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New energy vehicles, which were once known as "environmental protection upstarts", have recently frequently broken out the bad news of "fires", causing an uproar in public opinion. For a time, the question of the "unsafe" of electric vehicles has reappeared, and the analysis and refutation of industry insiders have been heard endlessly. Let's lift the veil of this controversy and confront the decisive question of whether new energy sources are more dangerous than fuel vehicles.
Counting the recent thrilling accidents, you will find that the fire scene of new energy vehicles is often "burning and out of control". It is as if they are not environmental experts, but have become "clowns", casting a shadow over the expected new environmental protection order. In the face of such a sudden scene, it can't help but make people dizzy: how could a new energy vehicle, which was once considered a "green rookie", suddenly "change its face" and show such a fierce appearance?
"Problems such as fire and spontaneous combustion of new energy vehicles equipped with lithium batteries after collision do exist!" Industry experts said earnestly that this is nothing less than a slap in the face. They ruthlessly uncover the root cause of the accident: the lithium-ion batteries used in new energy vehicles are the "bane". Lithium is a reactive metal, which is destined to be the "innate" property of lithium batteries to be flammable and explosive. In other words, the so-called "fire risk" is actually part of the vitality of lithium batteries and new energy vehicles. In order to gain a longer range, the energy density of the power battery must be greater, which means the presence of more combustible substances.
"Vitality" is often a double-edged sword. When it erupts in the form of "thermal runaway", it is a fatal blow. According to an industry insider, there are some reasons for this. He explains that once a battery has thermal runaway and a large amount of flammable gas mixture is released, the situation can snowball. After the battery is damaged, it is easy to rekindle and there is no way to save it, isn't this the focus of public opinion's concern?
In the face of these "fire" doubts, the automotive industry can be said to have done enough "response homework". Some data show that the spontaneous combustion and fire rate of new energy vehicles is much lower than that of fuel vehicles; Some experts also argued that the fire incident was an inevitable pain in the development of new technologies, and that new energy vehicles must not be "choked and wasted". These responses have a certain degree of rationality. But there are always some regrets that make it difficult to clear up the doubts. For example, even if the fire rate of new energy vehicles is low, once an accident occurs, the fire spreads as fast as a crazy horse, but the degree of harm is far greater than that of fuel vehicles; In addition, it is not impossible to blame the accident on "new technological pains", but electric vehicle technology has also been developed for many years, and the frequent defects are worrying.
When it comes to whether new energy vehicles are more prone to fire than fuel vehicles, we have to explain a strong data: in the first quarter of 2023, the spontaneous combustion of fuel vehicles in mainland China will be 18,360, while that of new energy vehicles will be 640. Undoubtedly, the spontaneous combustion rate of new energy vehicles is much lower than that of traditional fuel vehicles. This number may give the skeptics a breather, but as a smart person who "sees the subtleties", do you also smell something wrong in it? Although the fire rate of new energy vehicles is low on the surface, why is the degree of public attention far more concerned about them than that of fuel vehicles? There must be many doubts behind it, which deserve to be carefully analyzed.
Thinking about those new energy vehicle fire scenes, often once the fire is out of control, "wolf smoke everywhere" and "prairie fire" become a waste of rhetoric. In contrast, the fire of fuel vehicles is much simpler and easier to extinguish. The reason why new energy vehicles have received so much attention is precisely because once "thermal runaway" occurs, the consequences are far more serious than those of fuel vehicles. This is a "double-edged sword", in order to obtain a longer range, new energy vehicles have to improve the energy density of the power battery. However, once the "vitality" contained in the battery completely explodes, its viciousness is often beyond imagination. Once a large amount of flammable and explosive gas is released, it will quickly rage in the car like a bundle of fireworks.
The so-called "thermal runaway" and "battery fire" are actually the "tug-of-war" between modern new energy technology and the laws of nature under specific circumstances. Once the human factor is misoperated, or the natural factor is accidental, this confrontation will intensify into an incendiary explosion, leading to irreparable disaster. It's no wonder that even professionals can only shrug their shoulders and sigh at this. It is precisely because of the recognition of this difficult situation that public opinion will pay so much attention to the safety topic of new energy vehicles. Because it is not only related to the life safety of every new energy vehicle owner, but also related to the long-term development of the entire new energy industry. It is not advisable to blindly avoid or cover up the bell, and only by facing the problem head-on and starting from the root cause can we truly get a solution.
The reason why the fire of new energy vehicles has received so much attention shows that while this emerging technology is developing rapidly, there are still many hard problems that need to be solved urgently. Only by completely solving the problem can new energy vehicles truly become a truly environmentally friendly and reliable "upstart". This is not only the need for the development of the industry, but also the people's expectation for a better life. New energy vehicles frequently break out of the "thermal runaway" bad news, so that many consumers have doubts about their safety. As a new environmental protection technology with high hopes, how can new energy vehicles repeatedly show signs of such "vitality" out of control? Let's start with its "heart".
The power battery, the "heart" that injects vitality into new energy vehicles, itself has the fatal flaw of "flammable and explosive". As its core component, lithium is a reactive metal element and extremely unstable. This is destined to be born with the bane of "not very peaceful". It can be said that the reason why new energy vehicles repeatedly have thermal runaway is the nature of lithium batteries is the fundamental reason. It is like a beast of prey, seemingly quiet and docile on the surface, but it can burst out and hurt people at any time. And under this "calm water", in fact, the dark tide is turbulent and full of dangers.
Looking at all this, do you also feel sorry for the "explosive and flammable" characteristics of new energy vehicles? Yes, as a popular emerging technology product, this defect of new energy vehicles is really a big regret, and it is destined to be used only as a "time bomb" to a certain extent. To completely solve this problem, it is not enough to rely on verbal comfort, and the only way to eliminate the root cause of thermal runaway from the source is the best policy.
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