Recently, a car blogger posted a video on social media about Lantu FREE's spontaneous combustion.It is reported that the Lantu FREE is suspected to have caught fire at a charging station in Xiangyang, Hubei.In response to the spontaneous combustion of the vehicle, Blue Whale asked Blueprint for confirmation. The relevant personnel of Lantu said that a special team had been set up to investigate and deal with the scene. The results of the investigation will be announced in detail as soon as possible.
According to the pictures at the scene, a green Lantu FREE was burning in front of the charging pile, and there was an open flame spurting out from the bottom of the car, accompanied by a large amount of smoke.At the time of the incident, firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the fire.
After the incident, a car friend posted on the Lantu APP that the fire of the car was not caused by the battery or charging, but was caused by the placement of flammable objects in the car.
In response to the first spontaneous combustion of its new energy vehicle, Lantu Motors released an accident statement on June 28.Lantu said that the accident did not cause any loss of personnel or surrounding property, and it has provided users with a solution for traveling by car.The task force has rushed to the scene to investigate and deal with the accident, and the results of the accident investigation will be announced in detail as soon as possible.
Lantu is a high-end smart electric brand under Dongfeng Motor Group. The first model, Lantu FREE, was launched in June last year. The car has launched two power models: pure electric version and extended-range version, priced at 333,600 yuan and 313,600 yuan respectively. Yuan.In December last year, the monthly sales peak of Lantu's FREE model reached 3,138 units, but after entering 2022, the sales volume has entered a trough. The cumulative sales volume from January to May this year is only 5,676 units, which is far from the sales target of Lantu this year of 46,000 units. far.
It is worth noting that Lantu Automobile once promoted its battery to pass the safety test in its technology sharing meeting, especially after the battery thermal runaway occurs, Lantu FREE's battery pack can still achieve "no smoke, The "Three No Principles" including no fire and no explosion".In terms of active safety measures, it can not only monitor in real time, but also predict key faults such as smoke, fire, and explosion 2 hours in advance; for faults such as short circuit and undervoltage in the battery, it can also provide a one-week early warning.
Since the beginning of spring and summer, vehicle spontaneous combustion incidents have occurred frequently.According to the latest data from the Fire Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China, the number of new energy vehicle fire accidents increased significantly in the first quarter of 2022. A total of 640 new energy vehicle fires were reported in China, a year-on-year increase of 31%.In 2021, there will be about 3,000 new energy vehicle fires nationwide, and the fire risk of new energy vehicles is generally higher than that of traditional fuel vehicles.
