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Chinese EV Fires and a Shattering Robot Draw Jeers in Japan
A video of a Chinese EV bursting into flames and one of a bipedal robot shattering after a fall spread across Japanese boards as the familiar 'China Kaboom' meme. Alongside the mockery, skeptics noted the car's hood was open and the charging cable did not look connected, and pointed out that other makers' EVs have caught fire too — while the maker said the car had skipped proper inspection after an earlier crash.