A deflagration without intense collision caused the Li Auto MEGA, a vehicle priced over 500,000 yuan and marketed for family safety, to catch fire rapidly within 10 seconds and eventually burn to an empty shell. This incident instantly ignited a “powder keg” in the new – energy industry.
After the incident, middle – class parents who had bought the MEGA began to share the process of teaching their children “electric vehicle escape” methods, sparking a great deal of discussion.
*Image source: Xiaohongshu
On October 31st, Li Auto officially issued an apology, admitting that there was a defect in the coolant of the 2024 Li Auto MEGA vehicles in the same batch as the accident vehicle. In extreme cases, this could lead to thermal runaway of the power battery. Before this, the topic of battery safety had already been hotly debated.
The Li Auto MEGA uses the Kirin ternary lithium battery, which claims to have solved industry problems and…
