Electric vehicle charging, how to achieve both safety and convenience?
2022-08-21
Private pull random connection, "flying line" charging, random stop... Recently, the Anhui Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department carried out property management safety inspection action, sent investigation teams to go deep into Wuhu, Anqing, Chizhou and other cities some residential areas to investigate secretly, reporters followed the interview.
Statistics from the National Fire and Rescue Bureau show that electric bicycle fires are currently one of the main causes of city fires. In 2023, a total of 21,000 electric two-wheeler fires were reported nationwide, an increase of 17.4% compared with 2022, and there is an increasing trend year by year.
Recently, the reporter learned that in Taihu County Yulong Huafu community, although the ground non-motor vehicle parking garage has been installed shed, set up a part of the charging position, but in the non-motor vehicle charging area, there are residents with a plug board from the indoor power, while charging several vehicles.
In the interview, the reporter noted that many entrance to the community, the door of the building have posted "Announcement on the release of electric vehicle parking and charging 'ten regulations'" "Electric vehicle building charging fire, take life only 100 seconds" and other signs, but the situation of electric vehicle indiscriminate parking, private pull random connection is not uncommon.
In Shexian County and Tai International City community, many residents will take the plug board to the negative storage room, private pull random power to charge electric vehicles; In the underground garage of Jiuzi Jiayuan community in Jiujiang District, Wuhu City, the reporter saw that cars, new energy vehicles, non-motor vehicles are mixed parking, and many electric vehicles still exist disorderly charging; In the underground garage of Qingxi Triumphal Gate, Guichi District, Chizhou City, some residents privately connected several wires from the charging pile of new energy vehicles, and installed separate switches and plugboards next to the charging pile to charge electric vehicles.
"Under normal circumstances, electric vehicle charging requires a special socket and independent space, charging in the motor vehicle parking space, in case the electric vehicle catches fire, it is easy to cause the car next to burn, there are serious safety risks." Liu Yue, a member of the investigation team, told reporters that the voltage and current required for electric vehicle charging do not necessarily match the voltage and current of the new energy vehicle charging pile, and if the electric vehicle is charged in this way, the battery or there is a risk of bursting.
Anhui Kaian law firm Lu Haibo lawyer believes that according to China's relevant laws and regulations, community residents privately install plugboards, wiring to charge electric vehicles is illegal, there are security risks. If an accident occurs, resulting in the loss of other people's property, the operator should bear the corresponding responsibility. "In the case of 'residents charging electric vehicles from new energy vehicles inside the charging pile', there is a responsibility for the supervision of the residential property, if the property company does not stop or report this violation to the relevant departments, then the resulting accident, the property company must also bear some responsibility." Lu Haibo lawyer said.
What is the reason for the frequent occurrence of electric vehicles in the community?
"I also do not want to pull the wire to charge the vehicle, the risk is large and unsafe, but the charging position is not enough, there is no electric tricycle, four-wheeler charging position in the community, so it is also helpless." Taihu County Yulong Huafu community owner Ms. Wang told reporters.
China Sea Property Group technical expert Liu Yue introduced, first, the surge in the number of electric vehicles, resulting in a lack of parking space in the community, many owners in order to facilitate the disorderly parking of electric vehicles; Second, some owners of the safety awareness is not strong, illegal charging, private wiring and other phenomena occur; Third, the management of electric vehicles by the property management side of the community is not standardized enough, the lack of effective regulatory measures and rules and regulations, resulting in the chaos of electric vehicles can not be effectively contained.
In Wuhu City Jinghu District Zhongxing Garden community, Ms. Yin, the person in charge of the property, told reporters that last year the renovation of the community has installed 8 electric vehicle parking and charging sheds, in order to meet the needs of residents of the community, plans to install electric vehicle sheds this year. "Every once in a while, the security guards of the community will patrol the non-motor vehicle garage to check the parking and charging of non-motor vehicles. If someone is found to park carelessly and pull carelessly, the security guards will persuade them to stop violations." Ms. Yin said.
In view of the existence of electric vehicle chaos in the community, the investigation team of the provincial Department of Housing and Construction proposed that those who can be rectified in time should be "changed", and those who cannot be rectified immediately, the problems found in the inspection will form a list of problems and be handed over to the local housing and urban and rural construction authorities for rectification within a time limit; Law enforcement recommendations were issued for some violations, requiring housing and urban and rural construction departments at all levels to seriously rectify and put in place, draw a lesson from one example, and adhere to the bottom line of safety.
