Lynk & Co 900 fire in Hangzhou: dealer blames a power bank kicked under the car

A parked Lynk & Co 900, the brand's flagship plug-in hybrid SUV, caught fire beneath the floorpan on a commercial street in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, at around 4 p.m. on September 9, 2026. Bystander footage showed black smoke and localized flames emerging from under the vehicle before firefighters fully extinguished the blaze.

The following day, a Hangzhou Lynk & Co dealer issued a statement citing the owner's account: a pedestrian allegedly dropped a portable power bank, which was kicked under the car and ignited. The dealer flatly rejected any suggestion that the high-voltage battery pack caught fire on its own, saying it would await the official fire-investigation report before drawing conclusions.

That account has drawn skepticism. No battery telemetry, temperature logs or on-site technical findings have been published, leaving the power-bank theory a one-sided claim. Technically, a 10,000 mAh power bank stores only about 0.037 kWh — trivial beside the 900's 44.9 kWh (CALB) or 52.4 kWh (CATL Freevoy) packs — though a small lithium cell could still ignite plastic underbody covers without triggering thermal runaway in the main battery.

Launched in China in 2025 on Geely's SPA Evo platform, the three-row 900 gained a five-seat variant this April and features air suspension with 180–234 mm of ground clearance, having earlier passed a CAERI crash test focused on third-row safety.