One Xiaomi SU7 its owner died after a head-on collision caused the vehicle to catch fire, causing the doors’ electrical system to fail and preventing him from exiting.
The incident happened in the early hours of October 13, 2025 in Chengdu, China. The 31-year-old man was under the influence of alcohol when he collided with another vehicle and then drove across the median.
Then a Xiaomi his electric car caught fire. A video shared on social media shows people trying to break windows to rescue the driver from the burning vehicle.
The Chinese Caixin magazine, investigators concluded that the doors did not open from the outside because the fire shut down the low-voltage system, which deactivated the doorknob release function.
The report added that a Xiaomi SU7 model does not have externally accessible mechanical locks, so opening the doors depends only on electric release buttons.
A CarNewsChina according to this was the third fire incident registered in 2025, which Xiaomi SU7 affected model. A similar accident in March that killed three people raised concerns about electric door systems.
In response, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has developed a new set of regulations for automakers. According to the updated regulations, manufacturers must ensure that the doors have a mechanical opening mechanism that works even without electricity.
For new cars, manufacturers have until 2027 to implement the changes, while design changes for existing models have until 2029.
Xiaomi shares plunged nearly 9% after a fatal crash involving its SU7 electric car, Bloomberg reports
According to the outlet, a 31-year-old driver in China collided with another vehicle, crossed into the opposite lane, and the car caught fire. Witnesses tried to pull the man… pic.twitter.com/yPQ70FoKXN
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