On January 23, The high-end electric brand ZEEHO Core Online under Chunfeng Power officially announced the official price of the first high-performance electric motorcycle AE8, and the AE8 and AE8 S+ configurations were launched this time, with market guidance prices of 18999 yuan and 21699 yuan respectively.
Officials said that the AE8 uses a high-power mid-mounted water-cooled motor, peak power of 12.5kW, torque on the wheel 218N·m, so that the car has the superior performance of surpassing the 300cc fuel pedal, 0-50Km/h acceleration only 2.6s, extreme speed of 100km/h+. With 69V32Ah automotive-grade high-performance soft pack battery pack new national standard working range of up to 120km, interchangeable, double lithium battery pack fast charging design, farewell to mileage anxiety. It is also equipped with dual hydraulic preload/multi-segment damping adjustable rear shock absorption, MAXXIS semi-hot melt tires, and the standard Brembo calipers in the series, as well as the Z Link Smart Interconnection System for OTA remote upgrades.
The above is the official promotional content of the manufacturer, so how should this AE8 be evaluated? What is the product positioning? Next, let's dissect them one by one to see what kind of consumers this car is suitable for.
What is the new GB?
According to the provisions of GB17761 "General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles", only electric vehicles that meet the following conditions can be called electric bicycles, and electric vehicles that do not meet these standards are defined as non-electric bicycles, that is, electric motorcycles, which is the general provisions of the new national standard.
The majority of ordinary people have only one intuitive feeling about this standard, in the city where motorcycles are prohibited, electric bicycles can travel unimpeded in urban areas, but electric motorcycles are difficult to walk, because electric motorcycles and fuel motorcycles use the same management method. Chunfeng AE8 does not meet the specifications of the new national standard for electric bicycles, so AE8 needs to take the test book, traffic insurance, and motorcycle license plate, so AE8 is prohibited (restricted) in more than 100 prohibited (limited) motorcycle cities in the country.
Why not buy a motorcycle?
Because electric motorcycles and fuel motorcycles are also unable to drive in urban areas, they are usually caught with a penalty of 100 yuan and 3 points, so in the banned cities, electric motorcycles are not willing to sell at all. For example, the Maverick N1 series electric motorcycle, the official website has a display, but you go to the store, the sales will generally tell you that this car they do not sell, because you have to buy a motorcycle license, on the motorcycle license plate can not enter the city, if you are driving in the suburbs, then why don't you directly buy a motorcycle without mileage anxiety that burns oil?
However, you can still occasionally see some electric vehicles on the road that clearly do not meet the new national standard but have white plates (electric vehicle license plates), these cars are in the chaotic period before the implementation of the new national standard, the number is not large, the state is not willing to spend administrative power to manage these minorities, so these cars do not have the significance of discussion. In short, the old yellow calendar has turned over, and now only the new national standard is discussed.
What are the advantages of electric motorcycles?
Electric motorcycles do not have any advantages in terms of right of way, but we put aside the right of way, only to say that the vehicle itself, electric motorcycles have obvious advantages over traditional fuel motorcycles.
The first is the economy, the motorcycle 100 kilometers to at least 3 oil, that is, more than 20 yuan cost. The electric car is much cheaper, taking the calf N1 as an example, a 26-hour battery that can run 50 kilometers is about 7.5 hours full, the charging power is about 300 watts, that is, 1 hour 0.3 degrees of electricity, full of a total of 2.5 degrees of electricity, according to 1 degree of electricity 5 hair calculation, full charge up to 2 yuan, if it is 100 kilometers, it is 4 yuan. For the same 100 kilometers, the cost of a fuel vehicle is more than 5 times that of an electric vehicle.
In addition to economy, almost zero vibration and very low noise is also an advantage, electric vehicles, whether it is a hub direct drive motor or a mid-mounted motor belt drive, its vibration and noise can be negligible, a quiet, smooth means of transportation, is also a lifelong design goal of the motorcycle, but the internal combustion engine is born with vibration of the original sin, which is how to improve can not catch up with the electric vehicle.
In addition, worry-free and reliable is also a non-negligible feature of electric vehicles, compared with motorcycles, there is no air filter, machine filter, oil and other maintenance items, and there is no need to worry about the difficulty of starting the battery in winter, and there is no need to drive after the hot car. The structure of electric vehicles is simple, there are not too many parts, it also increases reliability in disguise, if you like modification, then a little research, basically know the structure of electric vehicles, you will find that it is not so difficult to modify the vehicle yourself.
What are the disadvantages of electric motorcycles?
At present, the primary disadvantage of electric motorcycles is the mileage, for electric motorcycles, more to 100 kilometers of endurance as the standard, this distance can cope with commuting commuting, but if it is commuting, it is completely possible to buy a new national standard electric bicycle that is not restricted by any motorcycle ban. The positioning of electric motorcycles must be higher than that of electric bicycles, it will not compete with the lower level of electric bicycles for the market, it is a pure entertainment product, and the benchmark product is fuel motorcycles. And the cruising range of just 100 kilometers is not enough, you can imagine, even if the average speed of 50 kilometers per hour, your electric motorcycle runs for two hours without electricity, where can you go for two hours from home? And two hours have to be counted as the return time.
If you carry a spare battery, it will obviously have a negative impact on the control, acceleration and braking of the vehicle, which is contradictory to the entertainment or sportiness of the electric motorcycle, deviating from the original intention of the vehicle design, and also reneging on the performance characteristics advertised by the vehicle.
