The status of Volkswagen in the minds of the Chinese people needless to say, many Volkswagen cars in the country are selling relatively well, whether it is The Langyi and Bora in the A-class car, the Passat and Maiteng in the B-class car, or the Tiguan L and Tuang in the SUV, are the leaders in their respective market segments. However, the high sales of Volkswagen models does not mean that Volkswagen has no opponents in the automobile market, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, the three Japanese veterans do not mention for the time being, ideal car such a domestic car company, in fact, can also challenge Volkswagen.
Under the umbrella of Ideal Car, there is currently only one model, that is, the ideal ONE positioned in a medium and large SUV, which is priced at 338,000, which is just the same level as volkswagen Tuon. However, from the sales data to see the ideal ONE and Tuon, it will be found that the ideal ONE sells better than Tuon. In november this year's list of medium and large SUV sales, the ideal ONE's monthly sales reached 13,438 units, ranking first in the list. The November sales of the Volkswagen Tuon car series were 5668 units, ranking second in the list, and the sales gap between the ideal ONE and the ideal ONE is relatively large. Not only that, ideal ONE's november monthly sales are also higher than the November sales of all of Volkswagen's medium- and large SUVs in China (including the fuel-powered Tuon series, Lanjing, Turui series, and pure electric power ID.6 series) in November combined.
It is worth mentioning that in September 2020, Mr. Feng Sihan, CEO of Volkswagen China, also publicly stated at the media conference that the power of the extended range is the worst solution, and the environmental protection of the power of the extended range is even more nonsense. Looking back now, the ideal ONE has proved with high sales that the power of the extender can be recognized by users, and the power of the extender is not as bad as Mr. Feng Sihan said.
Why is the range-extending power of the ideal ONE controversial? On the one hand, the mainstream in the new energy vehicle market is pure electric technology, and range extender power is considered "pseudo-electric" by many people. On the other hand, range-extending power is rarely used in the market, and consumers do not understand range-extended power. However, after the launch of the ideal ONE, consumers began to slowly discover the advantages of the extended range power, and found that the "oilable and electric" characteristics of the extended range power should be more suitable for the current car environment.
The so-called "oilable and electric", in fact, is very well understood, that is, the ideal ONE can not only go to the charging pile to charge, but also refuel, these two ways can give the ideal ONE to supplement the battery life. Thanks to this, the maximum endurance of the ideal ONE has reached 1080 kilometers, and in the automobile market, there are not many fuel vehicles that can break through 1000 kilometers, and the range of more than 1000 kilometers in pure electric vehicles is even rarer. Moreover, when running long distances, the ideal ONE does not rely on the charging pile, there is no charging pile on the road, and the ideal ONE can still easily supplement the battery life, which is something that pure electric vehicles cannot do.
As evidenced by the high sales of the ideal ONE, more extended-range electric vehicles began to appear in the automotive market. Like Lantu Automobile, which has the background of central enterprises, its Lantu FREE not only provides pure electric drive, but also provides range extender power. Like the Japanese giant Nissan, its Xuanyi E-POWER uses a unique range extender power. These big manufacturers dare to choose range extender power, which also proves that range extender power is feasible in the current automotive market.
In the environment where the supporting facilities of electric vehicles are not perfect, buying an ideal ONE type of extended range electric vehicle is indeed more suitable for home use, and they have no endurance anxiety. Of course, this is not to say that pure electric vehicles are not OK, in fact, ideal cars are also developing pure electric vehicles, and developed ultra-high voltage charging technology, which can supplement 400 kilometers of endurance in 10 minutes. However, in today's transition stage, pure electric vehicles cannot completely replace fuel vehicles, and range-extending power will inevitably become a relatively suitable choice.