According to media reports, on November 11, an Ideal ONE rear-ended a Weilai EC6 on the highway and caught fire. Fortunately, both drivers and passengers were not seriously injured. But as typical representatives of the new domestic car-making forces, I believe the two cannot escape the encouragement of netizens.
It can be seen from the pictures exposed at the scene that both vehicles suffered varying degrees of damage after the collision, but the Weilai EC6 was more seriously damaged. The rear of the car was severely deformed, the rear trunk glass was broken, and one side of the bumper was dented. The taillight was cracked, and the front of the Ideal ONE burst into flames. The front engine room was severely burned, and it tended to spread to the entire body.
It can be seen from the NIO EC6 that was severely damaged in this accident that the impact of the two vehicles was not small, but the fire of the Ideal ONE was indeed a bit unexpected. As for what everyone is most concerned about, why the rear-end collision occurred and why the fire broke out after the rear-end collision, it is still unknown whether the two car owners were in assisted driving mode when driving. So far, officials from Ideal and NIO have not come out to respond to the accident. .
Although the cause of the accident and the cause of the fire are still unknown, the safety of the two cars has attracted the attention of many netizens as soon as the incident came out. After all, both Ideal ONE and Weilai EC6 have participated in the C-IASI crash test of China Insurance Research Institute.
It can be seen that the ideal vehicle involved in the collision was the 2020 extended-range 6-seat version of the ideal ONE. In terms of overall results, except for the crashworthiness and maintenance economy index, which received an M (average) rating, all other items received a G (excellent) rating.
The NIO EC6 also performed well. The model involved in the collision was the NIO EC6 2020 430KM Sports Edition. Except for the crashworthiness and maintenance economy index of this model, which received an A (good) rating, the other models were all G (excellent).
Judging from the collision results, the performance of the two models is still relatively good, but the reason for this incident is really puzzling. At the same time, it also reflects the current hidden dangers of electric vehicles to a certain extent. In fact, it is relatively common for electric vehicles to catch fire after an accident. The reason is that after an electric vehicle encounters a strong impact, the battery compartment may be squeezed, which may occur. Severe thermal runaway, fire or even explosion within seconds. At present, there is no official response to the cause of this accident, and we will continue to pay attention to it in the future.
