On June 24th, a netizen posted a video claiming that while driving a NIO car in Zhengzhou, they stepped on the accelerator pedal and broke it. In the video, a woman holds up an accelerator pedal and the accelerator pedal under her feet disconnects. The video publisher said it was shocking that the accelerator pedal was actually stepped off.
Screenshot of Jingshi Live
On the afternoon of the 25th, a live broadcast reporter from Jingshi contacted the video publisher, who believed that the broken accelerator pedal was a quality issue. "At that time, I was driving on the road at a speed of 60-70 kilometers per hour, and after the accident, I could only slowly pull over to the side." When asked if the car was an original or used vehicle, the video publisher did not respond directly, only stating that "the accelerator pedal is original and has not been replaced.".
According to First Financial, NIO Motors responded today (June 26) that the ES6 with a broken accelerator pedal was a used car purchased by the owner through a third party. The car had previously experienced a serious accident and was classified as a total loss by the insurance company; At present, most suspended accelerator pedals in cars are made of engineering plastic materials, and their design strength meets industry standards. To protect driver safety, breakage may occur under specific force conditions.
A research and development personnel from a certain car company told reporters that the electronic accelerator pedal of passenger cars is designed with a fracture protection mechanism and accurate standards for forward and reverse fracture strength; The design of the accelerator pedal includes a fracture induction groove, which is designed to prevent the pedal arm from breaking when subjected to large lateral forces.
On June 1st, the official website of NIO announced that the delivery volume in May was 6155 vehicles; The delivery volume in the first five months of this year was 43854 vehicles, an increase of 15.8% year-on-year; As of May 31, 2023, the cumulative delivery volume has reached 333410 vehicles.
