The selling point of this model is that both the new pure electric version and the extended program version have the same power parameters, with the official claim of dual front and rear motors, a combined maximum power of 510kW, maximum horsepower of 694 hp, peak torque of 1040N・m, zero hundred acceleration of only 4.3 seconds, top speed of 200km / h, and the shortest braking distance of only 33.8 meters from 100km to zero.

In addition, the new car is equipped with a blacked-out front grille and front surround, and the wheel rims are styled with black elements. It is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car chip, standard night vision system and 20 L2+ level intelligent driving assistance functions for the whole car OTA.

In addition, the new car is equipped with Michelin high-performance sports tires as standard, as well as 100mm adaptive height-adjustable air suspension, and the suspension matches five driving modes: economy, comfort, high energy, excursion, and custom.

The length/width/height of the Lantu FREE is 4905/1950/1690mm and the wheelbase is 2955mm.

The new car uses a full LCD instrument panel, central multimedia display, additional multimedia display connected through the triple screen design, the overall connected screen can also be automatically raised and lowered in the central controller according to different driving modes.

In terms of driver assistance functions, the Lantu FREE will support L2+ driver assistance functions, with 3-millimeter wave radars, 9 cameras and 12 ultrasonic radars in hardware.

In terms of configuration, the new car will be equipped with a heated steering wheel, HiCar system with Huawei, rear row monitoring, transparent chassis, wireless charging for cell phones and even air suspension, intelligent dimmable panoramic canopy, active night vision driving system and other high-level features are also available in the corresponding Premium Package models.

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The company did a good job by not being lax about the whole issue. Immediately after the accident, Lantu Motors was quick to begin an analysis of the entire sad event. Fortunately, there were no casualties as the company gave their condolences and support to the vehicle’s owner.

Investigation regarding the fire incident is still ongoing, but the company has given a statement. In the event of the accident, no one got hurt, and no properties in the area were affected by the fire outbreak. The fire on its part only damaged some part of the vehicle, not engulfing it. The actual reason for the Lantu FREE fire incident isn’t certain yet the company promises to give a full breakdown of the reason once they are certain of it. 

But this isn’t the first time that an electric vehicle gets in a fire accident. Sometime in February, an electric vehicle in Belgium caught on fire in a garage under a restaurant. A few months after that incident a Tesla model Y caught on fire with its owner inside. The owner had to break the window to escape the raging flames. A Series of EV fire issues have also occurred in India over the past few months.

All these sad events raise questions about the battery integrity of electric vehicles. Most companies are working hard on their EV batteries to reduce the occurrence of such fire events. We hope Lantu Motors comes up with an effective solution to battery issues if that is what led to the Lantu FREE fire accident.

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