Is power swapping a better solution? It is difficult to say, at present, the electric vehicle replacement power station I see is basically aimed at takeaway personnel, that is to say, only under the premise of high-frequency, profit-oriented commercial use of takeaway, it is more necessary to change the power supply technology. People use electricity exchange to win time, time is money, and electric cars are his means of livelihood. But in the civilian field, do you really have such a strong need for power exchange? This question can only be answered by time.
Is fast charging a better solution? It is not easy to say, let's go back to the beginning of the article, you will find that electric motorcycles in the urban area are also affected by the ban on motorcycles, there is no right of way to speak of, then theoretically, in the urban area to open up an area for electric motorcycle fast charging, itself is not logical, even the car can not ride in, how to give you fast charging? The same confusion also appears in the power exchange program, if there is no policy support, whether it is fast charging or power exchange, can not be achieved in the forbidden motorcycle area, on the other hand, if the fast charging and replacement in the forbidden area is realized, is it equivalent to doing the opposite with the prohibition of motorcycle regulations?
To put it more extremely, if there is a forbidden probe next to the fast charging point, do you dare to go? I'm afraid you don't dare to charge you for free, you say?
However, this kind of thing can not be generalized, if the charging and replacing facilities are placed outside the no-motorcycle area, and the number is large enough to provide convenient power supply services to the owners of motorcycles, I believe that this solution is feasible. However, if everyone is playing outside the no-motorcycle area, it is obvious that the advantages of traditional motorcycles are greater, and what do electric motorcycles compete with fuel motorcycles? I think this depends on the speed of development of battery technology, maybe one day developed a battery with a range of 1000 kilometers, in one fell swoop to pull back the disadvantage and crush the internal combustion engine.
What kind of people is this AE8 electric motorcycle suitable for?
The advantages and disadvantages have been analyzed so much, this car must have its target users, otherwise the manufacturer will not release. According to my observation, there are some people who are very fascinated by electric vehicles, most of them are young people, they have been influenced by the ban on motorcycles since childhood, they have no feelings for oil-burning motorcycles, and perhaps their first car is powered by electric motors. In addition, due to the restrictions of the ban on motorcycles, some people can only choose those who can get on the electric license plate, and the new national standard electric vehicles that can drive in the forbidden motorcycle area are used as prime bodies, spend tens of thousands of yuan to modify the power, appearance, and endurance, and change it to infinitely close to the fuel motorcycle.
For these people, the new national standard no matter how to change, its frame is also a vulnerable weakness, after all, the weight of the vehicle is limited to 55 kg, the manufacturer does not have much material to strengthen the frame, or strengthen the frame, other parts can not be installed, installed on the overweight, so the frame must shrink. To this end, many private modification experts DIY a lot of whimsical modifications, such as accessories for reinforced frame girders, and even reinforced frame assemblies.
In fact, even if the frame is strengthened, it is still a drop in the bucket, because these cars are not designed for high-speed driving, they usually change the motor to more than 2500 watts, often soaring to 100 kilometers per hour, which has broken through the design standards of the vehicle itself, which is very dangerous.
Moreover, this set of modifications down, very expensive, two W is a proper price, really not cheap, enough to buy a fuel motorcycle, and a fuel motorcycle to bring the roar, is the electric car will never have, but there are really some people, the fuel car is not like up, this is completely understandable, you can not stand in their own point of view, force others to like motorcycles, people just like electric vehicles. Different people like different cars, which is also a manifestation of social diversity, and you have to accept this reality.
Why did Chunfeng launch AE8?
As the saying goes, one person is smart, a group of people is stupid, and a business, at least, is rational. You must know that in an enterprise, the motivation for organizing everyone is always interests, so any enterprise-level behavior is also driven by interests, and it is well thought out, internal discussion, and even market research, because this is in everyone's interest.
Chunfeng is looking at a very niche market, that is, those who are addicted to electric vehicles and are willing to spend tens of thousands of yuan to modify it. In the view of Chunfeng, instead of blowing up a new national standard electric bicycle, it is better to buy an AE8, the explosion of 20,000, AE8 low-end less than 20,000, and AE8 also gave you some things that are not very easy to change, such as the frame, in addition to brakes, shock absorption and various design specifications, testing standards, are motorcycle-level, much higher than your explosive electric bicycle. And the price of buying AE8 is to get on the motorcycle yellow card, you will be far away from the forbidden motorcycle area, in fact, the electric bicycle that was changed, the end is not much better, the same has to avoid the police, otherwise the high probability will be detained, on the contrary, AE8, the prohibition deduction of 100 yuan 3 points, the high probability will not be deducted, compared to the two half a pound eight two, it depends on how you choose.
In addition, Chunfeng also bet on the two rounds of new energy strategy, the state has supported the four rounds of new energy for many years, in the future, may be from the policy side of the two rounds of new energy tilt, good market is equal to good manufacturers, so that manufacturers can have funds to do research and development, put better products, to achieve a virtuous cycle. Chunfeng bets on this point, strategic layout in advance, even if AE8 sells a loss of one, it does not matter, at least the loss of money to earn, if one day two rounds of new energy release, Chunfeng will get a huge first-hand advantage.
Finally, I myself am electric and motorcycle double repair, both kinds of cars, urban riding electric, entertainment riding motorcycle, both do not delay. For the future of electric motorcycles, I am still very optimistic, electric vehicles are new energy, fuel vehicles are old energy, the state's support for new energy is obvious to all, but the future of new energy motorcycles will be, or an unknown. But in general, whether it is fuel or battery, it is only the power source of the vehicle, it can define the license plate type, driving area, price subsidy, purchase qualification of a car, but it can never define the driving pleasure of a car, who said that an electric vehicle without a sound wave must be boring? I don't agree with that view.