As a pure electric SUV launched in January last year, the SAIC Volkswagen ID.4 X has been on sale for one year. Although the pace was a bit slow at first, and most consumers maintained a wait-and-see attitude, as the product continued to deepen, the sales of this car began to gradually increase. Of course, volkswagen ID.4 X can be a late strike, in addition to the volkswagen brand still has a greater influence in the country, including quality, safety, driving control, cost, etc. many advantages are also a major reason, which have been continued on the volkswagen ID.4 X. However, the recent news about the rise in insurance costs of new energy vehicles has triggered a heated discussion among many car owners and prospective car owners, worried that the low cost advantage of Volkswagen ID.4 X will no longer exist, so will this really be the case? Next, we will investigate the maintenance costs, insurance costs and electricity costs of volkswagen ID.4 X.
Insurance costs
Previously, we conducted an investigation of insurance costs on volkswagen ID.4 X hot-selling model "2021 Pro Jizhi Long Endurance Edition", and after purchasing 1 million three major insurance types, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance, the total premium in the first year was about 7800 yuan. If there is no accident in the later use process, the premium will be further reduced after that, we calculate the total cost of volkswagen ID.4 X three-year insurance based on the standard premium of 20% off in the second year and 30% off in the third year, which is about 20052 yuan, and the average annual premium is about 6684 yuan.
According to our understanding, the Volkswagen ID.4 X insurance cost has not changed much compared with before, and after the same purchase of 1 million three liabilities, car damage insurance, and compulsory traffic insurance, the first year premium is basically about 7800 yuan. However, due to the activity of buying Volkswagen ID.4 X before February 28, you can get a 1,000 yuan renewal coupon, so on the basis of the actual three-year premium, you can also be 1,000 yuan cheaper, which is cheaper than the insurance cost calculated before.
Maintenance cost survey
According to the maintenance manual, the volkswagen ID.4 X first warranty time needs to be carried out before 5000km or 6 months, and the maintenance content is the three-electric system and the routine inspection of the chassis and lighting. After the first warranty, each maintenance interval is 10,000km or 12 months, and in addition to the need for routine inspections, the air conditioning filter element needs to be replaced. In addition, the replacement cycle of brake oil and coolant is 20,000km. In terms of accessory prices, the Volkswagen ID.4 X air conditioner filter element is about 100 yuan; the brake oil and coolant are about 300 yuan; and the routine inspection fee is 351 yuan.
We take the general family car three-year driving 60000km as the car cycle, calculate the Volkswagen ID.4 X maintenance cost, which costs about 3755 yuan, and the average annual need is about 1251 yuan. It can be seen that the maintenance price of volkswagen ID.4 X is not cheap, and it belongs to the upper middle level in the same level of pure electric SUVs. However, at present, SAIC Volkswagen provides some car purchase rights for the first owner of the Volkswagen ID.4 X, if you choose "the first owner enjoys lifelong free vehicle maintenance", then you can enjoy the routine inspection free, air conditioning filter replacement free, brake fluid replacement free and other services. Therefore, after three years, the maintenance cost has saved about 2900 yuan.
Electricity Bill Survey
According to our survey, volkswagen ID.4 X actual 100 km electricity consumption is about 16kWh, to the current household electricity consumption of about 0.56 yuan / kWh calculation, the annual driving of 10,000 kilometers of electricity is 900 yuan. The electricity cost of driving 60,000km is about 5,400 yuan, an average of about 150 yuan per month, which is normal in the same class. Of course, if the user does not have charging conditions, he needs to go to the more expensive public charging pile outdoors to charge, and the electricity bill will be much more expensive. However, according to our investigation, at present, the manufacturer provides free installation of charging piles or direct deduction of 2500 yuan for the purchase of Volkswagen ID.4 X owners, which can save a lot of money for car owners.
epilogue:
We add up the insurance cost, maintenance cost and electricity cost, and we can calculate that the cost of the Volkswagen ID.4 X for three years to drive 60,000km is about 22,807 yuan, an average of about 7,602 yuan per year, and an average of about 634 yuan per month. Compared with the previous monthly car cost of 820 yuan, volkswagen ID.4 X now saves 186 yuan per month, which can save more than 2,000 yuan a year. Of course, from the perspective of various costs, the Volkswagen ID.4 X insurance cost has not changed at all, and the main reason for the reduction of vehicle costs is that the current manufacturers have launched activities including renewal, maintenance, power transmission, etc., saving a lot of money for car owners.