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"spontaneous combustion" has become a very sensitive topic for new energy vehicles today, related to consumers' concerns about the safety of brand power batteries, after Tesla spontaneous combustion caused a heated discussion, Wei from combustion led to a recall and so on. Xiaopeng issued an official statement on December 24, saying that the media reported that a Xiaopeng G3 spontaneous combustion was not true and was cooperating with relevant departments and police to investigate the accident.

Xiaopeng Automobile statement said that on the morning of the 24th, the self-media number "Xiangyu Buy car" wantonly spread the news about "Xiaopeng G3 spontaneous combustion" in several channels, clarifying that "spontaneous combustion" is not true.

According to the video, an open fire appeared in the rear of a Xiaopeng G3 electric car and black smoke appeared in the rear part of the car, and then a man approached with a fire extinguisher to put out the open fire. According to the analysis of the environment around the vehicle, this place should be a relatively open site.

Xiaopeng added in a statement that an open fire broke out in the rear of a Xiaopeng G3 near Huashan Town, Huadu District, Guangzhou at about 12:00 on December 19. The user immediately called the police and put out the open fire, causing no casualties at the scene. Xiaopeng automobile related personnel rushed to the scene at the first time, confirmed by the police and user feedback, the phenomenon of open fire was not caused by vehicle spontaneous combustion.

At the same time, Xiaopeng Automobile statement showed that after testing the accident vehicle, it was found that the battery pack was intact and still working normally. Through the investigation on the scene of the accident, more burning charcoal and lighters were found on the ground at the rear of the car body, and it was judged that the accident was caused by external fire sources.

Xiaopeng also put a picture of the chassis of the G3 car involved in the fire, showing that the battery pack was intact to prove that the battery was not on fire. At present, Xiaopeng Motor is cooperating with relevant departments and the police to investigate the accident.

The self-media author, who claims to be a Weima owner, is very concerned about the spontaneous combustion of new energy vehicles, and in his personal circle of friends, he also raised some questions about the contents of Xiaopeng's official statement.

Finally, according to the official statement, why are there more charcoal and lighters on the rear of the vehicle with open fire? This is very suspicious.

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