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In 2017, the state began to vigorously support the new energy market, and in the past 2021, it seems to have seen results, the rise in ownership, and the gradual improvement of products have shown a positive side.
The improvement of the product is mainly reflected in the fact that the car company no longer plays the game to engage in gimmicks, and gradually begins to calm down to upgrade the pain points of new energy vehicles, especially the endurance and solid configuration of the vehicle that can help the driver when using the car.
In this trend, for this year's new energy market, "long endurance, more intelligent" will become the keyword.
In January this year, GAC AION launched the LX Plus model, and the endurance performance of more than 1,000 kilometers has undoubtedly become one of the biggest highlights of this car.
I heard that my colleague got a test drive, and immediately proposed to see if the 1000 km endurance was real, but the feedback was that the test drive was only an 80D version with a range of 600 km, and it was inevitable that I would be disappointed.
However, after looking at the configuration list and price, I actually came to a conclusion that shocked me myself, and the Thousand Mile Edition may not be the best choice for this car.
Why, we may wish to take this opportunity to talk about the AION LX Plus 1000 Mile Edition first.
1000 km endurance
Whether it becomes a necessary factor for consumers to pay
With the rise of new energy models in China, some practical problems have been further highlighted and magnified again and again in the eyes of consumers.
Last year, a very representative event was the eleventh holiday travel, and the new energy vehicles faced in the high-speed service area were "full of cars, charging queues".
In fact, this problem is just a microcosm of the difficulty of charging. The reality is that every night, users located at charging stations are bothered by this.
If you think about it, if you travel intensively, even the gas station will have the problem of queuing, not to mention the need for hourly energy replenishment.
At present, the number of pure trams in our country is not equal to the number of charging piles, so it is not surprising that this situation occurs, and in addition to the number, there is also the geographical distribution of charging piles, as well as the daily maintenance of electric piles and so on.
When I conducted a long test of new energy models before, the most scratching thing for me was the charging problem of the vehicle, looking for a charging station, looking for a charging pile, downloading the APP because of the difference in the charging pile, it is no exaggeration to say that in one week, I downloaded 3 APP, just to be able to charge the car.
Therefore, with the rise of ownership, consumers who choose new energy pure electric vehicles will become more and more aware of what they are buying this car for, is it just needed? Or is it the psychology of satisfying oneself and pursuing a new experience?
There is no doubt that just demand will account for more than 90%, the sales of pure electric vehicles rose a lot because of policy restrictions, because of the inability to get the license plate of fuel vehicles, so "forced" to choose pure electric vehicles.
Regardless of others, at least this is the case in my city, including most people around me who buy pure electricity for this reason.
So don't listen to those who trumpet that pure electric vehicles can replace oil vehicles, reality tells us that this time node is still far away from us, those who make such remarks, either they are selling pure electric vehicles, or they are not worried about fuel vehicles at home, standing and talking without waist pain.
So when I communicate with my colleagues, I often say such a sentence, which can make me give up the fuel car and switch to the electric car for only two reasons, first, pure electric endurance of more than a thousand kilometers; second, the replenishment time is close to the fuel car.
The drastic reduction in the replenishment time also requires many technical problems to be solved, and at the same time, safety accounts for a large proportion of it, but the cruising range of more than 1,000 kilometers is faster than I thought.
Remember a year or two ago, some people will be pure electric vehicles for "class division", like what "300 km club, 500 km club, etc.", yes, the division of electric vehicle class is based on the mileage, no matter when, this will be the same truth.
Last year, 700 kilometers became a measure of whether a pure electric can enter the high-end threshold, this number after the low temperature, high-speed and other car environment "baptism", basically can achieve more than 500 kilometers of actual endurance, for the average user or can solve the endurance anxiety.
But in just the past year, some products have claimed to have an endurance of 1,000 kilometers.
For many people, this is exciting news, after all, when faced with problems such as charging difficulties, it is a very good choice to reduce the number of charging times with longer battery life.
AION LX can be said to be one of the products that pulled its own brands into the field of high-end electric vehicles in the early stage of new energy development.
Nowadays, there is a Plus after its name, and the model name of the "Thousand Mile Edition" tells its true meaning, yes, this car brings a product that costs more than 450,000 yuan and has a range of 1008 kilometers.
