In 2015, the twin-engine Corolla / Leiling turned out, Toyota for the first time to pull the price of hybrid models down to the price range of ordinary compact cars, hybrid models for ordinary families are no longer out of reach, hybrid really began to enter thousands of households. In 2019, Honda launched the Hybrid Accord, which pulled the price of the hybrid mid-level car into less than 200,000 yuan, and the price of the hybrid model is getting cheaper and cheaper, but why do some people still say that they can't buy it?
Worry that the hybrid will not save the difference
We have always disagreed with measuring the value of hybrid models by how much fuel can be saved, because hybrid models can give you the feeling of low-speed acceleration comparable to that of large-displacement self-priming engines and the incomparable low-speed quietness of fuel vehicles. But helplessly, many people talk about hybrid vehicles that save fuel and do not save money, so let's calculate this account.
Taking the Honda Accord as an example, the difference between the hybrid version of this car and the ordinary fuel version is 20,000 yuan, so we see that we have to run tens of thousands of kilometers to save the price of the car. The hybrid version of the model is about 5 liters, if the pure urban driving is even lower, and the fuel version of the fuel consumption is about 8 liters, the difference is 3 liters, according to the oil price of 6.7 yuan / liter, that is to say, to run 100,000 kilometers to save the car price back. However, if you drive more miles in the urban congestion, the fuel consumption of fuel vehicles is far more than 8 liters, or even more than 10 liters, less than 50,000 kilometers can save the difference in price, so whether you can earn back the difference completely depends on the person.
In other words, if you are coming for the driving experience and driving quality, and the budget is sufficient, you will not regret directly choosing the hybrid; if you are coming to save money, measure your daily car environment, and then decide whether you are suitable for buying the hybrid. A very simple way is that if you already have a car ready to change the car, the current car 100 kilometers of fuel consumption is higher than 10 liters, buy mixed blood to earn.
Worry about the high cost of changing the battery
In addition to calculating the fuel-saving account, there are many people who calculate the cost of changing batteries.
First of all, the battery of the hybrid model is different from the electric vehicle, through the shallow charge and the battery management system can achieve higher battery life, in 2001, Vancouver, Canada for the first time to use the Pris hybrid model as a taxi, by 2011, 90% of the city's taxis are Pres, and the total mileage of many cars has exceeded 1 million kilometers. In January 2011, Canadian television conducted a survey of these taxis, and the results showed that Toyota Prius taxis replaced batteries for the first time when traveling an average of 700,000 kilometers. This shows that at least Toyota's dual engine can be trusted in the life of the battery.
In addition, Toyota and Honda have introduced a warranty policy for hybrid model batteries:
Accord and inspire hybrid battery warranty policy is 10 years 200,000 kilometers; Camry hybrid power battery in 8 years or 200,000 kilometers on the basis of the warranty, and then free of charge "unlimited years, unlimited mileage" battery extended warranty protection; Asia Dragon hybrid battery warranty period of 8 years 200,000 kilometers; Corolla dual engine power battery warranty of 8 years or 200,000 kilometers; Ralink in 8 years or 200,000 kilometers of warranty, additional free "unlimited years, unlimited mileage" battery extension guarantee.
If the battery is damaged, the cost of replacing the battery is about 20,000 yuan (including man-hours), in short, the battery life of the hybrid car does not have to worry too much, if you still can't convince you, either buy a hybrid model with a lifetime warranty on the battery, or simply don't choose an electric car.