Tesla owners grabbed the charging pile and made a fuss.
In broad daylight, there was a dispute first, and then he shot directly.
One of the owners was shot and died at the age of 33.
Some netizens shivered after watching it:
I'd rather not buy an electric car.
Death case due to rushing charging pile?
Because the charging pile caused such a big conflict, it is the first time in history.
The shooting occurred near the Tesla supercharging pile, on the last day of the May Day holiday, at about 9:40 a.m.
Both parties drove Tesla, but one bought it themselves and the other rented it.
The owner of the car who was shot was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital and died at the age of 33.
The man who fired the shot, 38, left the scene before calling the police and is currently in custody.
Judging from the crime scene, in this parking lot in Denver, Colorado, USA, Tesla supercharging piles seem to be full, and the piles are in use.
So at first, the police believed that the altercation was caused by grabbing the charging pile, but after talking to witnesses and investigating further, they found that it was not so simple.
The background of the story is that the two Tesla owners did not know each other before, and both parties were armed at the time of the crime.
At the time of the fight, the shooting was eventually caused by the victim approaching the criminal's car step by step.
It is worth mentioning that the criminals first sprayed the victim with anti-wolf spray, and then shot. Two shots were fired during the process, but it is not yet certain that the two shots were fired by the same person.
More details and reasons for the incident are under further investigation.
For this suspected murder case caused by charging piles, netizens are also talking about it.
Some people think that if there is a supercharging station queuing system, there will be no such problem.
Some netizens believe that this exposes the problems that Tesla urgently needs to solve at this stage.
Some netizens even thought of the current widespread anxiety about charging and replenishing energy from this shooting.
Domestic high-speed charging is still in a long queue
Americans are just like this on May Day, is the situation in the country okay?
On the whole, the common problem is: there are many cars and few piles, and the waiting time is long.
For example, some netizens reported that on the first day of the May Day holiday, late at night, in a high-speed service area, more than a dozen electric vehicles were charging around five or six charging piles.
And it's still late at night.
According to the list of charging station queuing time released by Baidu Map, on the first day of the May Day holiday, among all high-speed service areas, the queue time tied for first was the Asbestos Service Area of Yaxi Expressway in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, and the Linhai Service Area of Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, with the longest waiting time reaching 2.7 hours.
In tenth place is the Guanghe Service Area in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, with the longest waiting time of 1.2 hours.
And what is even more surprising is that just 10 minutes after midnight on the first day of the May Day holiday, there was a service area that began to queue up for charging.
There are countless such phenomena, so much so that the topic of "May Day high-speed charging is still queuing" has also appeared on Weibo hot search.
Some netizens pointed out that it is not only pure electric vehicles that come to the service area to charge, hybrid vehicles that can be refueled, such as ideal, also chose to queue up for charging.
This behavior was also sprayed by netizens, and the point of controversy was that they believed that during the peak of the queue, the ideal owner should give up the charging pile position to the pure electric car.
However, in comparison, NIO's high-speed power exchange situation is slightly better.
During May Day, NIO launched a high-speed free power exchange program, according to netizens, there are still queues at the power station during May Day, but most stations queue less than 5 people during the day, which is much better than during the New Year.
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However, it is gratifying that the problem of electric vehicle replenishment will not exist for a long time.
On the one hand, the infrastructure is gradually improving.
In January last year, the official issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Improving the Service Guarantee Capacity of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure", which clarifies that by the end of 2025, the mainland's electric vehicle charging guarantee capacity will be further improved, forming a moderately advanced, balanced layout, intelligent and efficient charging infrastructure system, which can meet the charging needs of more than 20 million electric vehicles.
Data shows that as of 2022, the number of new energy vehicles in China has reached 13.1 million. In 2022, the annual sales of new energy vehicles in mainland China will reach 6.887 million units, a year-on-year increase of 93.4%... According to this trend, the speed of infrastructure construction of charging piles can gradually keep up with the number of holdings.
In addition to the construction of charging piles, the power exchange and energy replenishment method represented by NIO is also further accelerating the pace of infrastructure construction - 1,000 new power stations will be added this year, and more than 2,300 NIO power stations will be completed by the end of this year.
On the other hand, there is progress at the technological level.
For example, various car companies have launched hybrid models, which can be refueled for long-distance runs and charged in urban areas for short distances, greatly alleviating energy replenishment anxiety.
Battery life is also further improving, and CATL Kirin batteries can already achieve 1,000 kilometers of vehicle range. Solid-state batteries and semi-solid-state batteries are also in intensive research and development, and will gradually be mass-produced around 2025.
In addition, the electric vehicle refueling experience is also achieving parity with fuel vehicles.
Most OEMs have already made relevant layouts for 800V high-voltage platforms, BYD, Geely, Great Wall, Xpeng, and Zerorun have released layout plans for 800V high-voltage technology, and car companies such as Lili and NIO are also actively preparing for related technologies.
Taking the Xpeng G9 equipped with an 800V high-voltage platform as an example, with the 480kW ultra-fast charging pile, it can achieve a range of 200 kilometers in 5 minutes at the fastest, and it only takes 15 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%.
So in time, travel will become more and more convenient and fast, and high-speed charging queues will eventually become history.
What do you think~
Reference Links:
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/fight-over-tesla-charging-station-leads-to-shooting-in-edgewater-police-say
https://twitter.com/bayanwang/status/1653795239948349441
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