In the past two years, with the listing of more and more perfect new energy models, many people's attitudes towards it have also changed, from disbelief to willingness to try, to willing to use. In terms of sales, the retail sales of new energy passenger cars reached 2.989 million units in 2021, an increase of 169.1% year-on-year. Some forecasts point out that the sales of new energy vehicles in the mainland are expected to reach 5 million in 2022, of which pure electric vehicle sales may reach 4 million, and plug-in hybrid models are expected to sell 1 million.
Major foreign car companies, such as BBA, will actively promote the production and sales of their new energy models in 2022, in the face of increasingly fierce competition, domestic new energy vehicle companies are also methodically layout the production or listing of new models.
One of the strong players is FROM BYD, which is also the home model of the new marine car series, and its official name has not yet been announced, let's call it a seal – and the same is rumored.
Seal is based on the BYD e platform 3.0, in the model positioning of the tesla Model 3, the price is expected to coincide with the Model 3 part. Since it is known as the benchmark Model 3, its shape is bound to make more efforts, and strive to reflect a more high-grade feeling than Tesla while being simple in science fiction.
Combined with the previously exposed design manuscripts and spy photos, it is conceivable that the appearance of the seal is different from the Dragon Face of the Dynasty series, but has created the design language of the Ocean series, and the temperament is more youthful and dynamic. Its headlights are designed to be slender, even a little evil, with the concave shape in the middle of the front cover, creating a swooping feeling in the front of the car.
Viewed from the side of the body, the design of the short front suspension creates its compact and sporty temperament, which is obviously different from Han's dignified feeling. At the same time, the waistline extends from the front fenders to the tail, adding a bit of muscle to the upturned design of the C-pillar. According to the previously exposed model data information, the length, width and height of the seal may be 4770/1860/1460mm, and the wheelbase is 2900mm, which is slightly larger than the Model 3.
At the rear of the car, there are sharp-shaped similar through taillights, and the visual appearance below is similar to a diffuser, which helps to add a sense of movement. Of course, build your Dream's logo won't be absent either.
Inside the car, it is possible to be equipped with a floating central control screen and a floating LCD instrument. Although BYD has long adopted a floating central control screen (which can also be rotated), it is also too similar to Tesla.
At the same time, seals may also carry integrated sports seats, and above them are large panoramic sunroofs. These elements are similar to Model 3, and I still hope that BYD can make its own characteristics.
The next thing to talk about is the core competitiveness of the seal, which is also the source of its benchmark model 3. Seal is expected to launch a rear-drive single motor and a four-wheel drive dual motor version, the former power of 150kW and 180kW, the latter comprehensive power of up to 360kW, equipped with blade battery, endurance of up to 700km or so, in the data does not lose Tesla.
At the same time, the suspension of the seal is the front double wishbone and the rear five links, and the aluminum alloy hem arm, it is reported that some versions may also have brake calipers in front of the 6 and rear 4, which has set a new high for BYD in the specifications of the walking part.
It can be seen that in order to crack down on the great powers, domestic car companies must constantly break through their own limits. In addition to BYD, Ideal will also launch a more high-end product this year , ideal X01, or will reach a price point of 500,000. As a model that is more advanced than the ideal ONE, its size is also much larger, the length, width and height reached 5200/1998/1800mm, the wheelbase is 3100mm, positioned as a large SUV, and the body is close to the GLS class of Mercedes-Benz flagship SUV. Sure enough, the ideal products are all large-space family cars that are loved by the Chinese people.
Although the ideal X01 is still in the road test stage, at present, it looks like an enlarged ideal ONE, and there are not many highlights. However, the interior may adopt a new design language. For example, the new car will use a floating central control multimedia display, the multi-function steering wheel will adopt a four-spoke design, the area below the center console will also have a different layout, the air conditioning control panel may be integrated into a smaller screen, in addition, the air conditioning outlet may be moved to the air conditioning control panel below, it will also be equipped with a large HUD head-up display, and even the rear row will also have a display.
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In terms of configuration, the ideal X01 will be equipped with intelligent driving services, including super smart parking, urban smart driving, car remote summoning, smart driving, and OTA upgrades. For intelligent driving, the car will have L4 level conditional autonomous driving hardware, including AP controller horizon J3+J5 chip and SP controller customized Orin-X chip, installed 1 128-line lidar, 1 DMS, 5 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radar and 12 8M cameras. It is worth mentioning that the ideal X01 will also be equipped with german Wybaker air suspension.
In terms of power, the ideal X01 still uses a range extender scheme, or will be equipped with a 1.5T four-cylinder range extender, driving the motor from the Great Wall Hive. It is reported that this set of power is stronger than the ideal ONE, making the acceleration of the ideal X01 faster. The battery pack capacity is 44.5kWh, the pure electric cruising range is 155km under WLTC conditions, and the fuel tank is 65L, and the total cruising range is expected to exceed 800km. It seems that the power of extended range is still a very popular form for consumers at present and even in the next few years, and the ideal will also take advantage of this to further expand market share.
In addition to the models mentioned in this article, there are also a large number of new energy models that are worth looking forward to in 2022, which will be delivered to users, many of which have been unveiled last year, such as WEILAI ET5, Xiaopeng G9 and so on. It can be seen that before the traditional car companies launched a large-scale attack on the new energy market, our independent brands have achieved the victory of the first stage. At present, among foreign car companies, only Tesla occupies a clear advantage, and after BYD and other manufacturers begin to target Tesla, the latter's life may not be so good.