On April 3, BYD did a thing that "dared to be the first in the world" around the world - announced that according to the company's strategic development needs, BYD Automobile will stop the production of fuel vehicles from March 2022.
Although there are already many brands announcing the suspension of fuel vehicle plans, but most of them are three or four years later, BYD is good, in March it was stopped, april announced, is not a "ticket jump" not "jump ticket" problem, no buffer directly to us a surprise.
So the problem is, the current pure electric products for most consumers, there is still a large degree of inconvenience in the use of the problem, even if the oil price rises, in some third- and fourth-tier cities without policy support, pure electric vehicles still have no sales, now stop production of fuel vehicles, will there be a problem of premature?
Qingge believes that for many other brands, if they follow BYD at the moment, they must be begging for help, but for BYD, it is really a strategist. Where their confidence comes from, it is vividly reflected in a Han DM-i.
The appearance and interior of the Qingge actually do not want to say too much, as always the atmosphere and luxury, in the front surround, tail lights and other details have been adjusted, so that he seems to be no different from the EV version, DM version of the model, but after approaching there is a relatively novel visual experience, I personally prefer the appearance of this DM-i version of the model, to be much more concise, more in line with the current trend.
In addition to the addition of integrated seats to choose from, there are good upgrades in the configuration, mainly reflected in intelligent driving assistance and intelligent cockpit.
Equipped with the DiPilot intelligent driving assistance system, equipped with up to 24 sensing elements, new high-speed road driving assistance, interactive lane change assistance, intelligent comity, DMS driver monitoring and other functions, the level of wisdom has been greatly improved; and DiLink 4.0 (5G) intelligent network system makes the car more efficient and more intelligent, of course, the OTA vehicle upgrade is not absent, with Han DM-i This set of good hardware, enough for many years.
The highlight is in the powertrain part, this time we test drive the model for pure electric endurance 121km version, there is a 242km version will be launched in the back of some, today first temporarily do not watch.
This power system is composed of a Snap cloud-plug hybrid exclusive 1.5Ti engine and EHS hybrid system, of which the maximum power of the engine is 102kW and the maximum torque is 231N·m; the maximum power of the motor is 145kW, the maximum torque is 316N·m, and the lithium iron phosphate blade battery capacity is 18.3kWh and supports 40W fast charging, which means that there is no problem with the daily commuting as a pure electric product.
If you want to go far, Han DM-i NEDC 100 km of power loss fuel consumption is as low as 4.2L, NEDC comprehensive mileage up to 1300km, neither mileage anxiety, nor oil price anxiety, even in the test drive, there are peers to drive 3.5L per 100 km of fuel consumption results, a mid-level car, almost full load, so the performance is staggering.
Although the power of this motor is the smallest in the whole series, it is also close to 200PS, so the daily use of power does not pull the crotch at all, at this time it is still more obvious from the pure electric model, such as not completely bringing you the vertiginous G value of the pure electric car acceleration (if you want), only when stepping on the deeper throttle, can it bring a certain sense of pushback.
Of course, I say this does not mean that it is slow, 7.9 seconds of 100 km/h acceleration performance, almost a 2.0T engine power level, compared with the same level of fuel vehicles also have advantages. What's more, Han DM-i is not a model that emphasizes performance, otherwise where will the "face" of Han DM-p and Han EV go?
Perhaps everyone is more familiar with the BYD DM-i power system, knowing that it has a very rich power mode, in the medium / low speed state, the vehicle mainly relies on the motor for drive, high speed is the use of the engine for direct drive; of course, there is a HEV hybrid mode, but also subdivided into tandem and parallel two modes, these things are arranged and combined to make people a little dizzy, but in the view of The Brother, we do not have to fully understand its working principle, the switch between them, This BYD Han DM-i won't even make you even a little aware of it.
For example, after entering the high speed, the drive mode of Han DM-i will automatically switch between heV mode and engine direct drive mode, we found that if the speed is cruising between 80-90km/h, the vehicle will switch the drive mode according to the depth of the driver's throttle, you kick the big throttle, the engine can immediately keep up, the throttle is released and switched back to HEV, during which the battery power continues to increase; at the same time, the engine intervention process is very smooth and gentle, There is no impact on comfort due to the sudden intervention of the engine.
If the speed rises to between 110-120km/h, in most cases it is the engine direct drive, of course, occasionally the motor will also cut in, it will choose the optimal driving mode according to the current road conditions and the driving action of the driver.
In terms of chassis performance, Han DM-i is also of high specification. In fact, the road situation of this test drive is relatively complex, covering urban, high-speed, country roads, etc., whether the vehicle is at low speed, high speed or curves, ramps and other roads, can maintain a stable posture, the front McPherson independent suspension, the rear multi-link independent suspension structure, whether it is a fine bump, or a large pothole can be absorbed by it like a sponge, and with the thick seat, the vibration that passengers in the car can feel has been left. It's just that when driving at the limit, the suspension support is slightly weak, which is really flawed and will not be expanded.
As we mentioned earlier, Han DM-i will also have a 242km version, as well as Han DM-p, about its scheduling information, the official also responded at the test drive meeting - because both cars will be equipped with 37.5kWh of large batteries, it is expected that mass production will be in May or June, and friends who want to be more "violent" need to endure a little longer.
Therefore, in summary, we can find that BYD's announcement of the suspension of fuel vehicles is not a pat on the thigh, but is rooted in BYD's accurate grasp of the world's automobile consumption trend, the meticulous industry layout over the years and its own complete and powerful technical strength.
Coupled with the fact that BYD's electric vehicle production and sales in March exceeded a record of 100,000 units, and the production and sales of fuel vehicles are 0, in the current period of sharp rise in oil prices, this time announcing the cessation of production of fuel vehicles is more like a trend, but also played a beautiful marketing card.
It is believed that BYD's move will make more consumers abandon the colored glasses for "new energy", accelerate the process of electrification, and enjoy the convenient and low-cost car experience beyond fuel vehicles.