
- The 53.5 kWh and 66.8 kWh LFP packs start at 99,900 yuan ($14,000) to meet China's GB 38031-2025 rule
- China's grace period for existing car models to meet no-fire rules closes July 1, 2027

![A worker in a CATL uniform monitors battery packs beside an electric vehicle assembly line inside a manufacturing plant. (AI-generated image)](https://eastasiabrief.com/media/2026-10-15-23c340c96a48.webp)
*A worker in a CATL uniform monitors battery packs beside an electric vehicle assembly line inside a manufacturing plant. (AI-generated image)*

Hyundai Motor confirmed Oct. 14, 2026, that it adopted CATL's third-generation battery safety platform for its newly released entry-level IONIQ V electric sedan in China.

The vehicle is the first Hyundai model equipped with the Chinese battery maker's No Propagation 3.0 technology, known as NP3.0, CATL said.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "Hyundai adopts CATL safety tech for entry-level IONIQ V in China," October 15, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/hyundai-adopts-catl-safety-tech-entry-level-ioniq-v-730