Chinese EVs’ Major Safety Issue: Crash Fires, Hidden Handles Jam, No Escape Possible

On April 26th, on a highway in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, a black Huawei Aito M7 was involved in a rear-end collision. It resulted in a fire in the front cabin and the tragic loss of three lives. This incident shattered a family in an instant and sparked public concerns about the safety of electric vehicles. Chinese media published articles scrutinizing the incident but were subsequently taken down.
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[@kateryan9988]

Buying a Chinese EV is akin to driving around in a mobile coffin.

[@mickgatz214]

Mobile Crematorium... 😂

[@mah7961]

There’s a reason why it’s known as Buy Your Death.

[@teardowndan5364]

Unnecessary electronics may have been introduced and "popularized" by EVs but lots of it is finding its way into newer ICEVs too. Car manufacturers want to amortize costs by standardizing their hardware and software across models regardless of what the drive train is.

[@paulmcmillan533]

Any EV

[@whitewolf7179]

@@teardowndan5364 well yeahbut did hear anything of this sort from tesla merced bmw vw ranult porsche ..... ther is a reasen why by us in germany only 1 off 100 ch ev gets tüv and even than no one once tham in ger. ther is a reasen way they stock pile in breamer haffen with no end.

[@powershift2024]

Have you bought the new Huawei EV coffin yet? If not, we have the BYD EV coffin, the Xiaomi EV coffin and many, many more to choose from!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@More_Row]

And all the western ones too

[@monkeygalaxy6322]

Don't worry, since Bosch is involved, soon the system will reach also our markets. Chinese are just being used as Alfa tester

[@zairousiazpi4099]

But Wait there's more....!

[@powershift2024]

@@zairousiazpi4099 that's right! If you act now, we'll also throw in for free, a dictator with an over inflated head so big you can even use his head as a spy balloon.. 🤡

[@riverlady982]

Yes at the low low cost of your life and people questioning if you were born with any common sense after your death.

[@DC9848]

EU needs to ban these models from entering the European market.

[@monkeygalaxy6322]

Bosch is European, so the system is already inside 😂 probably VW has it in it's cars

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

They won't.. scared of China.

[@geneappeal]

​@@monkeygalaxy6322It wasn't the Bosch model that was utilized but the one from FreeTech. This isn't the only reason for keeping Chinese vehicles out of the West. Another video referred to BYD's "chopstick" steering control arms. Instead of cast aluminum alloy they were made of tubular steel the thickness of a human finger. The batteries are another concern. I have yet to see a news story of a Tesla or Rivian bursting into fire, or worse, exploding. Doors that won't unlock after a crash, airbags that don't deploy, wheels and axles that fall off under normal use? Nevermind the accusations of dumping excess industrial production these vehicles are not built to the safety standards of the West.

[@maxhugen]

@@geneappealTeslas have probs too. Google: *"Video: Tesla Model 3 catches fire after debris punctures electric-car’s battery"*

[@esbi3825]

better ban all EVs, its just total BS

[@SamiKotiranta]

Truly scary that these "cars" are allowed to be sold in the west... Hopefully for not long.

[@mah7961]

Man you literally are playing with your own life if you buy one these cars.

[@MasticinaAkicta]

After-Sales Experience "It is truly a hot car, and the eyes it attracts. It even attracts firefighters"

[@rho91]

Buyer Beware: “Made in China”

[@mah7961]

Unless the buyer has a death wish

[@johntang4108]

And it is Tesla!!!

[@TC-fq7cy]

Keep away from it!

[@johntang4108]

@@TC-fq7cy Yes. Don't buy Tesla and you will be saved.

[@edwardyang4880]

agreed

[@jobturkey7418]

The bad thing about copying is that you copy even the wrong answers. The retractable handles were always stupid. Freeze into place ect.

[@raymondleggs5508]

concealed door handles sound dangerous on any vehicle.

[@DeaconG1959]

Ask Tesla Cybertruck owners.

[@allangibson8494]

Copied from Tesla.

[@geneva760]

I remember two guys in a hot Rod coupe that crashed into a tree in GEELONG AUS, it had a fire - it also had hidden door handles and nobody could get the two people out- they both burned to death.

[@user-xp7nk9dw8d]

@@geneva760 chinese best nation

[@EduardQualls]

If these "cars" are allowed on US roads, Red Chinese companies will find themselves experiencing the joy of class-action lawsuits that will drown them in lawyers' fees, and eviscerate them with punitive damages. *_Tofu-dreg_** will become **_tofu-busted._* Cars from Red-Chinese brands, no matter where they're assembled, should not be street-legal.

