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today, when new energy vehicles are supported by various policies, people thought that fuel vehicles were the ones who suffered. however, they never expected that new energy vehicles would still be discriminated against.

the incident happened in hangzhou. a notice board was erected at the entrance of the underground parking lot of a local hotel. it read: "dear new energy vehicle owners, due to the relatively closed space of the underground parking lot, 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 special wide-body parking space. please park your car in the designated area."

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".

some media and car owners went to the scene, but were stopped by security guards and politely asked to park in another dedicated parking lot. this also caused dissatisfaction among many people, and one car owner said that he "felt discriminated against."

this is not the first case. in late august, a dispute over prohibiting new energy vehicles from entering underground garages also occurred in ningbo, zhejiang, which also sparked discussions among many netizens.

going back further, in fact, at the end of 2023, residential communities in many cities began to restrict new energy vehicles from entering underground garages. some communities even posted signs on parking spaces saying "no parking for new energy vehicles"

some netizens think that this is the same reason as not allowing electric bicycles to enter buildings. new energy vehicles are risky, and once an accident occurs when parking in the basement, fire rescue will be difficult and will affect more surrounding vehicles. therefore, it is reasonable to arrange them to park in ground parking spaces.

however, most netizens who drive new energy vehicles think that this approach is unreasonable. after all, they think that fuel vehicles also have risks, and power banks also have risks, so why only target new energy vehicles?

this controversy is becoming more and more intense today, and it can be attributed to a fire caused by a new energy vehicle in south korea last month.

at that time, a mercedes-benz eqe350 parked in the underground parking lot suddenly caught fire. the fire instantly ignited all the surrounding vehicles. it took the fire department eight hours to put out the fire.

the fire destroyed or damaged 140 vehicles, evacuated 200 families, and hospitalized 23 people for smoke inhalation. the water and electricity supply in the community was also cut off for 5 days due to the fire.

in fact, this is not the first fire caused by the spontaneous combustion of new energy vehicles in south korea. in july 2023, an electric car spontaneously caught fire in an underground parking lot in seoul, south korea, causing more than 120 cars in the entire parking lot to burn. but this time, the car owners' fear of fire intensified, and triggered a nationwide panic about new energy vehicles in south korea.

coincidentally, also last month, there was an accident in guangdong where a new energy vehicle caught fire in an underground garage, resulting in three vehicles being burned. fortunately, no casualties were caused.

at this point, i guess everyone will want to talk about the safety of new energy vehicles. but please don't rush to criticize.

in 2023, new energy vehicle fire accidents accounted for 1.2% of the total vehicle fires in china, while new energy vehicle ownership accounted for 3.4% of the total number of vehicles. this means that in terms of proportion, the fire risk of new energy vehicles is actually lower than that of traditional fuel vehicles.

in fact, we occasionally see news and videos about new energy vehicles spontaneously catching fire on the road or in open parking lots, but they are not as scary as we imagine.

so why are people more afraid of spontaneous combustion now that new energy vehicles are so common?

the most crucial point is that although the probability of new energy vehicles catching fire is lower, once a fire occurs it is often difficult to extinguish due to thermal runaway of the battery, making rescue difficult and the harm caused may be greater.

remember that during this year's spring festival, ferries in and out of hainan island restricted the number of new energy vehicles on board, resulting in a large number of new energy vehicles stranded in hainan. this was actually due to this reason.

especially in an underground parking garage, which is usually small and suffocatingly poor in ventilation, once a fire breaks out, it spreads faster than a rabbit, and exhausting the smoke is as difficult as climbing mount everest.

this not only poses a huge challenge to the evacuation and rescue work, but also poses a serious safety hazard to the entire garage and even the surrounding buildings.

another thing that may make some people feel "discriminated against" is that although the country does not prohibit the installation of charging piles in underground garages, many underground garages in residential areas and underground parking lots in some shopping malls are not allowed to install charging piles, or fast charging piles are not allowed to be installed. in addition to the electricity consumption pressure of the entire community and the building structure itself, safety hazards are also taken into consideration.

although there have been no reports of spontaneous combustion accidents caused by charging piles in china so far, everyone is still worried. after all, if something unexpected happens, it will be a matter of life and death.

some experts also suggested that it is prohibited to install car charging piles in underground garages to avoid increasing the risk of vehicle spontaneous combustion.

so do new energy vehicle owners feel that they are being “discriminated against”? do those who have purchased new energy vehicles with fast or even super-fast charging capabilities feel that they are being “discriminated against” if they are unable to install matching fast charging piles?

so we really can't blame the parking lot and property management for not taking action and "discriminating" against new energy vehicles. because sudden spontaneous combustion can never be completely eliminated by strengthening management and prevention. the current situation is also a last resort.

lao pao here still recommends that everyone, since you have chosen new energy, you should experience the superior experience that new energy brings you, the almost negligible car cost, the faster, smoother and quieter electric drive performance, and the smarter cockpit experience. but at the same time, you should also understand and accept that new energy is still a new thing, and it still has its inconveniences in the social environment.

no matter what happens, they say they are "discriminated against", but hundreds of millions of fuel vehicle owners have not said that they are discriminated against.