Two days ago, GAC Aion AION LX Plus was officially launched. One of the most eye-catching highlights should be the cruising range of up to 1008KM. At the same time, the question of whether electric vehicles need ultra-long endurance has once again aroused widespread controversy.
In fact, the purpose of car companies to continuously increase the mileage of electric vehicles is actually very simple, that is, to cope with the so-called "battery anxiety". To be precise, this anxiety comes from the convenience problem caused by the imperfect layout of charging facilities and the low charging efficiency, in addition to the inevitable sharp reduction in battery life in low temperature environments.
The reason why traditional fuel vehicles do not have the anxiety of electric vehicles is because of the ubiquitous gas stations and the efficiency of filling up the fuel tank in a few minutes.
Although the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the layout of charging facilities and charging speed are rapidly improving, and heat pump air conditioners to cope with winter endurance problems are becoming more and more popular, this is still not enough to dispel users' concerns. Especially in the face of the long-term car habits formed by traditional fuel vehicles, electric vehicles still have a long way to go.
Solving the layout problem of the charging pile and the technical problem of charging efficiency is not an overnight thing, and the low temperature endurance attenuation is determined by the characteristics of the battery, and it is more difficult to reverse. If you want to overcome these problems in a short period of time, directly increasing the mileage seems to be an immediate way.
After all, compared with the huge project to promote the layout of charging facilities and overcome the technical problems of charging efficiency, increasing the cruising range is undoubtedly much easier.
Although some people scoff at the practice of attaching ultra-long endurance to electric vehicles, it is undeniable that electric vehicles with ultra-long endurance do have certain practical significance in the current industry development situation. Especially in solving the problem of winter cars, the effect is very significant.
In terms of the endurance level of more than 1,000 kilometers of GAC AION LX Plus, even if the winter endurance is discounted in half, there are still 500 kilometers, which is still roughly equivalent to the cruising range of a tank of fuel for ordinary fuel vehicles.
In other words, with its long endurance, GAC Aion LX Plus is enough to offset the problem of winter endurance decay of electric vehicles. It is foreseeable that with the significant pain point of electric vehicles being overcome, many consumers who hold money for electric vehicles will also have their concerns eliminated, especially consumers in the north.
In addition, the longer cruising range also means that the charging frequency is reduced, and to a certain extent, it can also make up for the imperfect layout of charging facilities and the problem of low charging efficiency at this stage.
Most family cars have a mileage of 10,000 or 20,000 kilometers a year, which is equivalent to about 1,000 kilometers per month. Even if the congested road conditions and the problem of winter endurance attenuation are taken into account, for gac AION LX Plus, it only needs to be charged once or twice a month. Even if charging is inconvenient, for most people, such a car experience is basically acceptable.
In fact, in addition to gac AION LX Plus, some models such as the NIO ET7 are also working on a 1000KM long endurance. It is undeniable that car companies have aimed at this point with the meaning of "arms race", but on the other hand, car companies also value the practical significance and value of ultra-long endurance.
After all, at this stage, the charging facilities are not perfect enough, the charging efficiency is not high enough, the winter endurance decay, and consumers' concerns about the range of electric vehicles are still objective. Electric vehicles with ultra-long endurance such as GAC Aion AION LX Plus can indeed solve these problems in a down-to-earth manner.
In the future, when the industry develops to a high enough degree, the infrastructure and technology are perfect and advanced enough, and the mileage of electric vehicles may stabilize in a relatively low range. But at least for now, an electric car with a long endurance is a more appropriate choice after all, isn't it?
And if we consider from the cost point of view, even if the 1000km endurance in the southern city endurance is 20% off, can only run 800km, then according to the analysis of household electricity prices, a full 144-degree battery pack needs up to 80 yuan, 80 yuan to run 800km, how is such an economic advantage not attractive?