As one of the most representative models of Changan Automobile, Changan Yidong has sold more than one million vehicles since its listing, and is one of the few automobile products in China with sales of more than one million. At the same time, fueled by the rapid development of new energy vehicles, Changan Automobile began the layout of Changan Yidong pure electric products very early, and listed the first generation of Yidong new energy products in 2015.
After several years of development, Yidong New Energy has become more and more mature, and its cost-effective and low car cost advantages have been recognized by many users. Subsequently, Changan Automobile also found the right time to add Yidong new energy products suitable for the online ride-hailing market. However, the recent news about the decline in subsidies for new energy vehicles and the rise in insurance costs has caused many Yidong new energy vehicle owners to worry. So will the cost of Yidong new energy vehicles be affected? Next, we will conduct a survey on the maintenance costs, insurance costs and electricity costs of Yidong New Energy.
Insurance costs
According to our survey, Changan Yidong New Energy's "2019 EV460 Smart Collar Edition" is a model that private car owners believe has the highest cost performance and the most choices. The main reason is that in the case of only 10,000 yuan more expensive than low-end models, there are more airbags, tire pressure display, sunroof, keyless entry/start, full LCD instrumentation, main driving electric/heating/memory, Internet of Vehicles, voice control, LED headlights and a series of configurations, which are very cost-effective. That's why we used this car as a survey model.
After the introduction of new energy vehicle exclusive insurance, the commercial insurance of Changan Yidong New Energy has changed very little compared with before, and the increase may only be within 100 yuan, if you count the differences between different insurance companies, different regions, and different insurance projects, it can even be ignored. Yidong New Energy in the purchase of 1 million three liabilities, car damage insurance, compulsory traffic insurance after the purchase of three major types of insurance, the first year of premium is about 4850 yuan, if there is no accident in the later use of the car, the premium will be reduced, we take the standard premium of the second year 20% off, the third year 70% off calculation, Yidong new energy insurance total cost of about 12125 yuan, an average of about 4042 yuan per year.
Maintenance cost survey
According to the maintenance manual, the first insurance time of Changan Yidong New Energy is 5000km or 3 months (whichever comes first), and it is necessary to check the three-electric system, chassis, brake pads, etc., and the maintenance interval after that is 10000km or 6 months. In terms of parts replacement cycle and price, the air conditioning filter element is replaced every 10,000km at a price of 18 yuan; the gear oil is replaced every 50,000km at a price of 315 yuan and the working hour cost is 140 yuan; the antifreeze is replaced every 30,000km at a price of 80 yuan and the working hour cost is 70 yuan; the brake fluid is replaced every 30,000km at a price of 179 yuan and the working hour cost is 91 yuan. In addition, Yidong New Energy needs to charge an inspection fee of 160 yuan (working hours) for each routine inspection.
We take the family user driving 60000km for three years as the car cycle, calculate the total maintenance cost of Changan Yidong New Energy, which requires about 1765 yuan, of which the price of small maintenance (replacement of air conditioning filter + routine inspection fee) is 178 yuan. It can be seen that the total maintenance cost of Yidong New Energy is very cheap, mainly because the price of accessories and working hours are not high, at the same time, some parts of the vehicle replacement cycle is also relatively long, but if it can be cheaper in terms of inspection fees, it is better.
Electricity Bill Survey
Changan Yidong New Energy NEDC cruising range up to 405km, according to our survey, its actual 100 km power consumption is about 14.5kWh, we use the current household electricity consumption of about 0.56 yuan / kWh to calculate the Yidong new energy electricity, driving 10,000 kilometers per year needs to spend 812 yuan, three years to drive 60,000 kilometers of electricity is 4872 yuan. On the whole, the power consumption of Yidong New Energy is at a normal level in the same level, after all, the curb weight has reached 1650kg. However, because the electricity bill itself is relatively cheap, no matter how you use the car, it will not increase the burden of using the car too much.
epilogue:
We add up the insurance cost, maintenance cost and electricity cost, and we can calculate that the cost of Changan Yidong New Energy's three-year driving of 60,000km is about 18,762 yuan, an average of about 6,254 yuan per year, and an average of about 521 yuan per month. Overall, as a family compact pure electric car of about 130,000 yuan, the adjustment of insurance costs has not affected the cost of yidong new energy, and the cost of using cars in the early 500s per month is still excellent in the same level, as an ordinary family daily transportation, commuter car is completely enough, and it is also very suitable for use as an online car.