Some time ago, when oil prices soared, many consumers also began to appear in the car purchase list of new energy vehicles. Just when everyone thinks that new energy vehicles are about to usher in its spring, the problem of sharp increases in raw material prices has made it difficult for many pure electric models that focus on cost performance. Because the rise in raw material prices directly leads to a rise in the comprehensive cost of battery materials by more than 40%, car companies can not afford to absorb the rising costs and finally can only transfer the pressure to consumers in the form of price increases, including geometric C. When it was officially listed in January earlier, the price of the 2022 geometric C subsidy was 129,700-16.97 million yuan. Compared with many domestic pure electric models of the same level, its price is one of the best in the people. After the price increase, the entry-level model was priced at 135,700 yuan, an increase of 6,000 yuan over the previous one. Of the remaining two models, the Geometric C Grape C rose by 6,000 yuan and the Grapefruit C rose by 3,000 yuan. Can the cost of maintaining a car be saved as before after the price increase, let's find out.
As a compact pure electric SUV that originally took the cost-effective route, the 2022 Geometry C provides 400 and 550km options in terms of endurance, and the fast charging function has not fallen. And the configuration is also in place, such as 360 panoramic images, rich seat functions and car machine functions, and even the top model has BOSE audio and 72 color atmosphere lights. Of course, the more accessible entry-level model configuration will not be so advanced, but with a price of 135,700 yuan and a sufficient configuration and a 400km endurance level, it is very attractive to some consumers looking for a transportation model.
The price is 6,000 yuan, and the annual insurance is only more than 80 yuan
Everyone also knows that the insurance cost will increase with the price of the model, this time we choose the geometric C Blueberry C version model with a large price increase, and the configuration is relatively perfect and easier to enter the consumer car purchase option. After the price increase, the current price is 135,700 yuan, which is very close to the price of the hot model of BYD dollar PLUS at the same price. The entry model of the pixel PLUS sells for 137,800 yuan, and the difference between the two is only 0.21 million yuan, and the insurance cost will actually be very close. According to our inquiry with the insurance company, the premiums of the two are indeed basically the same.
After we account for the three main insurance types of 3 million three liabilities, car damage insurance and compulsory traffic insurance, we can get the total premium of the first year of the geometric C Blueberry C model on sale in cash is about 5100 yuan. If no accidents occur during later use, the premium will be further reduced. We calculate based on the standard premium of 20% off the second year and 30% off in the third year, the total premium of the 730km endurance version of the Blueberry C version is about 12750 yuan, and the average annual premium is about 4250 yuan. The average one-year insurance cost of the Blueberry C model before the price increase was calculated in a similar way to about 4166 yuan, and the difference between the two was only more than 80 yuan.
Basic maintenance free? The annual maintenance of Running Didi only needs more than 500 yuan
The maintenance of pure trams will be more convenient than that of fuel vehicles, but the replacement of some parts and basic inspections is still inevitable. According to the maintenance manual of Geometry C, the first insurance needs to be carried out at 5000km or 3 months, and the specific items are routine inspections in all aspects, such as appearance, chassis, tires, etc., of course, as with most models, the first insurance is free. After that, it is basically a routine maintenance cycle of 1 year or 10,000km. At 10,000km, the air conditioning filter element needs to be replaced, and the brake fluid needs to be replaced at 20,000km.
In addition to the advantages of being a pure electric model with relatively few maintenance items, the Geometric C also launched the first non-operating car owner lifetime free basic maintenance activity at the beginning of the listing, but the limit is that the mileage does not exceed 30,000 kilometers for 12 consecutive months, which is very friendly to consumers who are only urban transportation. Basically, many maintenance only need to pay a working hour fee, which can be said to be very economical.
Of course, the activity belongs to the activity, and the specific implementation of what is charged and what is not charged We do not have an exact fixed number. According to the most extreme situation, even if the replacement parts need to be charged for later maintenance, its maintenance will not be too expensive. Or 3 years 60000km as a cycle of calculation, according to the geometry C after each maintenance of the working hours cost plus parts cost of about 300 yuan, three years down 6 maintenance needs about 1500 yuan, the average annual maintenance cost of up to 500 yuan. If it can be carried out according to the activity, the maintenance cost can be lower. At this point, the price increase has little impact on maintenance costs, even compared with BYD's yuan PLUS, there is a certain advantage. Because according to our previous survey of meta PLUS maintenance, it needs an average annual maintenance of more than 600 yuan.
Electricity costs are very economical, and the price increase does not affect
The 2022 Geometric C Blueberry C has a NEDC cruising range of 400km and an official power consumption of 13.9kWh/100km. We calculate with the current situation that the household electricity consumption is about 0.56 yuan once, and we can get that when the user has a charging column at home, the electricity cost required for 100 kilometers is about 7.8 yuan. Based on the cycle of 60,000 km in three years, the geometric C Blueberry C version of the model needs about 4680 yuan for three years, and the average annual electricity bill is about 1560 yuan. Its price is indeed 6,000 yuan higher than before, but the power consumption and endurance of 100 kilometers are actually unchanged, so the average annual electricity bill and price increase will not be much different.
summary
We add up the three parts of insurance costs, maintenance, and electricity consumption, and we can get the geometric C Blueberry C model after the price increase, and the average annual cost of the car is about 6310 yuan, and the average is only about 526 yuan per month. The average monthly cost of the car before the price increase was about 519 yuan, which was only because of some differences in insurance premiums. In general, the cost of Geometry C in all aspects is not higher than the price increase, and there is also the first non-operating car owner lifetime free basic maintenance activities, which will save a lot more than the same level of products. Even if the Blueberry C model is about 6,000 yuan expensive, it does not cause any additional burden on the cost of car maintenance.