The upcoming year of 2021 is definitely a year worth remembering and summarizing for the majority of new energy vehicle companies. Although the impact of the reduction in automotive chip production due to the epidemic in 2021 is still continuing in the entire automotive industry, for new energy vehicles, its sales have far exceeded the overall increase. According to the statistics of the Federation of Automobile Manufacturers, from January to November this year, the wholesale sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 2.807 million units, an increase of 190.7% year-on-year, and new energy vehicle companies such as Tesla and BYD also achieved a double harvest of sales and stock prices in this year. With the country's increasing attention to the development of new energy vehicles and the progress of technologies such as battery fast charging, consumers' acceptance of new energy vehicles has increased significantly, and more and more consumers have begun to include new energy models in the scope of purchase.
So today, let the smart car pie bring you a year-end inventory to see what are the top ten new energy models that are the most concerned in 2021.
Tesla Model 3: Controversy continues to continue sales
To say who is the most successful new energy vehicle company in 2021, it must be inseparable from Tesla, whether it is a market value of more than a trillion US dollars, or CEO Musk has become the richest person in the world, all of Tesla's success is inseparable from the help of its main model , Model 3.
Tesla Model 3
The Model 3 is a pure electric vehicle first released by Tesla in 2016, and since its release, it has been popular around the world with its strong performance, elegant exterior design and low price. Since the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory was put into operation in 2019, the price of the Model 3 ushered in localization has been further reduced, and the price of about 250,000 has also made many people who are ready to buy new energy vehicles excited. Even if there has been a lot of controversy this year because of the brake problem, it still has not reduced the popularity of the car in China, and it has still been at the top of the sales list of new energy vehicles for a long time. In addition to domestic and foreign, there have been media reports recently that Tesla Model 3 or will become the best-selling new energy vehicle in Europe in 2021, and can achieve such results in Europe with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and other car giants, which shows that Model 3 does have a lot of magic.
BYD Song PLUS DM-i: BYD "Happiness Troubles"
If Tesla is the most successful new energy vehicle company in the world in 2021, then BYD is probably the most successful new energy vehicle company in China. According to the data of the Association of Passenger Vehicles, the wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 429,000 units in November this year, of which BYD alone accounted for nearly 90,000 units, occupying more than 20% of the market share, of which the sales of PHEV (plug-in hybrid) models reached 44,000 units, and the sales of one of these models increased by 1229% year-on-year.
BYD Song PLUS DM-i
Song PLUS DM-i was officially launched on March 25 this year, as a plug-in hybrid model, the car has both the strong power and high efficiency of the tram, but also like the ordinary oil car to enjoy convenient refueling services and do not have to worry about winter battery life. Moreover, the starting price of less than 150,000 yuan has pulled the price of hybrid cars with the same level of configuration in China a lot lower, so the car has attracted the attention of many people once it was launched. However, before that, BYD was facing the trouble of happiness because of the car. Due to the large number of people ordering cars in the early stage and BYD's production capacity has not fully kept up, many car booking users need to wait for three or four months or even half a year to pick up the car, and Song PLUS DM-i has also been at the top of the vehicle complaint list due to delivery problems. However, with the increase of BYD's production capacity, the delivery time of the car has been significantly shortened, and the car has also become a "handle" in BYD's hybrid SUV.
Wuling Hongguang MINIEV: A generation of god cars worthy of the name
To say who is the best-selling new energy vehicle this year, if Wuling Hongguang MINIEV says that it is second, no one dares to say that it is the first. As another explosive model of Wuling Hongguang, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV has quickly been recognized by the market with its cute appearance and a minimum price of less than 30,000 yuan.
Wuling Hongguang MINIEV convertible version
It has to be said that SAIC-GM-Wuling, which has always taken the construction of a national god car as its mission, has once again captured the needs of the masses. The car is less than 3 meters long and compact, making it more convenient for both parking and daily travel. The ultra-low selling price also makes it possible for more lower-income people to own their first car. Although the car does not have a long range, it is enough to cope with daily commuting in the city. In order to meet people's personalized car needs, Wuling has also launched many different new versions of this car, such as the cool convertible version of the wind, the six-wheeled pickup version of the hardcore shape, and the former will be officially listed in 2022, through this car can be seen that Wuling will pinch the needs of the Chinese people to death, so it is not strange that it is popular.
NIO ET7: NIO's first high-end sedan
As one of the three musketeers of the new domestic car manufacturing force, WEILAI also launched a blockbuster model in January 2021 - WEILAI ET7. As The first car of Weilai, the new car is positioned as a pure electric medium and large car, priced at 448,000-506,000 yuan before subsidies, although the car will not be officially delivered until the first quarter of 2022, but it still cannot stop people's enthusiasm for ordering.
