Many people say: "Americans buy cars like groceries, Chinese buy cars like cutting meat." Yes, compared with the country, the United States because of tariffs and other factors, the price of cars are relatively low, a family can almost do a car, and luxury cars are even more so, in the United States less than 40,000 US dollars can buy all brands of luxury cars, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi. Coupled with the high income of Americans (in 2021, the per capita income of the United States is about 260,000 yuan). According to our Chinese understanding that the United States should be full of luxury cars, but the reality is just the opposite, most of the cars driven by Americans are very ordinary.
In fact, for Americans, the automobile is a means of transportation, mainly economic and practical. In the U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Research Report recently released by J.D. Power, Kia Niro EV won the championship in the mainstream electric vehicle field for two consecutive years with a score of 744. I have to say that for the North American auto market, Koreans can really "vote for it". The United States is not artificial expensive, repair cost money, Hyundai Kia will do a good job of quality, for several consecutive years in J.D. Power ranks at the top; Americans like to refer to various reviews and awards, and Korean cars try to do a good job in this regard. So without further ado, let's continue to see which ones are "on the list" on this list.
Mainstream electric vehicles first place
Kia Niro EV
Score: 744
The Kia Niro EV is a small, pure electric SUV. It is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 150 kW and a maximum torque of 395 Nm. In terms of battery life, kia Niro EV uses a lithium battery with a capacity of 64kWh, and the WLTP has a comprehensive endurance of 455km and energy consumption of 15.9kWh/100km. Previously, Kia Niro had listed a fuel version (Kia Jirui) in China, and the new energy version had not been introduced without any news.
Electric cars on sale in the U.S. aren't cheap, and for many Americans, a Kia Niro EV under $40,000 is more than enough. On the one hand, buying electric vehicles is to save money, on the other hand, Americans' environmental awareness is also growing. Therefore, many potential buyers may be attracted by the environmental performance of Kia Niro EV, and over time, they will also find that kia Niro EV's car and maintenance costs are indeed much lower than those of fuel vehicles.
Mainstream electric vehicles second place
Ford Muskang Mach-E
Score: 741
According to the data released by Ford, from January to November 2021, the sales volume of Mustang Mach-E in the United States has reached 24,791 units, accounting for 1.43% of Ford's sales in the US market in the first 11 months. It is indeed very difficult to achieve such results, and even Ford itself is surprised that the production of electric Mustangs exceeds that of traditional fuel mustangs.
The mustang Mach-E's best-selling is no accident, it perfectly hits the heart of the U.S. market, the brand power of the Ford Mustang itself, coupled with the SUV's high passability and space and new electric properties, more convenient maintenance and follow-up maintenance, and plenty of power.
And the Domestic listed Mustang Mach-E, also gave us a relatively thick price, it seems to be a direct hard Tesla Model Y, and indeed, after all, the Mustang was once one of our Dream Car, 5.0 V8 may be far away from us, but the electric Mustang we can still work hard to achieve.
Mainstream electric vehicles third place
Nissan LEAF Leaf
Score: 708
The Nissan LEAF Leaf is one of the earliest pure electric vehicles to enter the U.S. market, with cumulative sales of more than 500,000 vehicles and a cumulative mileage of more than 5 billion miles in the global market. At present, the 2022 Nissan LEAF Leaf has been put on sale in the US market, starting at $27,400, further reducing the sales threshold.
The basic version of the Nissan LEAF Leaf is equipped with a 40kWh battery and an estimated cruising range of 238km, while the 10,000-dollar version is equipped with a 62kWh battery and can reach 344km. In addition, the vehicles are equipped with fast charging technology and 240V portable charging cables, and Nissan has also equipped leaf Leaf with ProPilot Assist automatic driving assistance system as standard.
Before tesla Model 3, although Nissan LEAF Leaf was once the world's first electric vehicle sales, but only with the current level of technology has been somewhat unable to keep up with the development of the times, especially compared with the fiercely competitive new energy market in China, it is nothing more than Nissan LEAF Leaf has been unsatisfactory in China.
Mainstream electric vehicles ranked fourth
Hyundai KONA EV
Score: 692
As a pure electric small SUV under Hyundai, Hyundai KONA EV's model name in China is Onsino Pure Electric. Although the car's domestic sales are dismal, the electrification system of KONA EV has appeared in the list of Ward's top ten engines three times, and it seems that the strength has been tested. Quality is guaranteed.
In terms of power, the Hyundai KONA EV is equipped with a maximum power of 136 hp and 204 hp to drive the motor, and is equipped with a choice of 39.2 kWh and 64 kWh battery packs respectively. At the same time, the domestic Onsino pure electric also has the same level of outstanding 500km MIIT pure electric endurance. However, due to the coldness of the Fuel Version of Onsino in China and the relatively high guidance price (172,800-19.88 million yuan), the competitiveness of the vehicle products is still slightly weak.
Mainstream electric vehicles ranked fifth
Volkswagen ID.4
In 2021, Volkswagen Passat officially stopped production in the United States, although the trigger for this matter is because of the poor sales of the American version of passat, but the main reason is to make way for Volkswagen's ID series, distribute production capacity to Volkswagen ID series, accelerate the volkswagen ID.4 launch process in the United States, and complete the sales target for 2021. It is reported that Volkswagen expects the ID.4 model to sell 20,000 units a year in the United States. Therefore, between the "sales nova" ID.4 and the "old Ji Futuo" Passat, Volkswagen did not hesitate to discontinue the latter in order to increase the production of the former.
In addition, according to the crash test results of the American Highway Safety Insurance Association (IIHS) released by the American version of volkswagen ID.4. Id.4 excelled in crash testing and received an overall "Top Safety Pick+" rating. For volkswagens, which are about to enter the US electric vehicle market, this is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the local market.
Volkswagen ID.4 is produced by FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC-Volkswagen under the names of ID.4 CROZZ and ID.4 X respectively in China. Among them, the former provides three endurance versions (NEDC standard) of 405km, 513km and 550km, and the price after subsidy is 199,990-27.99 million yuan.
Mainstream electric vehicles ranked sixth
Chevrolet Bolt
Score: 687
Last year, the Chevrolet Bolt model can be described as "disaster-prone". On the other side of the ocean, the Chevrolet Bolt, which is not allowed to stop in the indoor garage due to the risk of spontaneous combustion, can be described as boiling, like a bottomless pit in batches. Perhaps under the pressure of public opinion, General Motors announced on the 20th that it has once again expanded the scope of the recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, including 73,000 Bolt electric vehicles from 2019 to 2022.
However, GM said that the Chevrolet Bolt was tragically pit by South Korea's LG battery this time. The defect in this model is not GM's "pot", but the battery used by Bolt may have two rare manufacturing defects, namely damage to the battery anode and wrinkles in the battery separator, so GM said that battery supplier LG should pay compensation for this.
According to foreign media reports, GM's new energy vehicle processing plant located in O'Raintown, Michigan, will produce new pure electric pickup models in the future, which also means that Chevrolet Bolt may be discontinued in the future.
summary:
At present, the electric vehicles on the market in the United States are mainly divided into two camps, Tesla and non-Tesla traditional brands, of which the latter launched electric vehicles also have two different veins to follow, one of which is a newly built, the collection of the brand's latest electric energy technology in one of the car, such as Volkswagen based on the MEB electric vehicle platform to create ID.4, and the other is based on the existing model to give pure electric power products, such as hyundai KONA EV, Kia Niro EV. It is a pity that the US automobile market is not open to China, otherwise it is not difficult to gain a foothold in the United States with the price of domestic electric vehicles and battery technology advantages.