Observation: Deadly miniature electric vehicles will be shuffled!
Original2022-04-19 23:15 · Understand the way of the car
The topic of this issue [Fatal Micro Electric Vehicle] mainly focuses on the current situation of domestic micro electric vehicle enterprises, the safety hazards of micro electric vehicles, and the development status of micro electric vehicles. It will be divided into multiple sections, and friends who like it will continue to pay attention.
Earlier, the domestic auto media "Understand the Car Emperor" of an issue of "Wuling MINIIEV collision old man le, a 2-compartment to 0-compartment, a curved A-pillar, in the end who can't? In the video, the speed of the collision between the two vehicles reaches 64km/h, and the relative speed exceeds 120km/h.
As a result, Old Man Le was directly turned into a hatchback by Hongguang MINIEV; The Hongguang MINIEV vehicle, including the A-pillar, had multiple deformations and caused some damage to the dummies in the car.
Outside the laboratory, after the accident, they all paid the price of their lives!
On March 1, 2021, including "Live Hainan" and other media reports, at about 5 a.m., a tragic traffic accident occurred near the intersection of Changbin Road in Xiuying District, Haikou City, under the viaduct of Haixiu Expressway. A two-door, two-seat electric car crashed into the pier, and the front of the car was completely unrecognizable. The engine cover and bumper were dented, the entire front windshield fell off, the driver's seat and passenger seat were covered with blood, and the driver inside the car was killed on the spot.
Take a traffic accident in Qinhuangdao in early 2021 as an example, when a Hongguang MINIEV collided with an Audi A4, both cars were damaged, but the terrible thing is that the Hongguang MINIEV was directly hit and destroyed, and a mother and daughter on the car died of serious injuries, while the body part of the Audi A4 was only damaged, and the people on the car were not in danger of life.
Such accidents abound, some car owners are not life-threatening, it is just a fluke, life is only once, do not joke.
Micro-electric vehicles urgently need to be regulated and formalized
According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in 2021, the domestic passenger car market, the market share of independent brands is nearly 46%, the highest value in recent years. It is not difficult to see that in recent years, the recognition of independent brands in China's young consumers and markets has continued to increase.
May be careful friends also noticed that car safety is becoming a very concerned issue in our country, these years, because our country to promote the development of intelligent cars, new energy vehicles, in the electrification, intelligence, networking and other new technologies of the blessing, the domestic automobile market transformation and upgrading accelerated, emerging categories emerge in an endless stream, the automobile consumer market is entering a period of rapid switching.
The domestic market will continue to carry out special evaluation procedures to truly restore the strength of products for consumers' reference. Of course, behind the rapid development, the state is still concerned about safety, in addition to the traditional vehicle functional safety, trams will also involve vehicle power battery safety, so the safety of electric vehicles is very concerned.
Li Xiangrong, deputy director of the Evaluation and Management Center of China Automobile Center, said: "Due to the compact body structure, limited functional space and relatively low configuration rate of safety devices of micro-electric vehicles, occupant safety has become a difficult point in development. In addition, battery life, charging, and use safety are user pain points. ”。
In order to better supervise the safety and quality of micro-electric vehicles, China Automotive Technology and Research Center recently issued the "Special Evaluation Procedures for Micro-Electric Vehicles".
The "Regulations" comprehensively consider the product characteristics and market demands of micro-electric vehicles, and tailor a set of important examination questions for them, aiming to promote the healthy and sustainable development of micro-electric vehicles.
"Special Evaluation Procedures for Micro-electric Vehicles" = C-NCAP Special Evaluation Procedures + CCRT Special Evaluation Procedures
The "Special Evaluation Procedures for Micro Electric Vehicles" was established under the framework of C-NCAP and CCRT evaluation system, which applies to micro-electric vehicles with a body length of less than 4 meters, that is to say, the micro-electric vehicles such as Hongguang MINIEV, Chery Ant, QQ Ice Cream and so on are within the scope of testing.
The evaluation content contained in the new "Regulations" is appropriately condensed and simplified for the unique attributes of micro-electric vehicles on the original C-NCAP and CCRT evaluation projects, mainly including collision safety, use safety and endurance charging.
Among them, the content of the crash safety evaluation section mainly includes three items: frontal collision, side collision and whipping test, mainly to evaluate the protective effect of the body structure and restraint system (seats, seat belts, airbags and other equipment) on the internal driver and occupants in the process of collision accident.
The practical safety test section includes five items: charging safety, braking performance, electromagnetic immunity, hydropower safety and human body electromagnetic protection; the battery life charging section includes four items: normal temperature endurance, low temperature endurance, low temperature charging and charging compatibility. As for the rating, the rating method of micro-electric vehicles is the same as that of other models, which are divided into four levels according to the scoring rate.
With the continuous development of micro-electric vehicle technology, the regulations will also be continuously improved and optimized to ensure that the evaluation content is more in line with the normal traffic accidents in China, and to promote the technological progress of automobile companies through more in line with consumer vehicle information and actual car experience, so as to achieve the purpose of fundamentally improving vehicle safety and driving experience.