[@maxhugen]

IIRC, BYD is planning to assemble cars in Mexico, to sell in the US. This is to avoid the 27.5 % US tariff.

[@aeroearth]

Tesla 3 made in China.

[@midimusicforever]

I wouldn't want to drive a Chinese car, EV or not. I wouldn't even want to drive near a Chinese car, EV or not.

[@1439315]

"Only fools rush in" is an old saying.

[@proteus404]

I can't imagine how thin skinned the CCP is, that they have to resort to deleting messages left by family members of an accident.

[@arnesahlen2704]

There is NO - ZERO - reasot to buy a Chinese EV.

[@penedrador]

1. It's cheap 2. EVs are becoming mandatory in so many countries, these chinese death traps might become the only financial option for a lot of people.

[@nethbt]

EV coffins, Tofu Buildings, Fake Stealth Planes... dam it China 😂😂😂😂

[@Jonathan.D]

One thing they are not talking about, is the water truck. It's driving in the fast lane at idle speed. It doesn't have any warning lights and no crash cushion. In the West, when a truck is doing work like that on the highway or interstate, it has a huge warning light display. Normally, it includes a huge arrow(s) to warn people to slow down and move over. Then, there's the impact attenuating crash cushion. It protects the workers and anyone who might crash into it. Some places will have a special vehicle called the Attenuator truck behind the work truck(s). The whole thing is basically a giant impact cushion with warning lights on top. This tech is at least 40 years old. Chyna has "self driving" EVs but not the most basic safety tech from the 80s? Get ur priorities in line, Chyna!

[@NirajKumar-wb5hg]

Western propaganda

[@Carnyzzle]

​@@NirajKumar-wb5hg +10 social credit points

[@mah7961]

Chinese auto maker be like Safety features? What’s that.

[@sivakumar103]

Knowing china. None of them would have been wearing seatbelts.

[@Stephen-cr3sc]

Why anybody would want a car with "auto-drive" is beyond comprehension. Particularly "auto-drive" controllable by remote control by the "authorities".

[@Jonathan.D]

One thing they are not talking about, is the water truck. It's driving in the fast lane at idle speed. It doesn't have any warning lights and no crash cushion. In the West, when a truck is doing work like that on the highway or interstate, it has a huge warning light display. Normally, it includes a huge arrow(s) to warn people to slow down and move over. Then, there's the impact attenuating crash cushion. It protects the workers and anyone who might crash into it. Some places they will have a special vehicle called the Attenuator truck behind the work truck(s). The whole thing is basically a giant impact cushion with warning lights on top. This tech is at least 40 years old. Chyna has "self driving" EVs but not the most basic safety tech from the 80s? Get ur priorities in line, Chyna!

[@Stephen-cr3sc]

@@Jonathan.D ......I suspect it's all about who you bribe. I don't doubt vehicles with paid "safe passage" are marked somehow.

[@CeeTee-12345]

Don't be a sucker, avoid EVs period, even Tesla. They're all junk..

[@1439315]

"Scrap" is the technical term !

[@FranzBazar]

Agreed

[@manuelcosta2789]

Tesla is still much better and much more reliable

[@badugiboybimmer9232]

I have a Tesla they do very well in crash testing. Chinese cars can’t pass North American safety standards that’s why they are not here. China should copy North American standards and save lives.

[@alpark3024]

concealed door handles started by Tesla is the stupidest idea except door wings.

[@kevin_6217]

Chinese + Driving = 🔥🔥🔥

[@petittoto7433]

NEVER trust new technology.

[@OnTheSpotsilver]

You are the tester…you are the trail experience. Always wait a few gens before buying after hearing all reviews

[@steves5172]

Always wait for the ‘must haves’ to test it first!

[@Carnyzzle]

Parking a Chinese EV in your garage is like having a bomb that can go off at any time in your house

[@CSGATI]

And when the power goes out first you are the first to go.

[@Jack-It-UP]

Great reporting, thanks

[@steves5172]

It is unbelievable just how gullible EV owners are.

[@teardowndan5364]

If the low-voltage system dies during the crash, anything that requires 12V/48V like automatic door unlocks and electronic door handles is dead. Got to use the mechanical override if you know where it is and how to access it.

[@JustiisLeague]

Why call them cars when you can call them carskets 💀

[@hatsunebg5523]

The fact that the internet told the mother to shut up and apologize to huawei is absolutely disgusting its like "My family just died" "Womp womp"

[@yortdelpuente9574]

No, the local CCP apparatchiks ordered their proxies (i.e. local PP = People’s Police) to rough her up and tell her to shut-up and apologise.