Here, we do not need to delve too deeply into how it achieves a long mileage, after all, for consumers, only one result is enough, but consumers are very sensitive to price, after all, more than 400,000 is not a small amount for an ordinary family.
So looking at the configuration table, I found that 260,000 can buy the 80 version with a range of 650 kilometers, and 330,000 can choose the 80D version with a 100-kilometer acceleration of 3.9 seconds, which is the model we actually experienced this time, and the 80 version of the entry version is rich enough to basically achieve the entry of the high-end.
At this time, I will wonder whether it is worth spending 200,000 yuan more to get an additional 350 kilometers of endurance, after all, 200,000 is not a small amount, and in cities and regions with unlimited license plates, this can completely allow them to buy a new car for their families.
As far as our experience of the 80D version this time, in a city like Beijing, if it is mainly commuting, take a more exaggerated example, taking 80 kilometers round-trip every day as an example, it is completely possible to charge on Monday, and there is no need to consider turning off the air conditioning and saving electricity.
Responding to just needs can still solve the needs of most consumers, but it has to be said that such a mileage in the holiday long-distance travel, or need to plan a good route, and set aside enough time for charging, after all, in the high-speed environment, the nominal 600 km endurance will have a certain discount.
If you are a user who often uses a car environment for long distances and cannot obtain fuel indicators, then the AION LX Plus version of the Thousand Mile edition will be a very good choice.
The 100-mile version of the model launched by GAC AION at the beginning of this year is more like paving the way for the development of the next year, because in the eyes of many consumers, the difference between the 600 km endurance model and the 1,000 km endurance version is not worth the extra 200,000 yuan.
And for new energy technology, consumers can not see the obvious and clear development trend, so we do not know when there will be a longer battery life, faster charging models, which makes mass consumers dare not put the renminbi into such a "large commodity", of course, the local tycoons are arbitrary.
As the cost of new energy gradually decreases, consumers have reason to believe that products that are priced higher this year will have a more acceptable price the following year.
Therefore, the 1,000-kilometer endurance model is more like a positive signal to consumers, the purpose is to let consumers recognize the current pure electric technology and products.
Then you will ask
What exactly is the product like?
I have to say that AION LX Plus is a very mature product, when I experience AION LX in 2020, I have this feeling, but at that time, I felt more mature in the design of the whole vehicle, as well as the driving experience, then now, this maturity is the display of intelligent configuration.
At first, I was very resistant to some intelligent configuration, because I am not a person who is willing to try early, I value the sense of experience more, if there is no good experience, even the cool features can not arouse my interest.
And in the boom of intelligent development, there are some products that are really smart for the sake of intelligence, and do not take into account whether consumers really need this function, and the convenience in the process of use.
I think the intelligence is to actively help consumers solve some difficulties in using cars through the blessing of some technologies.
For example, this car is equipped with an AR real-life navigation function, through the camera to display the real-time picture in front of the vehicle at the LCD instrument, and with the instructions of the navigation, this is much clearer and more convenient than the traditional flat navigation, but also to make the driver's attention more concentrated.
Memory parking is hands-free
In addition, there is a long-distance memory parking function, which is not so easy for drivers who are not yet mature in technology, and there is also the enrichment of voice control functions, in addition to the previous control of some vehicle hardware, now on this car can also voice change driving mode.
Overall, this car has been improved on the basis of the previous one, and it is more in line with the current needs of people's cars.
At the driver's level, the dual motor version still shows super power, even if you do not open the sports mode, it can still make people instantly adrenaline surge, for the choice of power, if it is only for daily home and transportation, the 80 version can fully meet the needs.
If you are a person who is willing to try new things and has a higher demand for the power of the vehicle, then the 80D and 80D MAX are a better choice, in addition to the dual motors, there are richer intelligent technology configurations.
The Plus behind AION LX reflects the progress of the vehicle in terms of endurance and intelligence, and the advent of 1000 km endurance has given consumers greater expectations for the development of future products, but at this point in time, they may be more concerned about when they can buy a 1000 km endurance model with less money.
Of course, there is also the durability and safety of the product after the endurance rises, which are the things that GAC AION needs to show consumers in 2022, after all, this is related to whether the weight of the AION brand in the hearts of consumers in the future can become heavier. 【iDailycar】