If you want to drive a tram to save money and worry, you must do your homework before buying a car.
How much saving can it be to drive a pure tram, I believe that you have already understood after reading the last article, but some people have questioned the problems of replacing batteries in the later stage and rising premiums for electric vehicles.
In fact, from the perspective of use, the problem of electric vehicles is far more than these, this issue also starts from me, the real owner, to talk to you about what shortcomings of electric vehicles are really worth your attention?
It takes tens of thousands to change the battery, and the problem remains before choosing the car
The money saved by driving a tram will eventually be spent on replacing batteries, which I have heard for a long time and was one of my main concerns when choosing an electric car. Generally 40-50kWh battery replacement piece is 4, 50,000, that is like my P7 this main long-lasting use of 80kWh model replacement battery price can not take off? Replacing the battery with nearly one-third of the price of the car is absolutely unacceptable to me. So I mainly focused on battery warranty when choosing a car at that time, and found that some brands of models will promise battery lifelong self-protection when they are released, while some will launch a lifelong battery warranty service when purchasing.
However, here to explain as you can, the lifelong warranty promised by some car companies is not that the battery is attenuated and directly replaced, but when the battery loss of the vehicle is less than 80%, the battery will be repaired after the problem, to ensure that the battery activity will be above 80%, although this is not as "addictive" as the direct replacement, at least it is a guarantee. However, this service generally has certain terms to be bound, such as the need for the first owner, etc., so if there is no car replacement plan within a few years and do not want to spend money on changing the battery, you should consult the specific terms of the interest with the sales in advance.
The increase in premiums is not only divided into cars, but also divided into people
The rise in electric vehicle premiums is a topic that people are more concerned about before the collective price increase of electric vehicles, and the reasons for the increase in premiums are directly related to the spontaneous combustion events with high attention of new energy vehicles and the frequent occurrence of "brake failures". However, with the improvement of battery safety and the gradual investigation of the "brake failure" incident, the premium has declined.
From what I have learned in the car friend group recently, the premium is currently a small increase, but it is not as scary as imagined. It is normal for some owners with higher premiums to raise their premiums mainly because they have had more than two previous insurance records. However, I found it more interesting that insurance companies will give different prices for new energy models according to the specific model and the age of the insured, such as the more sport-oriented models will have slightly higher premiums, and the 20-25 years old range will also have higher premiums, according to the group of friends speculated that this algorithm may be because the insurance company feels that "young and vigorous" is easy to drive fiercely. Therefore, if you want to "keep" your own premiums, try not to risk is the last word, but if there are companies that arbitrarily increase premiums, we are not used to him, after all, the competitive pressure of the auto insurance industry is still very large, we can shop around.
The price of new energy has increased collectively, but there will also be a decrease
To say that the most complained about new energy vehicles recently is the price increase, "Big Brother" Tesla took the lead in price increases after all new energy models can not be stopped, this point many people feel that the pricing of electric vehicles is not reliable, but I think this is not a slot point.
Now everyone should know that the collective price increase of new energy models is mainly due to the rise of raw materials such as batteries, which has a certain relationship with the current situation in the world. However, we must not forget that there have been Tesla because of the price reduction of the owner to pull the banner in the store, and the previous 4S store sales strategy is different, the current Tesla led by many new forces models are using the order to receive orders, which not only reduces the number of inventory cars, but also more transparent pricing, which also caused the new energy models to rise and fall. However, from the perspective of user psychology, there will indeed be users who miss opportunities because of hesitation, and the current solution can only wait in addition to accepting the rise.
Electric vehicles have a low retention rate and can now appreciate!
The low retention rate of electric vehicles is also well known, new energy vehicles for the second-hand car market is still a new thing, so there is no perfect system to estimate its value, coupled with the fact that there was no technology content of oil-to-electricity models like BAIC EV150 at that time, but the later replacement of batteries costs a lot of money, resulting in electric vehicles giving people an impression of not preserving value.
However, tesla's second-hand car has recently exploded to be more expensive than the new car, which is indeed unexpected by many people, the reason is also very simple is that the supply is in short supply, some people can not wait for the production cycle of the new car and choose the officially certified used car. From here, we can see that the retention rate of some models is still OK, but it depends on the brand and model. At the same time, try to choose a brand with official second-hand car certification services, so that when selling cars, there can be some protection, if it falls into the hands of second-hand car dealers, it is inevitable that all kinds of picks and problems will be lowered.
Winter endurance shrinkage is severe, and wearing a down jacket to drive is the norm
The favorite season for people who drive the tram is spring and autumn, and the most hated season is winter. The reason for this "love-hate distinction" is that the temperature and endurance are directly linked, and the 6-7 discount in the winter endurance is the basic operation, even if it is equipped with a heat pump air conditioner, it is actually not much better, because the main power consumption in winter is because the physical characteristics of the battery require more power for battery insulation. So in winter, in order to extend the endurance as much as possible, many electric car owners will choose to reduce the warm air, wear down jackets to drive, I have even seen a Porsche Taycan owner also wrapped in a down jacket there, you say he is to save that little charging money? He is afraid of the old running charging station to delay time! So if there is no charging pile at home and friends who are in high latitudes at the same time, this must be cautious.
What costs more than batteries is actually tires
With the gradual maturity of the related industry of new energy vehicle batteries, the loss of batteries is not as large as that of previous electric vehicles, but there is one loss that is greater than that of batteries, that is, tires. First of all, due to the reason of carrying a large battery, the general pure electric model is heavier than the similar size of the fuel vehicle. Carrying such a big guy in addition to increased power consumption, the wear of the tire will also increase. At the same time, due to the characteristics of the motor of new energy models, it accelerates faster than that of general fuel vehicles, and many people start to step on it more fiercely, which will also cause tire wear to accelerate. Many new energy models have chosen to position more high-end tires in order to pursue performance, such as my P7 wheels upgraded to 19 inches after using Michelin's PS4 tires, and now there are tram tires, the price will be more expensive. Higher wear leads to higher tire replacement frequency than fuel vehicles, coupled with more expensive tires, this cost will inevitably be greater, which is indeed the current situation of many new energy models.
In this issue of the article, we did not list the "clichéd" problems such as the long charging time of pure electric models and the need to queue for charging, and the best solution to this problem is that there must be charging conditions in their own homes, and we have also analyzed them in the previous article. However, through this analysis of the use of electric vehicles, we found that there are many problems with electric vehicles, and if you want to use them without worry, you need to choose according to your own use. But on the whole, the flaws are not hidden, the cost of the car is certainly not a single oil price, even if it is chased back by other costs, but in the use cycle, the cost of pure trams in the case of charging piles still has obvious price advantages, and if you notice the problems in the text and avoid them before buying a car, it will be more worry-free in the later use.
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