As can be seen from one of the videos, the Aion S of GAC New Energy has the logo of "ON TIME" on its body, and it is parked near a restaurant in a parking space on the ground, which means that it should be a car belonging to GAC New Energy's * * * travel brand, such as riding a travel company's online car.
▲ vehicles involved
Before the fire broke out, smoke had come out from the back half of the car body and the bottom of the car. Soon, a small explosion occurred in the back half of the car body, and the whole bottom of Aion S immediately burned for an instant. After that, the second half of the car body continued to burn violently, and the whole fire looked even bigger.
▲ Accident scene
From another 8-second video, it is possible that the fire and fire concentrated in the second half of the vehicle for a period of time after the fire.
▲ Accident scene
At the same time, in another video circulating in Weibo, it can be seen that the front and rear parts of Aion S are in a state of fire, and thus more smoke is generated. The fire even spread to a FAW Audi A6L car parked aside.
▲ Accident scene
According to the previous understanding of the car, as a heavy-duty model under GAC New Energy, Aion S officially opened its reservation to the public on March 1 day, 2065438.
This pure electric vehicle is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and the maximum output power is 135kW (about 183 horsepower). The power supply of the Aion S drive system is a new generation of "8 1 1" ternary lithium battery (the ratio of nickel, magnesium and cobalt is 8: 1: 1) integrated in a sealed chassis. This power battery is the latest achievement jointly developed by GAC New Energy and Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd. at that time, and its energy density can reach 170Wh/kg, which is the same as Tesla's application on Model 3 in technical route.
At present, the fire has been put out. Judging from a video that is not very clear, the fire is really fierce, and the Aion S on fire has changed from a "white car" to a "black car", which is seriously damaged.
▲ Aion S on fire is seriously damaged.
As of press time, GAC New Energy has not responded to this matter through official channels, so it is not clear whether there are casualties involved. According to the news obtained by Time Finance, a domestic media, from the public relations department of GAC New Energy, the reply given by GAC New Energy at present is: "The surrounding environment of the site is more complicated, and we are learning more about the specific situation."
Since the summer, the spontaneous combustion of electric vehicles or the existence of fire hazards have increased.
A few days ago, FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Markets and decided to recall some imported and domestic Audi cars in batches, totaling 39 1874. Simply put, the reason for the recall is that some parts may have problems, resulting in local heat accumulation inside the starting generator. In extreme cases, the possibility of vehicle fire cannot be ruled out, and there are potential safety hazards.
In addition, in May this year, a Li ONE new energy vehicle also caught fire in the engine compartment of Changsha, Hunan, and the final investigation report needs to be released.
However, according to the car owner's description of the event progress on the Ideal APP a few days ago, experts from fire-related professional institutions have analyzed the fire of Li ONE, and concluded that the fire was not caused by the range extender and oil circuit, nor by batteries and motors.
In view of the safety of electric vehicles, on May 13, 2003, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued three mandatory national standards: GB 18384-2020 Safety Requirements for Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles, GB 3038 1-2020 Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicles and GB 38032-2020.
According to the three mandatory national standards, after the battery thermal runaway, the battery system should be able to avoid fire and explosion within 5 minutes, and reserve a safe escape time for the occupants.
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