It is said that hybrid fuel saving does not save money, why add money on hybrid? Owner: Add tens of thousands more is worth it

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In 1997, the hybrid car represented by the Prius was officially introduced as an efficient powertrain, which has always been known for its ultra-high fuel economy and strong convenience, but its high price makes ordinary consumers unattainable. In 2015, Toyota Ralink Dual Engine entered the price range of the joint venture compact sedan, and also made the hybrid model really enter thousands of households.

At present, the hybrid model is about 20,000-30,000 yuan more expensive than the ordinary fuel version, but it also brings about a reduction in fuel consumption, a configuration improvement, and a driving experience upgrade that exceeds the level, why do many consumers still prefer to choose fuel vehicles? "Fuel saving does not save money" and battery life are the two main concerns of consumers, so do these problems really exist? For this problem, as a hybrid owner, he thinks that adding tens of thousands more is worth it! How long can a hybrid car battery last? Many people use the battery of pure electric vehicles to analogize hybrid cars, thinking that the battery life of hybrid vehicles is not long, which is unscientific. Because the battery of the pure electric car is a high-current charge and discharge, and the hybrid model is shallow charge and shallow, for example, Toyota only uses 40% of the capacity of the battery, honda only uses 55% of the capacity of the battery, and the life of the two cannot be compared.

Taking Vancouver, Canada, which used the Prius hybrid model as a taxi in 2001, for example, the survey results show that Toyota Prius taxis change batteries for the first time when driving an average of 700,000 kilometers, while our ordinary household can drive stably for 35 years according to the calculation of driving 20,000 kilometers per year. However, due to the fact that Toyota Hybrid uses nickel-metal hydride batteries, compared to Honda Hybrid's lithium batteries, it has certain advantages in life and stability, so the battery life of Honda Hybrid may be reduced, but it can also be used stably for 10 years at home.

In addition, for the batteries of hybrid vehicles, Toyota and Honda have introduced corresponding warranty policies: Ralink and Camry provide an additional "unlimited age, unlimited mileage" battery extension warranty on the basis of an 8-year or 200,000-kilometer warranty; Asia Dragon Hybrid and Corolla Dual Engine provide an 8-year or 200,000-kilometer power battery warranty; Accord and Inspire Hybrid provide a 10-year or 200,000-kilometer power battery warranty. Do hybrids really save fuel and don't save money? Although I have always stressed that the value of hybrid vehicles cannot be measured only by fuel saving, although the hybrid models are 20,000-30,000 yuan higher, but the higher configuration is not money? Isn't it money to drive like a large displacement self-absorbing experience? Isn't it money to quiet at low speeds and pleasure when stuck in traffic? But helplessly, many people only stare at the wallet, so we will calculate this account.

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. So, if you are buying a hybrid car to save fuel and save money, remember that if your daily commute section is dominated by urban congestion, no matter how you calculate, as long as you drive stably for several years without changing cars, the difference will definitely be earned back. The longer you open it, the more money you save. But if you're driving on highways and national highways, don't rush to save money to buy a hybrid, because it's hard to save money.

Written in the end: in the current battery technology is difficult to break through, the development of the internal combustion engine encountered a bottleneck in the case, hybrid seems to be the current optimal solution, while ensuring fuel economy, but also taking into account the driving characteristics of fuel vehicles, at this stage, we highly recommend unlimited cities to buy this model, because it can not change the use of ordinary fuel vehicles under the premise of reducing fuel consumption, and bring about the upgrade of the car experience, the biggest difference between hybrid vehicles and fuel vehicles is actually not fuel consumption, but driving experience, if only focus on fuel saving Isn't there something wrong with a small loss?