The end of the month is approaching, and it is time for some city lottery days again. But the lottery is not an easy task, take the editor's father as an example, he has been shaking the number for four years, and he has not shaken it yet, and people who have not shaken the number for a long time before this abound. For some people who just need a useful car, bidding for indicators or buying new energy models has become their choice. However, the recent soaring oil prices have made fuel models less popular, and the soaring price of batteries has also made new energy models choose to increase prices, and consumers have fallen into a dilemma. Is there any compromise? Of course there are, "energy-saving brand" models to save you!
The "energy-saving brand" models here refer to the models that can be purchased by energy-saving vehicle indicators, and they are basically some non-plug-in hybrid heV hybrid models. Different from new energy models, the license plate used for energy-saving vehicle indicators is the same as that of traditional blue cards, but energy-saving vehicle indicators can only be used to purchase models in the list of energy-saving vehicles. In Guangzhou, for example, there are less than 30 models that can use energy-saving vehicle indicators.
It can be seen that in the entire list, GAC Group's models account for the majority, and Tianjin FAW also has several models in this list. If we look at it from the perspective of supporting local enterprises, it is not difficult to understand why in the limited license areas, only Guangzhou and Tianjin have energy-saving vehicle indicators.
Still taking Guangzhou as an example, in the incremental indicators for small and medium-sized passenger cars in February 2022, Guangzhou is equipped with more than 10,000 energy-saving vehicle indicators, and the number of valid applications is only 2296. In other words, the winning rate of the energy-saving car index is nearly 400%, as long as the application is successful, it will definitely be able to win the lottery! For the citizens of Guangzhou, the models in the list of energy-saving vehicles are definitely an excellent choice. For consumers in cities with no index restrictions, in today's soaring oil prices and the general increase in the price of new energy models, these HEV hybrid models on the list may also be a good choice. So today's editor will introduce you to some of the HEV hybrid models on the market and the technology they use.
The earliest mass production hybrid system, the stable Toyota THS hybrid technology!
Toyota's Leiling and Corolla, I believe that everyone has been in contact, or used by themselves or taken when taking a taxi. The THS technology used in its hybrid models was first used on the Toyota Prius, which was introduced at the end of October 1997. The Prius was the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle. The car sold millions of copies worldwide, laying the foundation for the success of Toyota's hybrid models. Although the Prius has not made waves in China, the Toyota model that uses THS hybrid technology can be said to be mixed up in China. In addition to the Leiling Corolla, the Camry, Rongfang, CHR and their sibling models are all proud protégés of THS hybrid technology. This set of technology is simply driven by electricity at low speed, and the engine and motor drive the vehicle together at medium and high speed, and the Atkinson engine on the car can be guaranteed in the most efficient working state in various speed ranges, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the vehicle.
At present, most of Toyota's models use the THS hybrid system, including the latest Big Names such as Highlander, Lingfang and Xena. The physical characteristics of the motors allow these models to have light power while fuel consumption is incredibly low. In addition to Toyota's own models, GAC Trumpchi's latest GS8 hybrid version of the model, using Toyota's THS technology, GS8 is the first equipped with a turbocharged engine THS hybrid model, this pair of GAC Trumpchi's own research and development of the Julang power 2.0T engine, so that the vehicle in high-speed driving power performance is more outstanding.
Simple and crude but efficient hybrid technology! Honda Black Tech i-MMD!
Honda models currently equipped with the i-MMD hybrid system include the Accord, Odyssey, CRV, Lingpai and their sibling models. Because the Toyota Hybrid constructed a thick patent barrier, Honda took a different path and created the i-MMD Hybrid. The operation principle of this hybrid is completely different from that of Toyota, but it is more like a range extender tram. There are three operating modes in total, using pure electric drive at low speeds, the internal combustion engine to generate electricity at medium speed to support motor drive, and the internal combustion engine directly driving the vehicle at high speed. This operation mode also enables the vehicle to travel with the best fuel economy in various speed ranges, and the normal use of the car's 100 kilometers of fuel consumption can only be about 5L, even if the MPV and SUV with a large wind resistance are heavier, they only need 7L fuel consumption.
Some people may worry that the hybrid model with the addition of electric motors and batteries will not have any problems in terms of quality. In fact, you don't have to worry, the hybrid system of the two fields has undergone several generations of development, there is no big problem in quality stability, even if it needs maintenance, the technology has been relatively mature. You can see that many express cars and even special cars use models like The Corolla and The Accord, like this kind of vehicle that travels tens of thousands of kilometers a year, if the quality is not guaranteed, how dare the drivers choose them? Even in the second-hand car market, the retention rate of the Two Fields Hybrid model is also terriblely high, and it is one of the few models on the market that buys a used car and is not as good as buying a new car.
In addition to the maturity of Nita, there are many new technologies!
In the field of HEV, the e-POWER developed by Nissan is also a hybrid technology with the same name as Toyota THS and Honda i-MMD, and the cumulative sales of Nissan e-POWER in the Japanese domestic market have exceeded 500,000 units. However, models equipped with the above technologies have never appeared in the Chinese market, and the emergence of Xuanyi e-POWER has broken this deadlock. The Nissan e-POWER engine is only used for power generation and does not participate in the drive, closer to the range extender hybrid, in Nissan's official words, this is an electric car that does not need to be charged. This 1.2L naturally aspirated engine with a thermal efficiency of 43% has a maximum power of 72 hp, and as a range extender, it is only used as a generator to generate electricity, and as for the driving motor part, the maximum power of the motor is 136 hp, and the peak torque reaches 300 Nm. Therefore, Nissan e-POWER not only has a very low fuel consumption, but also very close to the driving experience of electric vehicles, and there is no endurance anxiety, although it is still a new technology in China, but Xuanyi e-POWER still has good sales after listing.
As one of the few domestic brands on the list of energy-saving car indicators, Weipai Automobile deserves our attention. THE WEY MACCHIDO's DHT hybrid system combines the advantages of Toyota THS and Honda i-MMD, but also has a difference. The basic logic of the DHT hybrid system of the Great Wall is to assist the internal combustion engine with a motor, and uses a gearbox with two gears, although the final effect is similar, but it is completely different from the logic of the traditional hybrid model internal combustion engine for the motor service, using a single speed or fixed gearbox. Compared with traditional hybrid models, the DHT hybrid system is more direct in terms of power output.
In addition to the models on the list, there are HEV models such as Geely's Hoshigoku L Raytheon Power and BYD's DM-i model, which will not be described in detail due to limited space. In fact, the "Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0" released by China Automotive Engineering has long mentioned that even if electrification develops rapidly, half of China's passenger car market will still be non-new energy models by 2035, under this premise, hybrid systems will play an extremely important role. Removing the factors that support local enterprises, the energy-saving vehicle index is also an excellent product that conforms to the development of energy-saving and emission-reduction trends, and hybrid vehicles deserve our attention.
Auto network review: If there is no index limit or energy-saving car indicators in the city, hybrid models are a good choice.
In the absence of good charging conditions, the use of pure electric models has many inconveniences in charging this problem, PHEV models in the case of power loss, fuel economy can not be guaranteed, and there are not many models like BYD DM-i models that are both rechargeable and hybrid. Compared with the above models, heV models have both good fuel economy when driving in the urban area, no endurance anxiety when going out to the high speed, and a wide range of choices, which is more suitable for the daily use scenarios of ordinary people. For those who are in cities that do not have indicators to limit the need to be on the green card, or for people in cities like Guangzhou and Tianjin that have energy-saving car indicators, non-plug-in hybrid heV models are a good choice.