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Test driving is a way for customers to reflect the comfort and power performance of the car, test driving is originally a beautiful thing, but due to improper operation of test drivers, accidents occur frequently. Recently, a NIO sales and Service Co., Ltd. in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, means that when the salesperson took the customer for a test drive, a Buick GL8 was rear-ended, the airbags on both sides of the ES8 popped up, and the front of the car sagged on the left.

The incident happened at more than 6: 00 p.m. on March 9. Mr. Shi was driving the new car that the company had just bought to a big hotel, but it was rear-ended when he turned the corner. The vehicle that caused the accident was a "NIO" test drive. The Buick GL8 driven by Mr. Shi had already been hit by a big dent. Fortunately, Mr. Shi did not suffer much damage, and the front of the car that caused the accident had also been destroyed. The airbags on both sides of the vehicle are ejected and the left front of the car is sunken.

Mr. Shi: "this is the position at the intersection. At that time, the car that Wei came may have accelerated too fast from the rear. At that time, the road was rather slippery, and maybe the road was curved. When he wanted to hit the direction, the right rear wheel hit the stone. After the right rear wheel exploded, he accelerated into my car."

As for the cause of the accident, NIO admitted that on that day, in order to give customers an acceleration experience, the top speed reached 90 kilometers per hour, and the speed at the time of the impact was more than 50 kilometers. The car salesman who caused the accident recalled that at that time, "he stopped here and did not move. I accelerated here. I accelerated after crossing the sidewalk, probably because the weather was dark and the kerb did not see it." Hit the kerb, causing the direction to hit this side and hit him in the ass. "

The sales person who caused the accident also said that in order to test-drive the car, it is necessary to test the acceleration ability, stagnation ability and turning suspension. According to the sales staff of Xilai, the top speed of the vehicle at that time reached 90 kilometers per hour, while the speed limit on the road section of the accident was 50 kilometers per hour. According to NIO accident-causing sales, in order to let customers experience all kinds of new energy of vehicles, regardless of life safety, do not hesitate to violate traffic laws to "drive fast". Who dares to experience such a test drive?

The NIO client also said: "when he was accelerating, he said that he would let you experience the feeling of weightlessness. Before the prelude fell, the coaxing went out, that is, it soared to 110 in a few seconds."

In the end, the accident was held fully responsible by ES8 on the grounds that it did not maintain a safe driving distance. The hit Buick GL8 needs to cut and weld the rear of the vehicle, and the maintenance cost is more than 40,000. Lulai has insurance and can bear the maintenance cost.

Mr. Shi bought this GL8 five days before the incident. The price of the naked car is more than 360000. Mr. Shi believes that what happened to the new car just a few days ago will cause a discount on the vehicle, and he thinks that 10,000 to 30,000 in humanitarian compensation is very small. "he said that from the perspective of humanitarianism, he gave us very little compensation, maybe 10,000 to 30,000, but my own loss had to reach 120000."

In the end, Mr. Shi and NIO failed to negotiate.

At the end of 2017, the first mass production model, the ES8, went on sale. The two ES8 models cost 44.80-456000 yuan and are equipped with dual-drive AC asynchronous motors with a maximum power of 326hp (240kW) and peak torque of 420Nm. Taken together, the combined maximum power of the dual-motor system is 650hp. According to official data, the 0-100km/h acceleration time is only 4.4s.

The acceleration time of 4.4 seconds of 100 kilometers is relatively good, and it can be said to have a strong sense of push when accelerating, but the test drivers drove at the edge of the West Lake with a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour and soared to 110, which is a very absurd thing. This is very dangerous for the people on board and passers-by. As a dealer, you should be aware of the importance of driving safety and regard the road as a racing track. You can experience a moment of pleasure, but a little carelessness may lead to a car crash and death.

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