Overview
- Videos filmed by bystanders show a BYD Tang SUV driving on a flooded street in Shenyang before its electric motor detached and dragged behind the car while still attached by the orange high‑voltage cable.
- Some clips show the SUV continued a short distance after the motor fell off and then stopped with its hazard lights on, and those videos spread widely on social media.
- BYD, as reported via CarNewsChina, has blamed a 'massive underbody damage' consistent with a collision and said vehicle data points to driver contact with a hard obstacle that damaged the motor mounts.
- There is no independent forensic confirmation or public regulatory action or recall reported so far, and the company’s statement has been relayed through intermediary outlets rather than published directly in the coverage.
- The incident raises consumer and reputational questions for the BYD Tang—which is sold in multiple markets and configurations, including a two‑motor EV in Germany—and could prompt closer scrutiny of underbody mounting and post‑incident inspections.