A few days ago, according to a live broadcast Hainan report, near the Taipo Railway in Shilu Town, Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Hainan, a Chery little ant spontaneously combusted during charging. Judging from the scene footage, the spontaneous combustion vehicle has been covered in fire. Smoke billowed from the scene. A witness at the scene described: "The car first smoked from the inside out, and after the deflagration, the fire was difficult to control, and the vehicle was burned to the frame in just a few minutes." ”
At present, the accident is still under further investigation.
According to the owner, the car was purchased in March 2022 from a Chery new energy automobile sales company in Haikou, and just over a year, the new car is equipped with ternary lithium batteries, which support charging on fast charging piles. Mr. Lin said: "Whether it is a problem with the charging pile or the quality of the vehicle, there is still no conclusion, and I don't know who should bear the loss." “
It is worth noting that the spontaneous combustion incident of Chery little ants is no longer an isolated case. In August 2022, near a public place in a district of Xiamen, a suspected Chery Little Ant model suddenly made two abnormal noises during the charging process, followed by a burst of fire accompanied by thick smoke coming out from under the car; In September of the same year, in a new energy 4S store in Kaifeng, Henan, a small Chery ant that was charging suddenly smoked, and then caught fire.
At 10:13 on July 27, 2020, a fire broke out in the parking garage on the 1st floor, No. 136, Lane 399, Dianpuhe Road, Jiuting Town, Songjiang District. According to the news released by Shanghai News Comprehensive TV, the new energy electric vehicle involved in the fire is the eQ1 model of Chery New Energy, commonly known as Chery Little Ant (hereinafter referred to as Little Ant). The fire involved a deflagration situation, which was very destructive and suffered heavy losses. The host said: "The huge gas wave spewed out by the deflagration accident not only shattered the windows of the resident's own house, but also caused the neighbors to suffer with it. "
As of press time, Chery Automobile officials have not responded to this matter.