Last year, WM Cars delivered well, and although it failed to enter the first camp, it at least survived. However, due to the frequent spontaneous combustion, WM had to use power locking to reduce the risk of spontaneous combustion. In this regard, it has suffered many complaints and criticism from users. Coincidentally, the author learned from the black cat complaint platform that since March, the first batch of Xiaopeng P7 model electric vehicles of Xiaopeng Automobile, a new car-making force, have also received many complaints from car owners. Among them, a number of the first owners of xiaopeng P7 complained that their cars had a significant decrease in mileage after an OTA (car remote upgrade) at the end of last year, so these owners suspected that Xiaopeng Motors had "locked" the vehicle through OTA.
So, what's going on? Did Xiaopeng really have to take power-locking measures for the P7?
Let's take a look at the situation reflected by the owner. Some car owners mentioned that the backstage lock power of Xiaopeng car, the 80-degree version of Xiaopeng p7, can be charged up to 70 degrees of electricity, and the 70-degree version of the car, can be charged 71 degrees of electricity, 4s detection and communication results for the background behavior, can not intervene, the phenomenon appeared after February 2021, so it is suspected that Xiaopeng car through ota to lock electricity. There are also car owners who believe that the 80-degree battery of the Xiaopeng P7 electric vehicle can only use about 70 degrees in fact, which is because the manufacturer executes through the software OTA without notice. Moreover, the cruising range is seriously inflated, and the 568 nominal can only drive less than 400km.
All indications are that Xiaopeng Motors is suspected of locking electricity through OTA. So, what exactly is the power lock? Let's take a look at what it means to lock the electricity.
"Locking electricity" refers to the power that locks the battery, that is, by upgrading and rewriting the battery management system of new energy vehicles, locking the battery power system and chip window, redefining the voltage range of the battery, and limiting the upper charging limit and power consumption of the battery. The direct consequence of this is naturally that the mileage of the vehicle is shortened. As for why some car companies will take power-locking measures, it is because it can protect the safety of vehicle driving, by reducing voltage and current, thereby reducing battery heat, to avoid spontaneous combustion of the car during driving.
In this way, locking the electricity looks like a good thing. In fact, this is not the case.
Vehicle safety is the responsibility and obligation of the car company, and the vehicle's endurance performance and ability are the rights that the owners should enjoy. If the right of the car owner is sacrificed in exchange for the safety responsibility that the car company should bear, it is naturally unfair to the majority of car owners. This is also a big reason why WM Lock power has led to so many user complaints.
So does Xiaopeng have a lock on the electricity? The relevant person in charge of Xiaopeng Automobile said that some owners and media calculated the capacity of the battery by charging the electricity charged at the charging station, speculating that there was a "power lock" behavior of Xiaopeng Automobile, which was inconsistent with the facts.
In other words, Xiaopeng Motors believes that it has no locked electricity. Xiaopeng Automobile and users have their own opinions, who is right and who is wrong?
As far as the author is concerned, this matter is not about right or wrong, but more importantly, an attitude. The so-called no wind and no waves, since the user asked questions, presumably there must be a reason for it. For Xiaopeng Automobile, instead of arguing and debating, it may as well directly send technical personnel to test the relevant user vehicles and give users a clear answer. After all, it is not easy to accumulate good sales and word of mouth, and it is not necessary to affect the reputation of the entire brand for some dispensable things.
Finally, the author would like to say to Xiaopeng Motors, since you think there is no lock power, then generously come up with a reasonable explanation! For this matter, the author will continue to pay attention to it. I hope that the users of Xiaopeng P7 can get a satisfactory answer as soon as possible.