Car Crash Test Xiaomi SU7 vs Zeekr 007, Battery Issues and Responses
TapTechNews August 14th news, on August 13th, the car blogger Gao Ruoxiang (online name: Originally It's Xiangxiang) released a video named When Xiaomi SU7 Hits a Zeekr 007, which attracted widespread attention. As of TapTechNews' dispatch, the video's playback volume on Bilibili has exceeded 930,000, and the number of bullet screens has exceeded 12,000.
Gao Ruoxiang previously worked at Dongchedi and has now resigned. He has more than 2 million fans across the network, and his self-introduction is as a driver of the Beijing Yisu Racing Team, the founder of the NBX Racing Team, and a former engineer of a certain joint-venture brand.
In this test, Gao Ruoxiang chose two popular models, Xiaomi SU7 and Zeekr 007, for the crash test. The crash speed was 60 kilometers per hour (about 37.3 miles per hour), and the crash was carried out with a 90% overlap rate. After the crash, Gao Ruoxiang first walked towards the Zeekr 007 and communicated with the automatic alarm customer service, stating that he was conducting a test. He pointed out that the windows and doors of the Zeekr 007 could be opened after the crash, which is helpful for rescue.
Gao Ruoxiang said that after the crash, the Xiaomi SU7 lost power and could not call for help, because the small battery was designed in the right front of the vehicle, and it was directly damaged after the crash, which also led to the inability to open the door. However, Gao Ruoxiang said that the door handle of the Zeekr 007 is similar to that of the Xiaomi SU7. If the small battery loses power, it will also not be able to open, but the small battery of the Zeekr 007 is designed at the middle position under the back seat and is not easily damaged by a crash.
However, some pictures in the video have raised doubts. Netizens said that there were differences in the small battery of the Xiaomi SU7 shown in the front and back pictures. Gao Ruoxiang responded that the battery was intact when it was removed, but it was damaged by a forklift when it was packaged and loaded.
Regarding the controversy about the small battery in the video among netizens, Wang Hua, the general manager of the public relations department of Xiaomi, responded to this video on social media: I have watched the video, and relevant colleagues are currently conducting careful investigation, evidence collection and verification.