The price of oil in recent times has really risen a bit, and it really takes courage to fill a tank of oil during this time. Some netizens said that there has never been this feeling, in the gas station to say to the gas driver "95, fill up", there is an illusion of showing off wealth, but obviously is biting the back teeth in the refueling ah!
It is true that when the price of No. 92 gasoline exceeds 8.5 yuan / L, and the price of No. 95 gasoline exceeds 9 yuan / L, in fact, many consumers who are ready to buy a car may have quietly deflected the "balance" in their hearts. There is no doubt that when the price of gasoline soared, there are indeed many consumers who choose to buy new energy vehicle products, and in March, the penetration rate of domestic new energy vehicles reached 28.2%, which may also have something to do with the rise in oil prices.
However, with the rise in oil prices, the purchase threshold of new energy vehicles is also further raised, and the new energy vehicles that have a little name on the market have basically announced price increases, with price increases ranging from two or three thousand to 2 or 30,000, including plug-in hybrid models and pure electric models.
Although the overall price increase of new energy vehicles has a lot to do with the sharp rise in upstream battery procurement costs, we still firmly believe that there are some new energy vehicle manufacturers who increase prices, and there is a suspicion of "taking advantage of the fire". That is to say, they think that their products can be equal to some fuel vehicles to a large extent, so in the range of price increases, they are out of the scope of cost increases. For example, we see that there are several plug-in hybrid models, and the price increase is more than 10,000 yuan, while the price of BYD's pure electric models has increased by 6,000 yuan.
In fact, for many consumers, for the price increase of many new energy vehicles, it may only be passively accepted, which is also the more outrageous bottom line of the price increase of some of these models. Because if the oil price is at a high level for a long time, then many consumers who are more sensitive to the cost of using cars and maintaining cars may be difficult to bear, so some consumers are forced to choose new energy vehicles regardless of some of the pain points of new energy vehicles, such as endurance, charging, long-distance driving and other problems in the process.
But now, the good news is coming, as of April 11, in 6 consecutive working days, the rate of change in crude oil prices fell by as much as 13.29%, down to 570 yuan / ton, equivalent to 0.44-0.49 yuan / liter, and because the international oil prices have also recently declined, so according to the current trend, April 15, 2022 at 24:00 oil price adjustment, domestic oil prices are expected to achieve a big decline, the industry generally warned of a decline of 0.39 yuan - 0.49 yuan / L. That is to say, after the 15th, the domestic No. 95 gasoline price is expected to return to 8 yuan, which is undoubtedly a good news for many car owners and prospective owners who have "oil price anxiety".
Of course, in our opinion, if after these two or three days, oil prices can be greatly reduced, in fact, to a large extent, some consumers' purchase intentions, that is, those who may not be suitable for buying new energy vehicles, reconsider fuel vehicles.
Some netizens may ask what kind of consumers are still not suitable for buying new energy vehicles at this stage. In my experience of testing several new energy vehicles for a long time, first of all, if you can't install charging piles at home, buy new energy vehicles, including plug-in hybrid models, charging is very troublesome, go outside to charge, slow, many times also have to queue, a long time, feel very bad.
Moreover, if a family or individual does not have two cars, and the demand for long-distance driving is also more, then the purchase of new energy vehicles, especially pure trams, should be very cautious. Because there is only one pure electric model, it is really difficult to run long distances, especially on holidays, many high-speed, national highway charging piles are crowded, and it is especially normal to queue for several hours. And according to the sales growth rate of new energy vehicles so far last year, the public charging piles in many places have been seriously insufficient, and the charging has to wait for a long time, which is very unfriendly for long-distance driving.
Therefore, in fact, in the recent period, the domestic automobile market is experiencing a sudden change, that is, with the sharp rise in oil prices, the "breakthrough" speed of new energy vehicles has been improved, but for many consumers, it is actually not suitable for new energy vehicles, but some consumers may be forced to choose new energy vehicles because of high oil prices. So now, wait two or three days, the domestic oil price may be about to fall sharply, and the part of the price increase of these new energy vehicles can offset the part of the oil price increase for several years, and the fuel car is not anxious to drive, and it is not necessary to consider how far it can run without driving.