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Statistics from the National Fire and Rescue Bureau show that electric bicycle fires are currently one of the main causes of city fires. In 2023, a total of 21,000 electric two-wheeler fires were reported nationwide, an increase of 17.4% compared with 2022, and there is an increasing trend year by year.
Recently, the reporter learned that in Taihu County Yulong Huafu community, although the ground non-motor vehicle parking garage has been installed shed, set up a part of the charging position, but in the non-motor vehicle charging area, there are residents with a plug board from the indoor power, while charging several vehicles.
In the interview, the reporter noted that many entrance to the community, the door of the building have posted "Announcement on the release of electric vehicle parking and charging 'ten regulations'" "Electric vehicle building charging fire, take life only 100 seconds" and other signs, but the situation of electric vehicle indiscriminate parking, private pull random connection is not uncommon.
In Shexian County and Tai International City community, many residents will take the plug board to the negative storage room, private pull random power to charge electric vehicles; In the underground garage of Jiuzi Jiayuan community in Jiujiang District, Wuhu City, the reporter saw that cars, new energy vehicles, non-motor vehicles are mixed parking, and many electric vehicles still exist disorderly charging; In the underground garage of Qingxi Triumphal Gate, Guichi District, Chizhou City, some residents privately connected several wires from the charging pile of new energy vehicles, and installed separate switches and plugboards next to the charging pile to charge electric vehicles.
"Under normal circumstances, electric vehicle charging requires a special socket and independent space, charging in the motor vehicle parking space, in case the electric vehicle catches fire, it is easy to cause the car next to burn, there are serious safety risks." Liu Yue, a member of the investigation team, told reporters that the voltage and current required for electric vehicle charging do not necessarily match the voltage and current of the new energy vehicle charging pile, and if the electric vehicle is charged in this way, the battery or there is a risk of bursting.
Anhui Kaian law firm Lu Haibo lawyer believes that according to China's relevant laws and regulations, community residents privately install plugboards, wiring to charge electric vehicles is illegal, there are security risks. If an accident occurs, resulting in the loss of other people's property, the operator should bear the corresponding responsibility. "In the case of 'residents charging electric vehicles from new energy vehicles inside the charging pile', there is a responsibility for the supervision of the residential property, if the property company does not stop or report this violation to the relevant departments, then the resulting accident, the property company must also bear some responsibility." Lu Haibo lawyer said.
What is the reason for the frequent occurrence of electric vehicles in the community?
"I also do not want to pull the wire to charge the vehicle, the risk is large and unsafe, but the charging position is not enough, there is no electric tricycle, four-wheeler charging position in the community, so it is also helpless." Taihu County Yulong Huafu community owner Ms. Wang told reporters.
China Sea Property Group technical expert Liu Yue introduced, first, the surge in the number of electric vehicles, resulting in a lack of parking space in the community, many owners in order to facilitate the disorderly parking of electric vehicles; Second, some owners of the safety awareness is not strong, illegal charging, private wiring and other phenomena occur; Third, the management of electric vehicles by the property management side of the community is not standardized enough, the lack of effective regulatory measures and rules and regulations, resulting in the chaos of electric vehicles can not be effectively contained.
In Wuhu City Jinghu District Zhongxing Garden community, Ms. Yin, the person in charge of the property, told reporters that last year the renovation of the community has installed 8 electric vehicle parking and charging sheds, in order to meet the needs of residents of the community, plans to install electric vehicle sheds this year. "Every once in a while, the security guards of the community will patrol the non-motor vehicle garage to check the parking and charging of non-motor vehicles. If someone is found to park carelessly and pull carelessly, the security guards will persuade them to stop violations." Ms. Yin said.
In view of the existence of electric vehicle chaos in the community, the investigation team of the provincial Department of Housing and Construction proposed that those who can be rectified in time should be "changed", and those who cannot be rectified immediately, the problems found in the inspection will form a list of problems and be handed over to the local housing and urban and rural construction authorities for rectification within a time limit; Law enforcement recommendations were issued for some violations, requiring housing and urban and rural construction departments at all levels to seriously rectify and put in place, draw a lesson from one example, and adhere to the bottom line of safety.
