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Zhang Zhidong
Walking through the avenues of my hometown, I finally summed up a sentence: "Old Man Le" gathering place, electric vehicles are still not enough.
Responsible editor 丨 Cui Liwen
Edit 丨 Chic
How many people leave home with a year's worth of anticipation and then come back home. No matter how big the city is, it seems that it cannot hold the hearts of the returnees; no matter how small the hometown is, it also has its own temper.
The way home is very tortuous, from Shanghai to shandong hometown, economic south, to Liaocheng, and then take the bus to the town, and finally back to the village, all the way up, more and more restless heart, and the more and more familiar scenery, unexpected encounters.
The first stop, Jinan.
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province and one of the facade cities of Shandong. Here, it is not difficult to see infrastructure, high-rise buildings that are comparable to those in the north, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, or the "electrification" of cars that we often mention.
Coming out of the train station, stopping in a corner of the street, dry and cold, perhaps the most intuitive feeling. Although it is difficult to say that electric vehicles have penetrated into this "northern" city known as Quancheng, it is not difficult to find that cars with green license plates have become an indispensable part of the area, especially commercial taxis.
The second stop, Liaocheng.
On the way from Jinan to Liaocheng, the "scenery" has changed again. Various models of fuel vehicles have appeared, and luxury cars such as the BBA have also passed by many times. But the strange thing is that the legendary hot brands such as Tesla, Weilai, Xiaopeng, Ideal and other brands are difficult to come across. Or did the tide of car electrification leave my hometown behind?
At this time, it is still too early to draw conclusions; at least, in terms of the electrification of travel modes, in my hometown, the market for low-speed electric vehicles is in a state of competition and competition. Even if it is often said to be "soil", the existence of old man music does meet the application of most scenes, so it will get the choice of most "folks".
After all, everyone has the right to choose their preferred lifestyle, don't they?
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Front township, electric "forbidden"
All the way to the north, high-speed rail, black taxi, electric bus, all the way to the transfer, I finally set foot on this land called hometown. Thanks to the blessings of the new era, there are now many public transportation to the town, not only flowing water, but also electric buses, which can be described as walking in the forefront of "carbon neutrality".
However, how to solve the journey from the town to the village?
"I've also seen the new energy vehicles you wrote, but in our family, buying a pure electric car is not realistic."
Dad drove the legendary old man to the town to pick me up, and at the same time said something like this to me in a serious tone.
"Four-wheeled electric vehicles like this are very good, there is no problem in going back and forth to the county, and it can run up to 40 km / h, which is a bit unbearable."
I opened my mouth and wanted to use what seemed to be sufficient theoretical knowledge to get my father to change the inherent idea of "old soil". But I realized that in the city, pure electric cars may have more advantages than fuel vehicles, and electricity is cheaper than oil; but in rural areas, does this "affordability" still exist? What are the advantages over Old Man Le?
The saddest level is probably the problem of face, but since everyone is using it, going to town, catching up with the market, picking up and dropping off children, going to the ground, and going to relatives, practicality is king, and it is "very fragrant" to use. After all, no matter how idealistic the flower, it also needs to grow in the soil of realism.
Years later, after experiencing a series of "Shandong-style New Year visits", I finally had spare time and was able to meet with old friends at the wine table in the town. Looking at the electric two-wheeler, electric tricycle, and electric four-wheeler at home, after a little hesitation, I still chose a two-wheeler.
Without him, the two-wheeled car is light and dexterous, plus the four-wheeled vehicle itself is still difficult to drive, and the tricycle is almost meaningless in the face, and choosing a two-wheeler is undoubtedly the best solution. But, not surprisingly, an accident happened.
The weather in the north is the natural "persuasion" condition for electric vehicles. The total distance is only 6 kilometers, and the battery of the two-wheeled electric vehicle is badly attenuated, and almost as soon as it arrives in town, it indicates that the power is insufficient. If I remember correctly, the two-wheeled electric vehicle at home was bought since 2019 and served for 2 or 3 years, although there was no problem in the middle, but it could not run in the winter.
The same is true for electric vehicles. Tesla, Wei Xiaoli and other electric vehicles, in the cold weather of winter, will be subject to a large proportion of mileage restrictions, and this is also one of the reasons why most of the "new car-making forces" choose the south.
"Electric cars are very good, Tesla is quite handsome, suitable for young people to drive."
