About 7 years have passed since Volkswagen released its exclusive platform FOR electric vehicles in 2015, during which time the domestic pure electric vehicle market has undergone earth-shaking changes. However, compared with Chinese brand new energy vehicle companies, Volkswagen's pace does not seem to be fast, and the third model of the ID.series, the Volkswagen ID.3, was not listed in China until October last year.
As the most entry-level product in the current Volkswagen ID. series, although the Volkswagen ID.3 is positioned as a compact hatchback, the design style is quite different from the previous products, but in terms of driving style, it is infinitely close to the fuel car, which is also its biggest feature. At the same time, the advantages of pure electric vehicles are also fully reflected in the Volkswagen ID.3, large space, strong power, of course, there is a more important point is the low cost of the car, then the question is, volkswagen ID.3 daily car how much to save? Next, we will investigate its maintenance costs, insurance costs and electricity costs.
Insurance costs
According to our survey, Volkswagen ID.3 "2021 Pro Smart Edition" currently has the best sales and the most people to pay attention to, mainly because this car has more comprehensive driver assistance systems, reversing images, panoramic sunroofs, leather steering wheels, front seat heating, main driving power seats and other functions than low-end models, as well as 30-color atmosphere lights, 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels, etc., compared to the difference of 14,000 yuan, although some expensive, but can be exchanged for visual better results, most consumers are willing. Therefore, we will take the "2021 Pro Extreme Wisdom Edition" as the survey model this time.
According to the survey results, after Volkswagen ID.3 purchased 1 million three major insurance types, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance, the first year of premium was about 5485 yuan. If there is no accident in the later use process, the insurance cost will have a certain discount, we take the standard premium 20% off the second year, the third year 30% off, calculate the total cost of volkswagen ID.3 insurance, it needs to cost about 13713 yuan, the average year is about 4571 yuan.
It is worth mentioning that in the recent increase in the insurance cost of new energy models, the commercial insurance of Volkswagen ID.3 has hardly changed compared with before, the reason may be that Volkswagen ID.3 was only listed in October last year, and the amount of ownership is not much, and the basis for the adjustment of insurance costs is based on the vehicle insurance rate and failure rate, so the insurance premium of Volkswagen ID.3 has not been adjusted, and it has no impact on the user's car.
Maintenance cost survey
According to the maintenance manual, the Volkswagen ID.3 first insurance needs to be carried out at 5000km or 6 months (whichever comes first), and the maintenance content needs to be checked on the three-electric system, chassis, lighting, etc., and the first inspection fee is free. After the first insurance, the Volkswagen ID.3 needs to undergo a small maintenance inspection every 10,000km or 12 months, and the cost is 300 yuan, which is on the high side. Air conditioning filters are replaced every 10,000km, and brake oil and coolant are inspected/replaced every 20,000km. In addition, in terms of accessory prices, the Volkswagen ID.3 is not expensive overall, the air conditioning filter is about 100 yuan, and the cost of replacing brake oil and coolant is about two or three hundred yuan.
We take the general family car three years to drive 60000km as the car cycle, calculate the Volkswagen ID.3 maintenance cost, about 2850 yuan, the average year needs about 917 yuan, small maintenance once 300 yuan. It can be seen that the maintenance price of Volkswagen ID.3 is not very low, mainly because each routine inspection has increased a lot of maintenance costs. However, at present, Volkswagen ID.3 provides a lot of car purchase rights and interests, one of which is "the first owner enjoys lifelong free vehicle maintenance", including free inspection fees, replacement of air conditioning filters, brake fluid accessories and free working hours and so on. Therefore, after three years, it can actually save about 2,000 yuan.
Electricity Bill Survey
According to our survey, the actual power consumption of Volkswagen ID.3 per 100 kilometers is about 14.9kWh, and the current household electricity consumption is about 0.56 yuan / kWh, and the annual electricity cost of driving 10,000 kilometers is 834 yuan. The electricity fare for driving 60,000km is about 5,006 yuan, an average of about 139 yuan per month. Compared with the same level of pure electric models, the Cost of electricity in the Volkswagen ID.3 is average and belongs to the average. However, if the Owner of the Volkswagen ID.3 chooses a 1-year free public charging service when purchasing a car (SAIC Volkswagen Super APP Charging Map Designates a Charging Pile), then you can enjoy the free charging service of 2400 kWh in the first year, which can save another 1300 yuan.
epilogue:
We add up the insurance cost, maintenance cost and electricity cost to calculate that the cost of the Volkswagen ID.3 for driving 60,000 km in three years is about 17,913 yuan, an average of about 5,971 yuan per year, and an average of about 498 yuan per month. Overall, the cost of volkswagen ID.3 is very cheap, even compared with the same level of Chinese brand new energy vehicles, there are certain advantages. The main reason is that the adjustment of insurance costs did not affect Volkswagen ID.3. In addition, the free maintenance of the vehicle, free charging and other services, further reducing the cost of the car for the owner. The cost of using a car for less than 500 yuan in three years is lower than that of most models in the same class.