We can often see a saying, "hybrid car, fuel saving but not saving money", this statement is not reliable? We have said many times, do not rush to save money to buy a hybrid car, unless you are buying to run Didi or the annual mileage is particularly high, otherwise the probability will disappoint you, the most important improvement brought by the hybrid car is the driving experience, fuel saving is only a by-product.
The driving texture of the hybrid model is improved
If you have a good budget and pursue a driving experience, the main car environment is based on urban road conditions, and there are certain requirements for power responsiveness and sound insulation and tranquility, the hybrid model will be your best choice. Why?
First of all, the driving experience improvement brought by the hybrid model is very obvious, especially Honda's IMMD hybrid and BYD's DM-i hybrid, due to the power output characteristics of the motor, the hybrid model can do the power with the pedal in the case of low and medium speed, there is no lag, and it can be absolutely smooth. In contrast, the power of the fuel vehicle is related to the matching of the gearbox and the maximum torque platform, and it is impossible to achieve the smoothness of the hybrid model.
Secondly, the hybrid model in the case of low and medium speed, the car is obviously quieter, the reason is that in the case of sufficient power, the hybrid model will be directly driven by the motor, so that the noise of the engine disappears, even if the engine intervenes, its quietness also exceeds that of ordinary fuel vehicles, only in the case of high-speed cruising and rapid acceleration, the sound of the engine will be more obvious.
Finally, compared to the extra money from fuel vehicles, you buy more than one hybrid system, and the configuration of hybrid models will be relatively higher. For example, the minimum match of the Accord hybrid hybrid and fuel version, the difference is 20,000 yuan, but the hybrid version has a complete set of active safety systems including active brakes, adaptive cruises and other configurations.
Can hybrid models save the difference?
First of all, the conclusion is that if there are more road conditions in the urban area, it is entirely possible to save the difference, but if the highway and provincial road conditions are more, it is difficult for hybrid models to save the difference.
Taking the Honda Accord as an example, let's see how much fuel consumption this car consumes? Bear fuel consumption of the owner of the crowd test fuel consumption shows that the hybrid version of the 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.3 liters, while the fuel version is 7.8 liters, if driven according to the annual driving of 15,000 kilometers, 7 yuan per liter of oil price, it will take about 7 years to save the difference, but in the urban congestion section, the hybrid model can still maintain about 5 liters of fuel consumption, but the fuel version of the model, fuel consumption may be as high as 10 liters or more, about 4 years can save the difference. In terms of maintenance costs, the maintenance costs of the fuel version and the hybrid version are close. Therefore, whether you can save the difference depends on the mileage and the environment of the car, if you are a hybrid car to save money to buy, you must calculate an account in your heart.
How many years can a hybrid car battery last?
Regarding the hybrid car, there is also a rumor on the Internet, that is, the little fuel money saved over time, and the battery is replaced and put into it again. This is very applicable to electric vehicles, but it does not represent hybrid models. The capacity of the hybrid model battery is small, even if you really want to change the battery, the cost is only about 20,000 yuan, and the hybrid car is not a pure electric vehicle, its working mode, the loss of the battery is small, for example, Toyota Hybrid only uses 40% of the capacity of the battery, Honda Hybrid only uses 55% of the capacity of the battery, these two brands of hybrid models, its power battery can be used stably for more than ten years. According to the survey, the Prius Hybrid in Vancouver, Canada, replaces the battery for the first time on average when driving 700,000 kilometers.
In addition, Honda, BYD and Toyota have all launched a warranty policy for power batteries: GAC Toyota provides a "unlimited age, unlimited mileage" power battery extension warranty for hybrid models, FAW Toyota provides an 8-year or 200,000-kilometer power battery warranty, and Honda provides a 10-year or 200,000-kilometer power battery warranty. BYD has launched a lifetime warranty policy for the three-electric system.
In the current situation, hybrid models have no mileage anxiety, but also can get the experience of using the car that crosses the level, only staring at the fuel economy, a little because of the small loss, of course, each model has its applicable population, whether it is a fuel car, a hybrid car or an electric vehicle, the right one is the best.