[@crowkoraki6910]

1 question why are people trying to automate driving ?, that seems the most stupid and irresponsible thing to do

[@thurston905]

Should have stuck to making phones

[@harveythedog5539]

@1:48 Guy still has phone in left hand whilst breaking window.

[@rogerm4310]

If they don't meet safety standards for a country they should not be sold in that country. How is it even possible for them to sell these death traps legally. This is absolutely shocking.

[@johntang4108]

Your concern is real. This explained that they have met all the safety requirements of that country. As simple as that.

[@Oldfogey2014]

Even if they copy….they won’t do it properly. They won’t copy screw for screw, or bolt for bolt…but will always go for short cuts.

[@TheJimmythecorkscrew]

They are really pushing deathtrap Chinese EVs here in Australia.

[@yortdelpuente9574]

AU regulatory 101 - or “how we do it in Oz”. They’ll allow them initially, and the alphaware buyers will be a national panel of sacrificial lab-rats, then once the maim and death rate figures for a given make and model reach a certain rate, the safety regulators will force a compulsory recall, then when firmware ‘updates’ fail to stop the kill and maim rate only then will the regulators pull the model from sale. Oz, land of the free (to be screwed over by foreign corporations, incompetent regulatory authorities, and pollies on the take) 😂

[@asdisskagen6487]

It blows my mind that people are pressured and censored for trying to seek justice and compensation for death of loved ones at the hands of unscrupulous companies.

[@casualplayer7743]

Chinese driving skill + Chinese car 💀💀💀💀

[@nigelbraunig8859]

If they can't even make a decent phone I'm really terrified now

[@waynehewett4017]

More mobile barbecues.... Who would have known ....?

[@maxhugen]

Trust _everything_ to computer systems? Crazy. 💩

[@petewilliam4295]

dumbest design ever

[@mattanderson6672]

Rise up People of China

[@briandstephmoore4910]

Thermal runaway protection technology 😂 these people are NPCs

[@phenogen8125]

I have numerous ICE vehicles fitted with Thermal Runaway Protection already; merely no lithium batteries allowed. Lead acid, lead carbon, lead calcium are all much safer and can be fully recycled without environmental damage nor excessive energy use in the recycle process. If anyone tries to sell you an EV then Run away.

[@borrisg4972]

Thermal Runaway Accident Prevention System, now standard in all EVs. Buy our TRAPS today!

[@HKim0072]

Are people insane? How would a new car company have enough data to program the software for self driving functions?

[@adrok8644]

Ever occurr that this could be dileberate?

[@FranzBazar]

No, it’s just incompetence and an evil level of greed, resulting in total lack of concern for safety and quality

[@rikace_shots]

1:46 where is the door handle from the outside

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

1:39 - Was the fire extinguisher just a prop?

[@davidshanahan5134]

He was using it to work out prior to the accident - didn't want to interrupt the burn by using it to save a life.

[@andrewreidy18]

Fire extinguisher will not work on electrical fire, many videos showing people using multiple fire extinguishers and fail on suppressing ev fire

[@allangibson8494]

@@andrewreidy18Not an electrical fire - the engine in the hybrid was burning (as they tend to do when you rupture the fuel system).

[@mickgatz214]

It's not "Bousch", it's Bosch, prounounced "BOSH", like Posh... A.I is not verbally so Intelligent... 😂 ...yet has no problem pronouncing Huawei....hmmmm

[@borrisg4972]

It actually alternates between BOSH and BOH-sh at one point, although that seems to literally be just at "one point". You hear breaths in from time to time, so it makes me wonder if it really is A.I. or an actual narrator.

[@Asian_Connection]

When will people learn that XPENG is the only safe China EV!

[@jameschan2171]

suicide cars... why pay for something that will kill you?

[@bendyloco]

I don’t want a big tablet in my dashboard. It looks goofy!

[@yortdelpuente9574]

There is an art, and psychology, to designing safe, functional and informative dashboards … replacing good design principles with what is a large mobile phone is an incredibly moronic and irresponsible idea,… and it is circumventing laws banning the use of phones whilst driving due to the dangers of engaging in such idiotic human behaviour.

[@Kyntteri]

Why this and that but answer is as always, "Made n China"

[@gotakazawa408]

For reference, you can see the distinction between CCP and Chinese on the "Ally from China" channel. Although she was born and educated in China, she now shares her explanatory videos from an unbiased perspective, which are also very informative from a Western standpoint.