"So would you buy an electric car on our side?" Tesla is only more than 200,000. ”
Between questions and answers, the old friend groaned for a while, raised the wine glass, took a sip, and then slowly raised his head and said firmly to me: No.
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A road of "the countryside surrounds the city"
The old friend's answer was unexpected and reasonable. After all, with the increase of age, people like us who come out of the countryside, the priority choice is the word "reality".
"For the same price, I have more options, choose a civilian luxury car, isn't it good?"
No matter how the consumption upgrade of rural areas and townships, the basic disk is there; the various problems about "electric dad" are not mentioned for the time being, with less money, supporting larger scenes, enjoying a more convenient life, why do you have to choose the so-called Tesla, Wei Xiaoli?
"What about the Wuling MINI EV?"
Hearing me throw the question again, my old friend put down the chopsticks with the dish, raised his glass at me, and said, "When you have a girlfriend, buy her." ”
Then we looked at each other and smiled, and the taste was all in the wine.
In our hometown, in fact, there is a saying of "motionless", in which "one move" refers to the car, if you use the old man to fill the number, it may be difficult to marry your girlfriend into the door. As for whether it is an electric vehicle of the new car-making force or another brand of fuel vehicles, it is presumably not a big problem.
"Shouldn't we start in the countryside first?" In the face of another female friend's rhetorical question, the "concept of reality" that had just been constructed in the individual's mind also trembled three times. Why do male friends and female friends give completely opposite views on the same question?
Just when the personal doubts were in doubt, the female friend gave her own argument.
"It is convenient to install charging piles in rural areas, the commuting distance is basically not too far, and electricity can save more money." Taking a step back, even if you don't buy those new forces, is a car like the Wuling MINI EV a manifestation of consumption upgrading? ”
From the perspective of the left-behind crowd, people who are slightly older may choose three- and four-wheeled low-speed electric vehicles such as Old Man Le, without a license plate, without buying insurance, which is more convenient; but for younger "small town young women", the more fashionable Wuling MINI EV, Euler and other small cars can highlight personalization and have more market.
Through the ideas of female friends, I thought of the policy of going to the countryside for new energy vehicles, so is this policy a road of "rural encirclement of the city"?
The two "car to the countryside" activities in 2009 and 2019 played an important role in the domestic car market at that time. In the past two years, the protagonists of "cars going to the countryside" have been replaced by new energy vehicles, and in 2020 and 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments have issued notices twice to promote new energy vehicles to the countryside.
On January 21 this year, the National Development and Reform Commission and other seven departments issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting Green Consumption", which put forward the slogan of "in-depth development of new energy vehicles to the countryside".
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Sweet and sour, bitter and spicy, cold and warm self-knowledge
It is difficult for people who are detached from reality to truly deconstruct reality. Just like this year's Spring Festival Gala, let a group of people who recognize reality to watch, if there is no slot point, it is a strange thing.
And the rural, township car electrification must be the same, if the actual can not seek truth, according to the local conditions, only mention the "general trend", in fact, it is difficult to promote the penetration of electric vehicles in township areas, Tesla, Wei Xiaoli and other hot brands, it is not good.
The Spring Festival holiday gradually cleared to zero, and I officially entered the Year of the Tiger, and I also packed my bags again and embarked on the road back to Shanghai.
On the way back, I met a fellow countryman, but he was a parts engineer at a shanghai automaker. When I threw the same small town "electric" problem to her, the villagers gave two new ideas on the basis of the original: first, the demand for license plates in big cities did not exist in small towns; second, electronic safety was inferior to mechanical safety.
It is not denied that the process of electrification in the automotive industry is already in full swing, but in the end, there is a gap with fuel vehicles in terms of safety and vehicle regulations. And in the words of this fellow - "The new car has been unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show, and even this year will be listed, some electronic components, but still in the debugging process, workers work overtime every day, can not stay up ah! ”
It is true that the joys and sorrows of people are not the same, as written in the first part of this article – everyone has their own right to choose the way of life they like. Big cities, small cities, townships, rural areas, in different environments, electric vehicles are a way of life, fuel vehicles, old man fun is not?
However, it is worth noting that when the tide of the times comes, there will always be some people who will become brave in fighting the wind and waves; of course, there will be some people who will "plant" a big heel in this wave.
Sitting on the speeding high-speed train, with my thoughts racing, I asked myself: One day in the future, will I become a brave man, or an insignificant cannon fodder?
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