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Today, an entry about Tesla's response to the Suzhou spray center fire hit Weibo. It is understood that the incident occurred on July 8, a group of netizens sent out a group of pictures about Tesla Suzhou official plate spray center fire, triggered a hot discussion on the Internet. From the exposed pictures, the fire site has been partially covered by black smoke, and many vehicles have been burned and left with frames. Tesla responded by saying: "The Suzhou spray center did catch fire, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation."

At present, the spray center has been suspended for business, and the affected vehicles of customers can directly connect with the staff of the center. According to a person familiar with the matter, fire and police have been involved in the investigation, and Tesla China has arranged relevant staff to go to the scene to deal with related matters. At this stage, Tesla related staff is communicating with relevant owners, hoping to negotiate as soon as possible. Tesla has not announced the status of the fire-damaged vehicles.

On July 9, a blogger posted on Weibo, saying,"I specifically confirmed with my friends that last night (July 8) the fire was Tesla Suzhou's only official spray center, which was originally Tesla Suzhou's delivery center, and the delivery volume broke out later. Tesla rented a 4-story building at the end of last year to make a new delivery center." The latest news is that the store has been closed. It is said that Tao Lin will go to Suzhou to handle it personally." For the cause of the fire, the blogger said in the comments: said there was a chassis crash, battery damage car spontaneous combustion at night. Some netizens revealed that there were more than 100 vehicles involved this time. However, in response to the news that more than 100 vehicles were burned, some media learned from Suzhou fire department that Tesla Suzhou plate spray center did have a fire on the same day, but there were no more than 100 cars destroyed on the scene of the fire, and the pictures transmitted online were not Suzhou. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

According to Tesla's official website, Tesla currently has 18 direct-sale spray centers in China, and 16 cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an, Wuhan, Chongqing, Nanjing, Xiamen, Shenyang, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Ningbo and Suzhou. It is understood that Tesla's network layout adopts the mode of "authorization + direct sales". In China, there are 148 authorized spray centers, covering 103 cities.

It is worth noting that electric vehicle fire accidents occur frequently after entering summer. On July 5, a Xiaopeng P7 caught fire on the road in Baoshan District, Shanghai. On July 3, a Roewe electric vehicle caught fire on Shanghai's north-south elevated road. The vehicle caught fire and emitted smoke. Firefighters were preparing to rescue the vehicle. On July 2, a Volkswagen new energy vehicle caught fire while charged. On June 27, a report about a Lantu FREE fire on the streets of Xiangyang, Hubei Province. So far, officials have said the specific cause of the vehicle fire is still under investigation.

The topic of new energy vehicle fire incident has always been in, the cause of the fire is not only related to external factors such as hot weather, but also related to the battery pack of new energy vehicle, the service life of new energy vehicle, the circuit board, the charging environment of new energy vehicle and the quality of charging pile. In the case that the technology of new energy vehicles is still immature, many reasons also increase the probability of new energy vehicles catching fire.

According to the latest data from the Fire Rescue Bureau of the State Emergency Management Department, the fire accidents of new energy vehicles increased greatly in the first quarter of 2022. There were 640 new energy vehicle fires reported in China, up 32% compared with the same period, higher than the average increase rate of 8.8% of vehicle fires. According to the statistics of Fire Rescue Bureau of Emergency Management Department, there will be about 3000 new energy vehicle fires nationwide in 2021, and the fire risk of new energy vehicles is generally higher than that of traditional fuel vehicles.

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