[@scottgordon1781]

Did not see evidence of airbags deployed in the head on crash !

[@aspinshrestha6762]

Vintage cars are more safe

[@amadeusamwater]

I would not buy any Chinese tech with the word "intelligent" in it's name, since that word means something totally different in Chinese.

[@outofredbullagain5820]

Yeah... I'm switching to an Ebike. No more automobiles of any kind for me. My butt can walk if need be.

[@realdeal8607]

Ebikes… that’s a whole other problem!

[@megacap55]

should be prohibited that kind of door handles a la tesla

[@maapaa2010]

F deathtraps... Did they not do safety procedures and crash testing.. obviously not...

[@huirong76]

Huawei has ties to military and government, that's why they persist to keep their reputation intact.

[@MiquelGorbiviUS]

I sure won't get a vehicle where the company didn't learn from their mistakes but act to hid their mole.

[@alwilk2607]

Chinese EVs are like Rolling Crematories.

[@allangibson8494]

Not an EV.

[@shawngregg3796]

Lets hear it for Chinese EV's! Are you watching and listening U.S., Europe and Mexico? Good luck 🤞

[@GF-mf7ml]

I'll never sit inside a car with electric door no emergency exit.

[@444coole444]

i am wondering why u would ever want a automaticly driving car in the first place i think i am just gonna stick to my old trusted volkwagen

[@VivaciousVirgO]

NWO state of mind. These weird cars are Government stamped, sealed and approved. Oh, did I forget to mention CONTROLLED?!

[@andreasnagel9377]

i think it is because the Chinese people also do not know how to drive. therefore let the car drive. Dumb idea

[@yortdelpuente9574]

… because u need to constantly use your mobile phone whist you are driving 😂

[@leifandersen2756]

Why are there no rescue people with an electric saw to get rid of the doors and get people out to safety ? What kind of country is China ! It doesn’t seem to be especially developed like the West ! This cost three lives because of neglect from the authorities !

[@DinKnight]

Dear Malaysian Government, please don't allow any of these china EVs enter our country. No quality and unsafe.

[@Hyper_NexusJunisBlue]

They don't care. Idk why?

[@tazboy1934]

Window shud be bigger

[@atenas80525]

What keeps someone from hacking these "intelligent" cars?

[@skylineXpert]

Is it just me or do they only inspect exports? Also hearing some are still parked after arriving by ship in antwerp on their 2nd year. With the risk of mould & the 4/2year inspection (without it you cant drive in some european countries if not all).

[@wl88168]

obtaining insurance coverage then ability to successfully make any claim followed by receiving any pay-out must be an absolute nightmare.

[@mathewphoria7228]

the car doors should NEVER be an electronic system to begin with! talk about fixing something that was never broken.

[@SideEpics]

EU is such a sucker for chinese vehicles

[@adrianbernardo202]

That's the reason why I chose Japanese brands🚙🚙🇯🇵🇯🇵 love my Toyota Innova ( Crysta )

[@gbottle0521]

tofu dreg Cars 🤣😂🤣😂

[@PVFriends_VCAM50]

This is not good.

[@12235117657598502586]

1st TOFU DREGG HOUSES, NOW TOFU DREGG EV’S! 😲😲🙄

[@moonlander03]

Thermal run away protecting technology is no such, once thermal run away goes.. nothing can stop it 😂😂😂😂😂🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@borrisg4972]

Thermal Run Away Protection Technology. TRAPT!

[@petewilliam4295]

safe until you get killed by the safety intelligent features pathetic

[@yortdelpuente9574]

Anyone who trusts a computer to drive their car for them is a fool who puts their lives and others at a greater risk of maiming or death than the already risky business of being on the roads is.

[@user-ix1qw1wo1f]

bro my guy in a past video called it in the video you made about the xiaomi su7 i think damn

[@NJPurling]

More relevantly why did the water truck not have an under-run bar. Also referred to a 'Mansfield Bar' in the USA? Are they not legally necessary?

[@Jonathan.D]

Finally, someone else is talking about the water truck. It's driving in the fast lane at idle speed. It doesn't have any warning lights and no crash cushion. In the West, when a truck is doing work like that on the highway or interstate, it has a huge warning light display. Normally, it includes a huge arrow(s) to warn people to slow down and move over. Then, there's the impact attenuating crash cushion. It protects the workers and anyone who might crash into it. Some places they will have a special vehicle called the Attenuator truck behind the work truck(s). The whole thing is basically a giant impact cushion with warning lights on top. This tech is at least 40 years old. Chyna has "self driving" EVs but not the most basic safety tech from the 80s? Get ur priorities in line, Chyna!

