Why are hybrid car sales so low? In fact, it is because many people do not realize the true value of hybrid vehicles, but stay on the concept of fuel saving of hybrid vehicles. Compared with the hybrid version and the fuel version of Toyota and Honda, there are basically two different cars, which are very different in terms of configuration, fuel consumption, driving experience, riding experience, and convenience of using the car.
Hybrids are more than just fuel-efficient
I hope that as soon as I say hybrid, I will stare at fuel saving, always counting tens of thousands of kilometers for several years, I can save the difference back to people who understand that fuel saving is only a by-product, and the biggest difference between hybrid vehicles and fuel vehicles is not here. In addition to fuel saving, there are three differences between hybrid vehicles and fuel vehicles:
1. Configuration. Why give up the low-end car and choose the high-end car, you are willing to pay for the extra configuration, but when it comes to the hybrid model, do you think that the high-end configuration does not need money? Take the Accord hybrid and fuel version comparison, the difference is 20,000 yuan, but the extra Honda SENSING system (ACC active cruise system, CMBS collision mitigation system, LKAS lane keeping system, RDM lane offset suppression system, TSR traffic sign intelligent identification system) is worth the difference.
2. Driving experience. Driving experience is the fuel version and hybrid version of the biggest difference between the place, it is equivalent to two power configuration versions, driving in the city, equivalent to a 1.5T turbocharged, a 3.0L self-priming engine, because the hybrid version due to the direct drive of the motor, 90km below the power with the pedal and very quiet and smooth characteristics are very similar to the large-displacement self-priming car, and this large-displacement self-priming urban driving can also save half of the fuel, you say that the gas is not angry.
3. Pleasure with the car. First of all, the pleasure of traffic jams, driving in the city, hybrid models are more congested and more fuel-efficient than fuel vehicles; in addition, a tank of fuel for hybrid vehicles can easily run to 800km, if it is an economic speed of 60km/h, it can run to 1000km, almost twice that of fuel vehicles, which means that the driving radius of adding oil is longer, and it can also save you a lot of refueling time.
Hybrid car saves fuel and doesn't save money?
I know that no matter what, there are still many people who will stare at the fuel saving, so let's calculate whether the hybrid car can save the difference in the end.
For example, Honda Accord, for example, the hybrid version is 20,000 yuan more expensive than the fuel version, according to the bear fuel consumption big data, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the hybrid Sharp Cool version is 5.3 liters / 100 kilometers, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the fuel comfort version is 7.8 liters / 100 kilometers, and the fuel consumption gap is about 2.5 liters. According to the oil price of 20,000 kilometers per year, 7 yuan per liter, it will take 6 years to save the difference. But the fuel consumption here is a comprehensive fuel consumption, if you buy a car for commuting in the congested section of the city, the difference in fuel consumption is much higher than this, and may even be doubled, so you can save the difference in about 3 years.
However, if you mainly run high-speed and expressway, the advantage of fuel consumption is not so great, but there are still great advantages in the car experience.
How many years can a hybrid car battery last?
Many people say that I don't listen to me, because the hybrid car has a battery, change the battery once every two or three years, and the fuel money saved is put in again. Big brother, hybrids are not electric vehicles, the two for the consumption of batteries is not the same thing at all, such as Toyota Hybrid only uses 40% of the capacity of the battery, Honda Hybrid only uses 55% of the capacity of the battery. In Vancouver, Canada, which used the Prius hybrid model as a taxi in 2001, for example, the survey results showed that Toyota Prius's taxis changed batteries for the first time when driving an average of 700,000 kilometers.
In addition, for the batteries of hybrid vehicles, Toyota and Honda have introduced corresponding warranty policies:
On the basis of the 8-year or 200,000-kilometer warranty, Ralink and Camry provide an additional "unlimited age, unlimited mileage" battery extension warranty free of charge;
Asia Dragon Hybrid and Corolla Dual Engine provide 8 years or 200,000 kilometers of power battery warranty;
The Accord and Inspire hybrids offer a 10-year or 200,000-kilometer power battery warranty.
Generally speaking, the battery of the hybrid car can be used stably for more than ten years, are you really worried, buy a model with a lifetime warranty?
Finally, there is a retention rate, trouble to check, Toyota Honda hybrid car retention rate and French car, American car, independent brand car which is high, and then talk about the retention rate.
Written in the end: the old driver believes that in the current battery technology encountered bottlenecks, internal combustion engine miniaturization turboturization today, hybrid power is the current optimal solution, both take into account the high efficiency, do not need the owner to change the use of habits, but also bring about the upgrade of the car experience, if just stare at the fuel saving, it is recommended to buy 1.5L + manual transmission model, cheap and fuel-efficient, the retention rate is still high, the best choice.