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recently, a netizen broke the news:the underground garage of the radisson blu hotel in xiaoshan district, hangzhou prohibits the parking of new energy vehicles, and security guards are there to dissuade and guide new energy vehicles to park in the wide-body garage next to it, which feels a bit inconvenient.

at noon on september 4, a reporter from hangzhou traffic 91.8 hangzhou gangxia drove a new energy vehicle to the hotel. at the entrance to the hotel's underground parking lot, he saw a sign that read:"dear new energy vehicle owners, due to the relatively closed underground parking space, out of consideration for the safety of new energy vehicle parking, in order to ensure the safety of your property, the hotel has set up a dedicated wide-body parking space. please park your car in the designated area."

the reporter tried to drive into the underground garage but was stopped by security guards.

reporter: "can't new energy vehicles enter the basement?"

security guard: "all new energy vehicles are parked in the wide-body garage of the factory. now the two sides are separated. (this mode) has been running for a week, so we are standing guard here."

next to the security guard was a notice board about "fire hazards of new energy vehicles", with pictures and text printed on it saying "spontaneous combustion of new energy vehicles in guangzhou garage ignited multiple vehicles" and "spontaneous combustion of new energy vehicles in south korea destroyed about 140 vehicles".

following the security guard's instructions, the reporter drove about 50 meters to find the wide-body garage, which was not far away and only took a few steps on the accelerator. this was a simple space built of iron sheets, with many parking spaces marked on the ground. there were both electric cars and gasoline cars, and they were basically full.

ms. zhang (pseudonym), who was driving a new energy vehicle, was also directed to the wide-body garage to park at the same time.she told reporters: "it's inconvenient and i feel discriminated against."

it takes about three minutes to walk from the wide-body garage to the hotel lobby. if the wide-body garage is full, you will need to park farther away, which will take six or seven minutes.

the reporter parked the car in the wide-body garage and went to the underground parking garage to take a look. there were many empty parking spaces, all of which were occupied by gasoline trucks.

why did underground garages suddenly start to ban the parking of new energy vehicles?

hotels: for fire safety reasons

ms. zhan, general manager of radisson hotel xiaoshan district, told reporters: "it is mainly for fire safety considerations. we have seen many reports about spontaneous combustion accidents of new energy vehicles. after one car caught fire, all the cars in the basement were burned. new energy vehicles burn very quickly and are very difficult to extinguish. our hotel has a large overall flow of people. there are more than 500 rooms. during peak hours, there are 2,000 to 3,000 people staying in it. it is also connected to an office building. once a fire occurs, the consequences will be very serious. considering that the parking conditions of the hotel itself are not bad, there are parking spaces on the ground and underground, and parking can be divided into zones. therefore, new energy vehicles are guided to the wide-body garage on the ground for parking. there are more than 300 parking spaces on the ground, and most of the locations have sunshade measures to meet everyone's needs."

ms. zhan also said: "the underground garage has low floors, making it difficult for fire trucks and ambulances to enter. the space inside is confined. once a fire occurs, all vehicles will be affected, and even the upper buildings and the safety of life and property will be affected. however, if it is a parking space on the ground, ambulances and fire trucks can arrive quickly and put out the fire more effectively. in addition, they are a little distance away from the main building, which is safer. that's why we decided to park new energy vehicles in the wide-body garage on the ground."

can hotels prohibit the parking of new energy vehicles in underground garages? ling bin, a lawyer from hang bang xia, said：“if this is a public parking lot open to the public, it is not advisable to prohibit the parking of new energy vehicles. but if it is owned by a hotel, the parking lot attributes and rules can be formulated by the hotel itself.”

previously, a shopping mall in ningbo posted a similar notice

what do netizens think?

in late august, a dispute over prohibiting new energy vehicles from entering underground garages also occurred in ningbo, zhejiang. ningbo huigang building posted a notice requiring new energy vehicles to park on the ground and not enter underground garages. at that time, the hangzhou traffic 91.8 "my car has something to say" program also discussed this, and many netizens expressed their opinions:

some netizens think that it is risky to park new energy vehicles in basement garages, so it is reasonable to arrange for them to be parked in ground parking spaces.

@大山的大的大: actually, i think there are hidden dangers in parking new energy vehicles in the garage. once a fire breaks out in the garage, the fire truck cannot get in. moreover, the cars are parked densely, and the consequences will be very serious if rescue is not timely.

@穿头发摸你的温柔: the requirement to park on the ground may be mainly for the timeliness of fire rescue safety. i think the property management is reasonable. they didn’t say that parking is not allowed, just that it should be parked on the ground.

@火猴: there are not many fire trucks that can enter the underground garage now. if something happens to the car below, who will be responsible? it’s not that parking is prohibited, but it must be parked under the premise of safety.

some netizens also think that this is a one-size-fits-all approach by the property management company.

@阿古: i feel like this has caused panic among people about the new energy vehicle industry.

@五朵金花共的情人: i think the property management's approach is unreasonable. the service attitude and the way of handling things seem a bit one-size-fits-all.

@骑着蜗牛追918: from a neutral point of view, is there no risk of spontaneous combustion in gasoline vehicles? will there be no disputes over compensation if gasoline vehicles spontaneously combust? as for two-wheeled electric vehicles (not in accordance with the current national standard) and new energy vehicles, the state allows their production and sale, and the people spend money to buy them, but they are not allowed to go on the road or enter the garage. do the people have to pay for them?

@纯心灵: mobile phones and power banks can also spontaneously combust. does that mean people with batteries are not allowed to enter the building?

source:hangzhou traffic 918