d4rk
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Only weeks after the Ferrari and Lexus crash in Singapore took place, another taxi had become a victim of careless driving in Shenzhen, China. And the culprit behind this incident this time? A red Nissan R35 GT-R, with yet again a drunk driver behind the wheels.
The Nissan GT-R was said to be involved in a drag race with a BMW, and was travelling at speeds of around 180km/h, according to witnesses. The GT-R then collided into two taxis, where both the driver and passenger of the GT-R then fled the scene of the accident, but turned themselves in not long after. Although this is quite similar to the two crashes in Singapore, it is a bit different as the taxi driver and two of its passengers were killed after a fire broke out, which was believed to have started off from the taxi’s battery pack.
The taxi, a BYD e6 electric car, uses a 48 kW.h lithium iron phosphate battery as its main power plant. Although investigations are still in progress in determining the exact cause of how the fire broke out, the shares for the Chinese automaker had already plunged downwards as rumors are immediately putting the blame on the battery pack.
If this is truly the battery pack’s fault, this might bring some bad implications to the manufacturers of hybrid/electric motor that uses the same type of battery to power their electric motor. But still, the main lesson or highlight here is not about whether the battery pack is safe or not; keep in mind that drinking and driving will never mix!
Sources:
BYD electric taxi catches fire, killing three onboard - paultan.org
http://star-motoring.com/News/2012/BYD-slumps-after-crash-in-China.aspx
Car Crash: Nissan GT-R Crashes into Electric Taxi Causing Explosion - GTspirit
Electric Taxi Explodes In China
The Nissan GT-R was said to be involved in a drag race with a BMW, and was travelling at speeds of around 180km/h, according to witnesses. The GT-R then collided into two taxis, where both the driver and passenger of the GT-R then fled the scene of the accident, but turned themselves in not long after. Although this is quite similar to the two crashes in Singapore, it is a bit different as the taxi driver and two of its passengers were killed after a fire broke out, which was believed to have started off from the taxi’s battery pack.
The taxi, a BYD e6 electric car, uses a 48 kW.h lithium iron phosphate battery as its main power plant. Although investigations are still in progress in determining the exact cause of how the fire broke out, the shares for the Chinese automaker had already plunged downwards as rumors are immediately putting the blame on the battery pack.
If this is truly the battery pack’s fault, this might bring some bad implications to the manufacturers of hybrid/electric motor that uses the same type of battery to power their electric motor. But still, the main lesson or highlight here is not about whether the battery pack is safe or not; keep in mind that drinking and driving will never mix!
Sources:
BYD electric taxi catches fire, killing three onboard - paultan.org
http://star-motoring.com/News/2012/BYD-slumps-after-crash-in-China.aspx
Car Crash: Nissan GT-R Crashes into Electric Taxi Causing Explosion - GTspirit
Electric Taxi Explodes In China
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