NIO ET7
The reason why it has received widespread attention from consumers is inseparable from the luxurious configuration of WEIO ET7. The black-and-white interior color scheme creates a sense of luxury. In terms of intelligence, NIO ET7 is equipped with the latest NIO automatic driving technology NAD, has 33 high-performance sensors, the platform computing power reaches 1016TOPS, supports L3 level automatic driving, whether it is luxury or sense of technology are in the first echelon of domestic models of the same price.
In addition to ET7, NIO also launched an ET5 positioned slightly lower than ET7 this year, which is not much different from ET7 in appearance or interior design, but the price is significantly lower than ET7, and it is expected to form NIO's main sedan model together with ET7.
Mercedes EQS: Everything is perfect except expensive
As the most well-known luxury brand in China, BBA (BMW Mercedes-Benz Audi) three in the field of new energy have also launched their own electric models, BMW has iX, Audi has e-tron, and Mercedes-Benz is different from the first two SUV models, they launched a flagship electric sedan - EQS.
Mercedes-Benz EQS
The S-Class model has a self-evident position in Mercedes-Benz's product lineup, and the EQS is the "electric version of the S-Class" brought by Mercedes-Benz. EQS is created by Mercedes-Benz's new EVA electric drive platform, in order to highlight its distinguished status, for the first time, the two-color body of the Maybach model is introduced into the Mercedes-Benz series models, and in terms of styling, Mercedes-Benz EQS adopts the new design of the EQ series, which changes the S-class calm and solemn image, which is more in line with the aesthetic style of young people. In terms of interior space, the 3.2-meter wheelbase makes the rear seat of the car extremely spacious, and the addition of the front-row through OLED screen enhances the car's sense of technology and luxury. The NVIDIA Xavier AI chip, 8-core CPU and 24GB of memory also make the car more intelligent. The Berlin Sound and rear seat heating, ventilation and massage also enhance the comfort of the car's rear seats. The car is also very powerful, with the EQS 580 4MATIC having a maximum power of 385 kW and an acceleration time of only 4.3 seconds.
Overall, the Mercedes-Benz EQS is almost impeccable in terms of appearance, interior luxury and sense of technology and power, except for the price of more than one million yuan. It is not surprising that such an electric vehicle with excellent comprehensive strength has received widespread attention.
Extreme Krypton 001: Geely hits the high-end work
At a time when the era of automobile electrification is getting closer and closer, some domestic traditional car companies can't sit still and have begun to transform into the electric vehicle industry, and among them, the extreme krypton brand born from Geely is one of them. As a new energy brand that focuses on high-end electric vehicles, Geely can feel the importance of the brand from Li Shufu himself, and the brand's first new car, The Krypton 001, has also gained a lot of heat since its release.
Extreme Kr 001
Extreme Kr 001 uses a rare hunting car shape, since the shanghai auto show debut, extreme krypton 001 with ultra-long endurance, extreme performance, spacious space, technology luxury and other comprehensive advantages have won the favor of many people, even in the case of blind booking, but also gained a lot of orders, when the extreme krypton official also announced that the first batch of deliveries in 2021 has been sold out, and then booking the car needs to wait until 2022 to deliver, which shows that it is indeed very popular. However, with the first batch of car owners receiving new cars in October, related bad reviews continue to appear, and the joint rights protection caused by the wide separation of ec canopy and publicity maps has aroused widespread concern. Perhaps in order to be able to deliver the car according to the specified time, the first batch of vehicles did have a lot of small wool glass but krypton, after receiving relevant feedback, it also postponed the delivery time of subsequent vehicles and made partial improvements to the next mass production vehicles. It is believed that after experiencing the above events, Extreme Kr, which undertakes geely's high-end new energy mission, will have better performance in subsequent vehicles.
Cyrus SF5: Huawei Halo Blessing
I don't know if you have found that in some large-scale Huawei direct stores, in addition to conventional mobile phones, computers and other digital products and accessories, there is a big guy located in the C position of the storefront, which is the Clis SF5. In fact, the car has been launched as early as 2019, but due to the relatively niche brand, it has not received much attention. However, at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, Xilix and Huawei launched its new generation of models - Huawei Smart SF5, with Huawei's blessing, the car once attracted widespread attention in the industry.
Cyrus SF5
Xilis Huawei Smart SF5 is equipped with a series of technologies such as the DriveONE three-in-one electric drive system from Huawei, HUAWEI HiCar, and HUAWEI SOUND sound system, which also makes the level of intelligence of the car significantly improved, thanks to Huawei's "endorsement", which has exceeded 6,000 orders a week after its release, and has become the first model to enter Huawei's offline channel sales. However, with the end of the auto show, the sales performance of the car has become more and more flat, although it still has a lot of attention under the name of Huawei, but it is not reflected in the actual sales. With the recent launch of the first new car of the new brand AITO, the M5, which was jointly launched by Huawei and Xilis, at the Huawei conference, this new model designed by the Huawei team is bound to steal a lot of the limelight of Cyrus Huawei's smart selection of SF5.