[@allangibson8494]

Not an “EV” - hybrid. The engine was burning. The driver and front seat passenger were killed by the crash not the fire.

[@Jonathan.D]

@@allangibson8494 EV or Hybrid, it still has a cheap battery. They would have been fine if all the tech worked as it is supposed to. It's all junk and will be sold on Temu soon. Haha Don't u have some counterfeit items to sell on Temu. Get out of here.

[@Jonathan.D]

@@allangibson8494 The fire might have started near the engine but then the battery caught on fire. Also, engines don't burn. The fuel they run on does. Still, a gas fire is possible to contain or put out. A battery fire keeps burning until there's nothing left. Keep defending them until it happens to U!

[@allangibson8494]

@@Jonathan.D Engines burn really well, particularly plastic intake manifolds and 12V batteries. Been there, called the fire brigade and tow truck. (And that was a Ford ICE vehicle that was just being driven - no collision).

[@El-Ge]

Along with Huawei, this brand is a Chinese-ccp pride. ccp mind: the cars have to last as short as possible so that byd may sell and earn more.

[@TUHANbukanorangARAB]

Do you know why so many troubles in EV made in Tiongkok? Because the programmers unable to write in English then the computers become haywire. It was Chinese logic, not English logic.

[@romo5066]

tofu vs everybody

[@garydmercer]

An early Tesla model S caught on fire in South Florida with a doctor from the hospital where a friend worked. The car caught on fire after the crash and the fire rescuers were unable to get the man out of the car and he was emolated. Tesla have emergency manual door releases now as a result of this early tragedy. Sad to hear about these chinese EV buyers perishing in the wreck. I hope the govt in china will force the EV makers to produce safer cars.

[@riverlady982]

The Chinese government is pushing this whole agenda that's causing these problems and then you expect them to fix the problems they cause? They don't care about anything other than creating money and creating the illusion of prosperity.

[@yortdelpuente9574]

Elon’s cars have killed plenty of people over the years … the kill and maim rates may differ, but the man is no different to the avaricious obfuscating psychopaths running car corporations in CN.

[@arthurfleck1554]

My hair is on fire! Burn, baby burn!

[@thaethaethae3098]

what do you expect with CHINA MADE???😂😂😂

[@TheLobstersoup]

I don't understand why there isn't a safety requirement for all EVs to unlock doors automatically on impact. I am concerned by car companies removing manual handles to save cost when these redundancies have always existed and saved lives. It's also incredible they can just pretend to use the Bosch system when they put the money into a competitor they have a stake in.

[@allangibson8494]

Not an EV. It’s a Hybrid.

[@geneappeal]

The problem appears to be, like Socialism, it's Intelligent Driving Function ... with Chinese characteristics.

[@jrwilliams4029]

Obviously it was Huawei’s IDS and it has become a nebulous finger pointing contest to avoid blame and negative publicity for a borking system.

[@user-dd9tc4zz8j]

Buying any EV is living on borrowed time.

[@shundi4264]

Same for Tesla.

[@zenon7094]

Really? Have people also been burned alive there? When and where exactly is that supposed to have happened?

[@shundi4264]

Many instances of Tesla catches fire by itself around the world.

[@yortdelpuente9574]

@@zenon7094There are plenty of examples of maiming and killing due to Tesla fails, Musk’s cars are almost just as rubbish as CN built.

[@nimbusnation9584]

Who in their mind would buy these mobile death trap...no EV for me....ICE ICE baby

[@kw2519]

Must have gotten the software from Tesla lol

[@yortdelpuente9574]

Lol, could be 😂, Musk has form, probably licensed it to them, with a non-disclosure (to the public) agreement to hide any culpability on the part of Tesla Motors.

[@kw2519]

@@yortdelpuente9574 just like what he makes his customers sign before they drive their “FSD”? Haha

[@tony8718]

Only ev to buy is nio don’t buy these car

[@gotakazawa408]

You're good at joking!

[@megacap55]

i wonder why uses the same car of test and human like stuff for the tests like the euroncap by example perhaps Chinese systems are programmed for cheat if they watch a white Ford focus ahead or a human like slim person wearing the same color clothes and size

[@kinwingwu6442]

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇦😆🇺🇦

[@destwong]

Lol china

[@kevinpotts-to5nm]

I`ll stick to petrol / diesel.

[@TC-fq7cy]

Same here.