Zhongxin Finance, January 13 (Ge Cheng) According to a Weibo netizen’s message on social media: “A Tesla owner who has just picked up the car for a month said that his car was parked there and charged well. The BYD next to it burst into flames and burned out its own car," which aroused everyone's attention and discussion.
A vehicle spontaneously ignited at the scene.
Source: Netizen video screenshot
In this regard, the BYD Network Reporting Center verified that the news was false information, and the vehicle on fire was not a BYD brand.
Relevant information has been collected in accordance with the law, and we reserve the right to investigate the responsibility of the infringer.
Tesla also responded to the matter: "This fire accident was caused by a fire in a new energy network car parked while charging, which immediately ignited the Tesla Model Y. At present, the fire department has put out the fire. This accident has nothing to do with Tesla."
Statement of BYD Network Reporting Center.
Which car company produced the Tesla car next to the fire?
Some netizens judged based on the pictures on the scene that the appearance of the vehicle on fire is very similar to the Lifan 650EV, which has been out of production for several years.
The reporter checked with Lifan officials, but no one answered the customer service call posted on its official website, nor did the official WeChat account.
The Lifan 650EV was recalled in 2020 due to the risk of fire.
The main reasons for the recall are that the power battery packs have potential safety hazards.
Due to the interference of the distribution of the high-voltage wiring harness inside the power battery pack and the setting of the charging temperature threshold too high, the power battery pack of Lifan EV650 may have the risk of thermal runaway and fire under extreme conditions, posing a safety hazard.
In 2018, the Lifan 650EV, which was just launched soon, had an accident of spontaneous combustion while driving. At that time, Lifan officially determined that the cause of the vehicle battery on fire was: the heavy rain caused the battery to leak slightly and the battery was short-circuited, causing the battery to catch fire.
In August 2020, Lifan Group applied for bankruptcy and reorganization, and the automobile business was also a quagmire that dragged down the parent company. In the first half of 2019 alone, the loss exceeded 900 million yuan.
In 2021, after Geely took over, Lifan Motors successfully resumed production after a one-year suspension, with a total sales volume of 3,810 new energy vehicles throughout the year.
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