Volkswagen ID.4: One of the world's annual models
SAIC Volkswagen ID.4 X
Since it is the main model of the Volkswagen ID. family, it is impossible to say that there is no real ability. THE ID.4 series models are based on the MEB architecture launched by Volkswagen for pure electric vehicles, compared with the previous oil to electricity platform, the MEB platform has a more suitable design for electric vehicles, which can bring higher mileage and have a lot of improvement in battery safety. In addition, the ID.4 model also adopts a new design scheme, compared with the ordinary "Volkswagen" face, the model has a more fashionable and trendy design language, more in line with the aesthetics of young people. In the interior, the dual LCD screens and various intelligent functions also enhance the car's sense of technology. In terms of domestic sales, the ID. family has also made great progress, from the initial few hundred vehicles soared all the way to 14167 units in November, an obvious increase, and in the future when Volkswagen announced that it will invest more than 100 billion US dollars in the future to achieve electrification transformation, the Volkswagen ID. brand with Volkswagen ID.4 as the core is bound to become the mainstay of Volkswagen's sales.
Lantu Dreamer: The originator of domestic high-end pure electric MPV?
Lantu Automobile is a high-end intelligent electric brand of Dongfeng Motor, which launched this new energy SUV named Lantu FREE at the end of 2020, preparing to impact the domestic high-end electric vehicle market, but the car is facing the competition of ideal ONE and other models, and the response has been flat. So at this year's Guangzhou Auto Show, Lantu turned its attention to the high-end MPV field and launched the Lantu Dreamer.
Lantu Dreamer
For a long time, the domestic MPV market has basically been monopolized by foreign car companies such as Toyota Alpha and Buick GL8, and few Chinese car companies have launched MPV models. Lantu saw this market, in view of the current market does not have a real family travel and business travel needs of the MPV this needs, launched this Lantu Dreamer high-end electric MPV. The car adopts a two-color body design, with a straight waterfall type mid-grid grid, which has full momentum. The interior of the car has a large space comparable to the Mercedes-Benz V-class, and in the rear row, the zero-pressure aviation massage seats, large-size TV that can be lifted and lowered, the starry sky roof, the car entertainment and office systems and a series of other configurations also make the car have a high degree of riding comfort.
Although the car is only officially unveiled at present, it may not be officially put on sale until 2022, but as a high-end pure electric MPV launched by Lantu in another way and integrating the latest technology, I believe it may usher in a good market response in the future.
GAC AION LX PLUS: 2.9s zero hundred results 1008km long endurance
In the domestic new energy market in 2021, in addition to new energy vehicle companies such as BYD and Xiaopeng, there is another car company that must be mentioned, that is, GAC Aean. As a new energy brand independent from GAC, GAC Aegean has also gained a lot in 2021. GAC Aeon's cumulative terminal sales in January-November have also reached 106985 vehicles, and the brand has completed the annual sales target of 100,000 ahead of schedule. In addition to sales, there is one model that has attracted special attention, that is, the AION LX PLUS.
GAC AION LX PLUS
The car was previously unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show, which opened in November, and its biggest highlight is the pure electric mileage of up to 1008km and the zero hundred acceleration performance of 2.9 seconds, these two data, no matter which one is taken out is the top performance, not to mention that this car is still a medium-sized SUV. In addition to the "bursting" power performance, the car is also full of technology in the configuration. It will be equipped with ADIGO 4.0 intelligent IoT system and Qualcomm 8155 chip, and will also be equipped with three specialized lidars to provide more accurate driving assistance.
On December 30, GAC Aean officially announced that the car will be officially listed on January 5 next year, after media speculation that due to the excellent performance of the car, the price may exceed 250,000 yuan, but this kind of power performance, coupled with the endorsement of GAC Group, even if it is really 250,000 yuan, it is estimated that it will attract greater attention in next year's automobile market.
Write at the end
In fact, in addition to the above new energy vehicles, there are many models worth mentioning in 2021, such as BYD Han EV, Tesla Model Y, Xiaopeng P7, Ideal ONE and other star products in 2021 have a high degree of attention and good performance, but due to limited space and overlapping types, they are not highlighted. After the outbreak of new energy vehicles in 2021, various manufacturers have also begun to prepare for new models in 2022 non-stop, and it is believed that in the upcoming 2022, there will be more new energy vehicles with long endurance, high configuration and low price in front of consumers.