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A 2.2-ton simulated SUV crashed into the rear of the E-MINI at a speed of 80 km/h. The tremendous impact force sent the E-MINI rushing forward for more than twenty meters.

Everyone thought this small car was going to fall apart.

But when the vehicle came to a stop and technicians went up to inspect it, a miracle appeared: the car frame was intact, the battery pack was undamaged (monitoring data showed no short circuits or leaks occurred), the rear door was deformed but could open, and most importantly—the fuel tank area (although electric cars don’t have fuel tanks, the corresponding position) was not compressed.

”This is impossible...” a reporter from Germany media muttered to himself, ”In such a small car, under this kind of impact, the battery should...”

Engineer Liu Xinjian dismantled the vehicle on the spot. The camera focused on the rear crash beam—it was not an ordinary steel beam, but a silver-gray composite structure, with the cross-section showing a unique honeycomb shape.

”This is the ’multi-stage energy-absorbing structure’ developed by Spark Materials.” Liu Xinjian pointed to the cross-section, ”Look, the honeycomb structure collapses layer by layer during impact, absorbing energy. More importantly, the material itself has ’shape memory’ properties and can partially return to its original state at a specific temperature—this means that after minor collisions, repair costs will be greatly reduced.”

By the time the live stream reached this point, the number of online viewers had already exceeded 5 million. The bullet comments were completely crazy:

”Buying million-level safety for 50,000 yuan! Red Flag is awesome!”

”Do the haters’ faces hurt?”

”I’m crying, really, turns out Red Flag puts so much effort into making products.”

”Already placed an order, not canceling it!”

The test ended, and Zhou Qingyu finally walked in front of the camera. He did not say any sentimental words, but calmly announced:

”From today on, all Red Flag E-MINI models will enjoy a ’lifetime warranty’—including the three-electric system, vehicle body structure, and core safety components. If an accident is caused by vehicle safety issues, Red Flag will bear full responsibility.”

”In addition, we will make the complete safety design white paper for the E-MINI public, including material parameters, structural blueprints, and testing standards. We welcome supervision from all car companies, research institutions, and consumers.”

The applause was like thunder.

That so-called ”Automotive Truth Observer” deleted all articles and videos half an hour after the live stream ended, and the account was deactivated.

But the shockwave brought about by this live stream had only just begun.