Text/Shore Qing
Commercial vehicles have always been a part of the passenger car market that cannot be ignored, in addition to the well-known domestic independent brand Hongqi automobile, there are many car companies are eager to try, want to share a piece of the commercial vehicle market, under the impact of the wave of electrification, BYD took the lead in finding business opportunities, the launch of BYD e9 assist pure electric car commercial vehicle field.
As a high-end model launched by BYD, the e9 follows the design of Han EV in appearance, but the front face is designed by the former Audi designer himself, which looks like some "Audi A6 flavor", the hexagonal large-area grille looks very domineering, and the matrix LED headlights use a narrow design, which is very bright and energetic overall.
When entering the car, the first feeling is the ultimate luxury atmosphere brought by technology, BYD's center console is a spread-wing cockpit layout, the center console adopts a two-color layered design, the middle rotatable central control screen plus pure black piano paint trim plate is very conspicuous, using low saturation of cool colors, combined with scientific and technological configuration, together to create a luxurious interior style of technology.
However, it is worth noting that the steering wheel of BYD e9 uses plastic materials, the touch is general, some do not meet the high-end positioning, equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard in the technology configuration, the vehicle information display is relatively rich, the middle of the large screen is 10.1 inches, support networking and OTA upgrades and other functions, the car machine system operates smoothly.
In addition, BYD also has keyless entry and start, remote start, uphill assistance, automatic parking, sports, snow driving modes, reversing radar, reversing image, etc. in the intelligent configuration, which are basically complete and are very practical functions.
Based on the size positioning of the medium and large sedan, so BYD e9 is good in space expression, the rear seat of three adults still has a good horizontal space, the leg space is more than two fists, which greatly ensures the comfort of the rear passengers, the seat is made of imitation leather material, the padding is soft and comfortable, it can play a good support, and it is very soft and comfortable to sit up.
In terms of power, as an electric vehicle, the BYD e9 shows the same smoothness, cancels the engine device so it is quieter when driving, and there is not much tire noise and wind noise during driving, and the sense of stuttering is not obvious.
Urban driving can feel a relatively stable power output, deep pedaling can get a stronger power feedback, acceleration response is relatively fast, there will be no sense of caton when the speed is increased, overtaking can get a fast and violent power response, and most electric vehicles, giving people a good feeling.
BYD e9 is equipped with a front-mounted single motor, the maximum power is 163kW, the maximum torque is 330N·m, the official acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 7.9 seconds, and the power performance is decent. In terms of batteries, the car uses a lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 64.8kWh, and the endurance has reached 506KM, which belongs to the front-end level in the same level of products, supports fast charging, and only needs 0.5 hours to fill the power, which is convenient for rapid energy replenishment.
In terms of chassis, BYD e9 adopts the front McPherson independent suspension, rear multi-link independent suspension, front-mounted front drive drive mode, the advantage of this combination is that there will not be too much bumpy feeling when passing through the speed bump, and there is no too strong shock feeling when passing through the bumpy road, ensuring the riding comfort of the rear row and meeting the needs of commercial vehicles.
summary:
As an electric car for business purposes, the performance of BYD e9 is quite qualified in all aspects, but the current field of electric commercial vehicles is still in its infancy, and whether BYD e9 can stand out depends on the competitive products in the future market and the influence of many factors.