It is undeniable that new energy vehicles are the general trend of the future, and new energy vehicles are more environmentally friendly and energy-saving than fuel vehicles, which meet the requirements of green travel. It is precisely for this reason that the world is promoting the development of the new energy vehicle market, for example, in China, new energy vehicles can be unlimited in large cities. In the new energy vehicle market, pure electric vehicles are one of the major trends, and the new energy vehicles launched by most car companies are also pure electric vehicles. In such a big environment, the range extender hybrid car such as the ideal ONE has become a fairly rare car, which is also contrary to the general trend of the market. Therefore, when the ideal ONE was first listed, many people were not optimistic about the ideal ONE.
For example, Mr. Feng Sihan, CEO of Volkswagen China, made a sharp comment on the range extender power at the media conference held in September 2020, saying that the range extender power is the worst solution and saying that the range extender power is not environmentally friendly. Moreover, the ideal ONE as a domestic new energy vehicle, the pricing is relatively high, the pricing is 338,000, to know that the starting price of Audi Q5L is less than 400,000. Therefore, it is not surprising that industry practitioners and consumers sing the decline of the ideal ONE.
Fortunately, the ideal ONE itself is very competitive, it has become the sales champion in the market segment many times after its listing, and in November this year, it won a single-month sales of 13,438 units, which is the first self-owned brand model that sells more than 300,000 units and can also receive more than 10,000 units of monthly sales. Not only that, the Ideal ONE is also the top sales volume in the mid-to-large SUV market in November, and its monthly sales are higher than the cumulative sales of all medium and large SUVs in China (including the Tuon car series, Lanjing, Turui, ID.6 series) in November. Such a good result is enough to prove that the range extender power chosen by the ideal ONE is not bad, but a successful program that is accepted by consumers and the market.
Why can the ideal ONE be recognized by users? In fact, the key factor is the power of the ideal ONE's range extender. As we all know, the current domestic car environment is not particularly suitable for pure electric vehicles. Because pure electric vehicles in the process of using the car, you need to consider whether there are charging piles on the road, when charging, it also takes several hours, the convenience of using the car is not high. In such a case, it is more convenient to buy the ideal ONE. The range extender power allows the ideal ONE to do oilable and electric, running long distances or not willing to wait for charging, only need to open the ideal ONE to refuel, practicality and convenience than the opening of pure electric vehicles is much higher.
At the same time, the maximum endurance of the ideal ONE has reached 1080 kilometers, and most of the electric vehicles we are familiar with, such as Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, their endurance is still within 700 kilometers, and the gap between them and the ideal ONE is still relatively large. If compared with fuel vehicles, the cost of the ideal ONE car will be lower, and the fuel consumption of the general medium and large SUV is about 7L or more, and even many medium and large SUVs can consume energy to 10L. The ideal ONE is different, under the blessing of the extended range power, the minimum car cost of the ideal ONE is only 5 cents per kilometer, and the cost of the car is also very low.
In addition, the practicality of the ideal ONE is not bad. As a medium and large SUV, it has a length of 5030mm and a wheelbase of 2935mm, and its size is not small in medium and large SUV. At the same time, the ideal ONE comes with a 6-seat layout, which allows the ideal ONE to easily meet the travel needs of multi-population families, and the ideal ONE can easily accommodate a two-child family with a couple + a pair of children + a pair of parents. At the same time, the seat filling of the ideal ONE is relatively soft, and the structure of the seat is also suitable for ergonomics, with the seat heating/massage function of the first and second rows, which can bring a better riding experience to passengers.
In short, the ideal ONE is indeed controversial when it is listed, but the range extender power of the ideal ONE solves the consumer's concerns about the use of new energy vehicles, so that consumers will not be troubled by battery life when driving the ideal ONE. After the case of the ideal ONE, many car companies have also begun to launch range extended electric vehicles, such as Lantu FREE Range Edition, Nissan Xuanyi E-POWER and so on.