Online communication 8 car companies were interviewed by BYD/Interview/Ideal and other car companies to collectively dispel rumors due to OTA power lock

Recently, the online transmission of "car companies locking electricity caused a wide range of complaints caused by regulatory attention, 8 car companies were interviewed, 3 were investigated for violations." sparked a heated debate. Earlier, it was reported that the number of complaints related to the incident exceeded 12,000 in a single month, an increase of 273% year-on-year. The regulatory authorities then took action and interviewed eight new energy vehicle companies involved. Three of them were investigated, and two have urgently withdrawn the controversial OTA upgrade package. After the news attracted attention, a list of eight car companies interviewed appeared on the network, involving BYD, Tesla, Xiaopeng, NiO, Ideal, GAC Aian, Interrogation, and Ji Krypton. Subsequently, a number of car companies issued rumor information, saying that the malicious rumors generated by the information system AI did not have the behavior of being interviewed. The rumor statement is as follows. According to relevant media reports, as early as 2021, many brand owners encountered the problem of "locking electricity". After many owners arrived at the store for upgrades, the actual driving range was greatly reduced, but no one spoiled the real reason of "locking electricity". Industry experts speculated that the reason of "locking electricity" was to prevent the battery from getting out of control and avoid spontaneous combustion of fires. At that time, there were frequent reports of spontaneous combustion of electric vehicles in the country. In March this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration of Market Supervision jointly issued the Notice on Regulating the Online Remote Upgrade (OTA) Behavior of New Energy Vehicles, further clarifying the "four major prohibitions" and targeting the behavior of malicious power locking of automobiles, including the strict prohibition of silent forced upgrading, the strict prohibition of power locking and down-matching, the strict prohibition of covering up defects to avoid recalls, and the full filing and acceptance of supervision.