It is reported that the "Regulations" will be officially launched on July 1 this year, in the early stage to guide manufacturers to improve the safety of the body structure of products, increase safety configuration and other issues to solve user pain points, follow-up will gradually guide the performance indicators of micro-electric vehicles to be in line with conventional size vehicles.
Trees must be windy. Micro electric vehicles in the unconstrained environment barbaric growth, product composition is complex, product quality is uneven, the "regulations" of the China Automobile Center is obviously quite timely, micro electric vehicles do need corresponding specifications and constraints.
"The Way to Understand Cars" Chinese cars are gradually improving, whether it is from the evaluation project "Regulations" itself, or for ordinary consumers, it is a good thing. For car companies, only by continuously improving the safety configuration and safety measures of vehicles can they pass this big test.
Survival of the fittest has always been the rule of the commercial market
A0 class trolley, why grow savagely
Difficulty in lottery license plates, rising oil prices, urban restrictions, etc., many factors have made new energy vehicles develop rapidly. In 2019, the sales volume of new energy vehicles in mainland China was about 1.21 million units, and by 2021, it will achieve 189% growth to 3.5 million units. New energy vehicles can have such a large growth rate, of which the credit of micro-electric vehicles is indispensable.
How hot is the micro-electric car? Looking at the Hongguang MINI EV running everywhere on the road is the best answer. In 2021, the annual sales of Hongguang MINI EV reached 395451, which is more than twice that of byBYD Qin 187227, the second place on the best-seller list, and the degree of hot sales can be seen.
Of course, this is inseparable from the environment, the original intention of the mainland is to develop new energy vehicles through policy support and subsidies, hoping to achieve an automobile power through new energy, but there are always many automobile companies that exploit loopholes and manufacture low-end pure trams to cheat, and several automobile companies have been dealt with before.
In 2019, the sales volume of new energy vehicles in China was about 1.21 million units, and in 2021, it surged to 3.5 million units, an increase of 189%. A large market quota here is micro-electric vehicles, and relevant data show that micro-electric vehicles account for the proportion of total sales of new energy vehicles, from 17.7% in 2019 to 29.8% in 2021.
Micro electric vehicle representative, Hongguang MINIEV is very hot. In 2021, the sales volume of Hongguang MINIEV reached 395451, which is at the top of the 2021 new energy car retail sales list released by the Association of Passenger Vehicles, more than twice as many than the very popular model BYD Qin 187227, but "The Way to Understand the Car" feels that this sales exceed, there is no technical content, and after two years, you can distinguish who is the domestic new energy brother.
According to the data of the Association, the wholesale sales of A00-class in March 2022 were 119,000 units, an increase of 75% month-on-month, accounting for 32% of pure electric vehicles; the wholesale sales of A0-class were 55,000 units, accounting for 15% of pure electric vehicles. From this data, micro-electric vehicles have a large volume, but in terms of safety, the performance of micro-electric vehicles has become a potential concern for consumers.
Driven by Hongguang MINI EV, the popularity of micro-electric vehicles in recent years has also continued to ferment, and the sales of micro-electric vehicles such as Changan Ben E-star, Chery Little Ant, Zero Run T03, Chery QQ Ice Cream and so on are also showing a rising trend year by year.
According to the data of the Association, the wholesale sales of A00-class electric vehicles in March 2022 were 119,000 units, the Wuling Hongguang MINI EV ranked first with 41980 units, and Chery QQ Ice Cream, Chery Little Ant, Zero Run T03 and other models also ranked in the TOP 15.
From the first-tier big cities in the north to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and down to the streets and alleys of third- and fourth-tier towns, the figure of micro-electric vehicles seems to have gradually normalized. "Busy" they carry the user commuting to work, buying vegetables and receiving children, daily transportation and other scenarios, which are both convenient and convenient than ordinary fuel vehicles, and safer than small electric donkeys, so they have become an indispensable and important part of the automobile market.
However, while the micro-electric has been highly recognized by the market with its advantages of low price, light and flexible, convenient travel, etc., it is limited by the body size and cost of the car, but it has buried potential hidden dangers such as safety performance and charging endurance, and is even known as the "old man's music" that can be licensed.
Chaos continues, hidden dangers continue
Micro electric vehicle = old age scooter, in fact, the popularity of micro electric vehicles is just a derivative of the old age scooter "old man music".
Before the emergence of the trend of micro-electric vehicles, the "old man music" on the road with zero threshold was also favored by the majority of users.
The popularity of LaoTou Le was originally derived from the "Lamborghini" and "Bugatti" produced in Dezhou, Shandong, and after Lao Lao Le went to the whole country, Shandong Changle became a large-scale and industrialized "Lao Du Le Production Base", with the emergence of mass production of hundreds of thousands of units of Bidewen, Reading and other models, and the sales radiation place was shandong as the core and exported to the whole country.
As the "old man music province" Shandong's old man music hidden danger is naturally the first to bear the brunt. According to the statistics of Texas News Network, from January to August 2021, there were 503 accidents caused by old man music in the city, resulting in 503 injuries and 47 deaths.
