Zhongxin Finance, January 13 (Ge Cheng) According to the news released by Weibo netizens on social media: "A Tesla owner who has been picking up the car for just one month said that his car was parked there to charge well, and bydir next to him suddenly burned and burned out his car", causing everyone's attention and discussion.
A vehicle spontaneously combusts on site. Source: Screenshot of netizen video
In this regard, the BYD Network Reporting Center verified that the news was false information and that the vehicle that caught fire was not a BYD brand. The relevant information has been collected in accordance with the law, and we reserve the right to pursue the liability of the relevant infringer.
Tesla also responded to the matter: "This fire accident was caused by a fire in a new energy online ride-hailing car parked on the side of the charging process, which immediately ignited the Tesla Model Y, and the fire department has extinguished the fire, and this accident has nothing to do with Tesla." ”
Statement from the BYD Cyber Whistleblower Center.
Which car company produced the Tesla car next to the fire?
According to the on-site pictures, some netizens judged that the appearance of the fire vehicle was very similar to the Lifan 650EV, which had been discontinued for several years. The reporter verified with Lifan officials for this purpose, but the customer service phone number published on its official website has not been answered, and the official WeChat public account has not responded.
The Lifan 650EV was recalled in 2020 due to the risk of fire. The main reasons for the recall are the safety hazards in the power battery pack. Due to the interference in the distribution of the high-voltage wiring harness inside the power battery pack and the high charging temperature threshold setting, the Lifan EV650 may have thermal runaway and fire risks in the power battery pack under extreme circumstances, and there are potential safety hazards.
In 2018, the Lifan 650EV, which had just been listed, had an accident of spontaneous combustion in driving, when Lifan officially determined that the cause of the vehicle battery fire was: the battery leaked slightly due to the heavy rain for several days, the battery was short-circuited, and the battery was on fire.
In August 2020, Lifan Group filed for bankruptcy reorganization, and the automobile business was also a quagmire dragging down the parent company, with a loss of more than 900 million yuan in the first half of 2019 alone. In 2021, after Geely took over, Lifan Automobile successfully resumed production after a year of suspension of production, with a total sales volume of 3810 new energy vehicles throughout the year. (End)