In the past few years, in order to vigorously promote new energy vehicles, from the policy level, it has successively introduced unlimited travel, unlimited purchase, purchase tax exemption, new energy car purchase subsidies, etc., through a series of favorable measures to attract consumers to buy cars. However, at that time, due to the distrust of new energy vehicles and the lack of perfect infrastructure of new energy vehicles, many people still did not include new energy vehicles in the scope of preferred vehicles.
Nowadays, the ownership of new energy vehicles has risen rapidly, the industrial chain and supporting facilities of new energy vehicles have gradually improved, consumers' acceptance of new energy vehicles is relatively high, and new energy vehicles have ushered in a new outlet for development.
So the question is, is now the best time to start new energy vehicles? Will new energy vehicles be hard to find? This article will analyze the three key factors affecting the sales of new energy vehicles in 2022 to see if it is appropriate to buy new energy vehicles now.
Subsidies have attracted attention, and it costs more money to buy a car
The original intention of the existence of new energy vehicle subsidies is to promote new energy vehicles, when the development of new energy vehicles has entered a more benign stage, it is naturally time for subsidies to withdraw and reduce policy intervention. The subsidy for new energy vehicles did not occur in 2022, in fact, in recent years, it has been adjusted many times, and the subsidy decline is getting larger and larger, and it is likely to completely end the subsidy in 2022.
According to the latest subsidy plan, from January 1, 2022, pure electric vehicle models with a mileage of 300-400 kilometers will be reduced by 3900 yuan compared with 2021. For pure electric vehicles with a range of more than 400 kilometers, the subsidy will be reduced by 5400 yuan. Since subsidies are reduced by thousands of yuan, it means an increase in car purchase expenses for consumers. Since the beginning of this year, a number of car companies have announced price increases, including Tesla, Xiaopeng, BYD and other brands, have raised the new car guidance price of their new energy vehicles.
For example, BYD rose 1,000-7,000 yuan, Tesla rose as high as 21,000 yuan, and Xiaopeng P7 rose by 4,300-5,900 yuan. Nezha Automobile, Zero-run Car, GAC E-An, Volkswagen, etc. can not hold back, it is not difficult to find that price increases have become a major trend. Judging from the current situation, the sooner you buy new energy vehicles, the less money you will spend. Therefore, Brother Yuan suggested that those who intend to buy new energy vehicles in the past two years can consider buying cars within the year, so as not to buy cars more costly next year.
The premium of new energy vehicles has risen, and the cost of using cars has increased sharply
At the beginning of 2022, the news of the rise in the premium of new energy vehicles stirred up thousands of waves, especially Tesla owners, because the highest rate of rumored premium increases reached 80%, which made the cost of the car increase sharply, causing many dissatisfied voices. In addition to Tesla, brands such as Xiaopeng, Weilai, and Ideal Automobile have also risen a lot in the premiums of their models. Although the burden is not too heavy, it has also triggered strong dissatisfaction among car owners and potential consumers.
According to Brother Reel, new energy vehicle insurance has added external grid fault loss insurance, self-use charging pile loss insurance, and self-use charging pile liability insurance, covering a wider range and greater protection, so the premium increase of some models is also expected. According to industry analysts, the premiums of most new energy vehicles are declining, but some models with a price of more than 250,000 yuan will indeed increase insurance costs.
Brother Reel believes that the insurance system for new energy vehicles is becoming more and more perfect, which is good news for car owners, and insurance, maintenance, etc. are no longer in a disorderly state. If you are worried that the premium is too high, then it is recommended to buy new energy vehicles below 250,000 yuan.
Raw material prices have risen, and the supply of new energy vehicles is tight
Entering 2022, the "lack of core" problem in the automotive industry has been alleviated, and many car companies are increasing their horsepower to produce new cars. However, brands that mainly sell new energy vehicles feel a clear pressure.
According to the understanding of The Brother, some raw materials of lithium batteries are in the stage of crazy price increases, the current latest price of lithium carbonate is 380,000 yuan / ton; lithium hydroxide rose by 10500-11500 yuan per ton, and the cathode material lithium iron phosphate rose by 7500 yuan per ton. Lithium carbonate raw materials in 2021 quotation of about 50,000 yuan / ton, but in January this year has exceeded 300,000 yuan / ton, the price increase can be described as "shocking". In addition, due to the soaring sales of electric vehicles, the supply of lithium batteries is insufficient, and the supply capacity of lithium batteries will be very tight in a short period of time, which will also lead to the price of electric vehicles will continue to rise.
Consumers have higher costs of car purchases, and the time to pick up cars has also been extended, if you want to buy a new energy vehicle to use as a substitute, seize the time!
What is the best time to buy new energy vehicles? In one sentence, it can be accurately interpreted, "Today you ignore my love, tomorrow I will make you unable to climb high." "Whether it is the rise in raw material prices, or the decline in subsidies and the rise in premiums, piles and pieces are prompting consumers to start new energy vehicles as soon as possible." This is not a matter of alarm, from the consumer's reflection of the "difficulty in picking up the car", this problem will continue to exist in a short period of time.