In just one city, the data for half a year is so amazing, what about the whole province? nationwide? Year? How many accidents and casualties will there be caused by the old man's music? And how much economic damage will it bring? How many family disasters? It's chilling to think about.
No need to get a license, no driver's license, not only convenient but also shelter from the wind and rain, no need to consider parking problems, but also bring the same travel experience as the car... The existence of old man music has indeed brought a convenient travel experience to many people.
However, when the old man came to the top and was known as the "road killer" second only to the big truck, the hidden dangers it brought had to be taken seriously.
First of all, it is the condition of 0 threshold on the road, anyone can open, there is a driver's license without a driver's license, do not understand the traffic laws, can drive, this is the biggest safety hazard.
Secondly, most of the users of Old Man Le are elderly, traffic awareness is weak, and the probability of violating traffic rules is relatively large, so it also makes many car owners miserable.
Most importantly, the low-speed four-wheeler (including the old man) is like a "wild child", neither legal identity nor existence in the directory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, whether it is front-end production and manufacturing, or terminal sales, use, each link has no relevant regulations to regulate and constrain. As long as car companies dare to produce, merchants dare to buy, and users dare to buy, the old man can "happily" travel, but an unsafe can only be seen.
As an "upgraded version" of The Old Man Le, the micro-electric vehicles currently on the market are mainly divided into three price points: less than 40,000 yuan, 40,000-60,000 yuan and more than 60,000 yuan. Of course, the endurance performance of this micro electric vehicle is also the place where everyone criticizes it, such as the cruising range of 100-200km, very compact, really used to know, if in the winter low temperature environment in the north, the endurance of the micro electric vehicle is discounted in half or even lying down, basically not used.
Therefore, the south has become a hotbed for micro-electric vehicles, and in liuzhou city, Guangxi Province, the base area of SAIC-GM-Wuling, it has become a "gathering place" for micro-electric vehicles.
Many car companies have said that the profit margin of micro-electric vehicles is very small, and even some models are only "losing money and making money". In real life, low prices are often synonymous with low quality. The low price of the micro-electric car, followed by extremely simple configuration and worrying quality.
Take the current domestic market's best-selling micro-electric vehicle Hongguang MINI EV as an example, the car was not equipped with airbags at the beginning of the listing, after experiencing complaints, the new model increased the front airbags, but the price also rose by 5,000 yuan. If you want to pass the side crash test of the "Regulations", the side airbags are also indispensable.
In addition to the Hongguang MINI EV, many micro-electric vehicles on the market are not equipped with common active safety functions, such as Reading Mango, Yujiepunk series, etc. are not equipped with ESP systems, which is quite a safety hazard for wet and slippery road driving, idling, skidding and other phenomena can induce fatal traffic accidents in minutes.
The increase of air bags, the equipment of safety functions, for car companies, these are the cost of rising, so they are "unprofitable", they will naturally choose wool out of the sheep, the price increase has become forced. The price increase of 35,000 is quite large for models with a price of only 30,000-50,000.
Relying on the low and affordable price of hot micro electric vehicles, in order to improve safety, after successive price increases, in fact, this micro electric vehicle no matter how to add safety configuration is useless, because from the body structure, this kind of car in the accident fatality rate remains high, then the mini car will also be hot?
On the vehicle quality network, complaints about micro-electric vehicles abound, and the main reasons for complaints are mainly power battery failure, inaccurate mileage and electric drive controller failure. For users, it is fortunate to be able to find faults in time and repair and complain, after all, the accidents on the micro-electric vehicle on the Internet are even more shocking, and the safety of micro-electric vehicles is debatable and square.
The editor has something to say:
The phenomenon-level performance of micro-electric vehicles is a delicious "honey" for car companies, and it is an excellent opportunity for many car brands to get out of the predicament and break into the new energy track, but if you want to further develop and move towards a higher goal, you need to continuously strengthen and improve the quality of products, while ensuring the safe travel of consumers, while maintaining the brand's reputation and reputation.
For the current market state, low-speed micro-electric vehicles do have a position that cannot be completely replaced, and from the perspective of the development of the automobile industry, low-speed micro-electric vehicles also have their unique existence significance and value.
Replacement may not be easy, but it is practical to turn it positive. The new era of automobiles requires new safety evaluation standards.
As a standard reference for the micro-electric vehicle industry, the "Special Evaluation Procedures for Micro-Electric Vehicles" not only raises the safety threshold for car manufacturing, but also urges car companies to make the right choice between low-cost maintenance and performance improvement.
Survival of the fittest, elimination of the inferior. With the continuous advancement of the implementation process of the "Regulations", micro-electric vehicles may usher in a round of reshuffle, and the current micro-electric vehicle market may only be a calm before the storm.
Next, we will focus on the representative enterprises of micro-electric vehicles, such as SAIC-GM-Wuling, Zero Run, Chery, Dongfeng Fengguang, Changan New Energy, Lingbao Automobile, etc.