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A video of a Lantu FREE catching fire on the streets of Xiangyang, Hubei province, went viral on June 27th, sparking a heated discussion among netizens. According to the exposed video, a dark green Lantu FREE caught fire and smoked in front of the charging post, the chassis was clearly flaming, the engine cover, four doors and rear doors were opened, and the vehicle continued to emit smoke.

Today, Lantu Automobile officially released the situation about the accident. At 16:28 on June 26th, an open fire broke out in a Lantu FREE vehicle in Xiangyang, Hubei Province. After the occurrence of the situation, we attached great importance to it and immediately expressed our concern and greetings to the users, provided users with a perfect car travel solution, and quickly set up an ad hoc team to go to the scene to investigate and deal with it. At present, the situation does not cause personnel and surrounding property losses, and the state of the vehicle is partially damaged. Our joint suppliers are actively investigating the cause of the accident, and we will announce it in detail as soon as the investigation results are available. Thank you for your concern and support.

As for the cause of the fire, some netizens said in a post on Lantu App that "the fire of the car was not caused by batteries or charging, but by the placement of combustibles in the car." In addition, the car friend also posted a picture of the accident vehicle, saying, "the objects in the car spontaneous combustion, the glass is burnt out, the car paint is still so bright, and the emergency flasher and the front sign can be lit, the interior is also burning like a ghost, and the tire wheels are good. Like Lantu! It's not a charging fire! It's not a charging fire! It's not a charging fire! Say the important things three times! " However, for the answer to the post, many netizens also commented and questioned under its comments, saying that they only believed in the official announcement.

It is worth noting that in March this year, Lantu Automobile told the media at the sharing meeting of safety technology of ternary lithium battery that after the battery was out of control, Lantu FREE's battery bag could still achieve the "three noes" principle of "no smoke, no fire, no explosion" after 50 days of static storage. According to officials, the new battery pack uses "three-dimensional thermal insulation wall" technology, that is, using super polymer thermal insulation and flame retardant material to wrap each cell in three dimensions to prevent the spread of heat. The battery adopts small unit + explosion-proof valve hard shell design, advanced super heat insulation technology is introduced between the cells, and 1000 ℃ heat insulation and flame retardant layer is introduced on the top of the core to protect the safety of the occupant warehouse. It is not known what caused the fire, which has yet to be officially announced.

According to relevant data, Lantu Automobile is a high-end intelligent electric brand of Dongfeng Automobile Group, which was founded in 2018. Lantu FREE is its first model on June 19, 2021 and starts delivery in August 2021. The car positioning medium and large SUV, a total of pure electric version and extended range version of two power models, the price is 333600 yuan and 313600 yuan respectively, of which the pure electric version NEDC has a mileage of 500km The extended NEDC has a mileage of 860km. According to relevant data, the sales of Lantu FREE in 2021 were 6431, and from January to May this year, the sales were 1553, 740,1385, 1094 and 843 respectively.

Fire incidents of new energy vehicles often occur in summer every year, in addition to the hot weather and other external factors, it is also related to the battery pack of new energy vehicles, the service life of new energy vehicles, in-car circuits, circuit boards, the charging environment of new energy vehicles and the quality of charging piles. Under the condition that the new energy vehicle technology is still immature, a variety of reasons increase the fire probability of the new energy vehicle. According to the latest data, there were a total of 640 new energy vehicle fire accidents in China in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 31% over the same period last year.

In addition, with the increasing consumer demand for new energy vehicle mileage, new energy vehicles also increase the pursuit of high mileage, which also leads to the continuous increase of battery energy density. and most new energy vehicles use ternary lithium batteries. Lithium is a very active metal that reacts with oxygen and burns once exposed to air. Lithium battery drum bag, foreign body puncture, external force impact, internal short circuit and overcharge discharge are all likely to catch fire.

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