Since the beginning of this year, the price increase of pure electric vehicles has struck. A number of pure electric vehicle models have announced price increases, ranging from thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, and the cost of new cars has risen sharply. At the same time, oil prices have also begun to rise several times, and the cost of traditional fuel vehicles is also increasing.
As a result, hybrid vehicles have become the new favorite of consumers in the current market. On the one hand, compared with electric vehicles, the price of hybrid vehicles has been less affected, and the daily fuel cost is lower than that of fuel vehicles. On the other hand, in terms of the convenience of energy replenishment and mileage, hybrid vehicles also have more advantages.
However, there are also views that although the price of pure trams has risen significantly, oil prices have also entered the "9" era, and electric vehicles still have no small advantage in post-maintenance. So today, let's break it up from the perspective of car purchase, use and subsequent value preservation, etc., to calculate the account and see which model is more cost-effective.
Starting with a large PK: the advantages of pure trams are no longer there, and the hybrid car is stable
Buying a car is not cost-effective, the first look is the cost of purchase, which is also the most direct expenditure. At present, pure electric vehicles are affected by the supply chain, and the cost is generally rising, and some electric vehicle models have a single increase of up to 20,000 yuan. In contrast, the hybrid model is much more stable overall due to the maturity and stability of the supply chain. In addition, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Development and Reform Commission have jointly issued the "Notice on Improving the Financial Subsidy Policy for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles", pointing out that the purchase subsidy for new energy vehicles will be terminated at the end of 2022, and the insurance premiums for pure electric vehicles will generally be slightly higher by 5%-10%, so in terms of the current market situation, the same level of pure electric PK hybrid, the starting price has been almost the same.
The use of large PK: maintenance advantages are difficult to hide energy anxiety
In addition to buying a car, there are also a lot of expenditures for cars, because pure trams do not have engines and gearboxes, do not need conventional maintenance such as oil, three filters, belts, etc., basically to check and maintain, so it has obvious advantages in maintenance costs. However, compared with hybrid vehicles, there is still a big gap in the cost of some hidden use. For example, in terms of cruising range, the advantages of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles are very obvious, and the general mileage can reach about 1000KM. At the same time, hybrid models can rely on the mature gas station network for energy replenishment, ensuring the wide range of use scenarios of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles.
Large PK of value preservation cost: hybrid vehicle dual machine coordination, lighter loss
In terms of retention rate, electric vehicles are not outstanding in terms of retention rate because their core power originates from batteries, and the consumability of batteries is well known. According to the report released by Autohome Used Car Home, the 3-year retention rate of pure electric models is generally below 50%, which is 10%-20% lower than that of fuel vehicles. At the same time, according to the China Automobile Dealers Association and Jingzhen Estimate, the "March 2022 China Automobile Retention Rate Research Report" jointly released shows that the retention rate of independent brands is in the top ten, and only one pure electric brand is on the list. In contrast, the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle is closer to the fuel vehicle in architecture, and the battery is not the core power source, and the degree of attenuation will be relatively slow.
It is not difficult to see that the current hybrid vehicle not only has more advantages in the starting cost, but also has the advantages of many applicable scenarios and convenient energy replenishment, at the same time, the hybrid technology has been relatively perfect and mature, and the new generation of hybrid technology has a high degree of integration, the use of special engines, power experience and fuel saving effect is significant, user reputation is also better. Therefore, at present, many independent brands have taken hybrid as one of the directions of vigorous development, and have made efforts, including Trumpchi, Geely, Great Wall, BYD and so on.
As a representative of its own brand, GAC Trumpchi also began to cultivate the field of hybrid as early as 2008. Relying on GAC Julang Power, through independent research and development and open cooperation, it is the only car company in China with two sets of industry-leading hybrid systems, which can be called the strongest hybrid technology platform at the same level. The self-development program is composed of GAC's self-developed motivation and GAC GMC electromechanical coupling system, the engine has a maximum thermal efficiency of 42.1%, and the thermal efficiency utilization rate is as high as 95.5%, which is at the leading level in the industry; in addition to independent research and development, Trumpchi also chose to cooperate with Toyota, and pioneered the combination of GAC's third-generation 2.0TM engine and Toyota's fourth-generation THS hybrid system.
The new second-generation GS8 as the first landing model under the development strategy of "intelligent + hybrid" dual-core drive, the dual engine version is equipped with the above system, 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.9s, NEDC working condition fuel consumption of 5.3L/100km, under normal conditions, a full tank of fuel can run more than 1000km, in the case of extreme testing, the driving range of a tank of oil can also reach 2022 kilometers, taking into account the dual balance of power and fuel consumption.
It is reported that the new second-generation GS8 dual engine version has been recognized by consumers after the listing, and the current double engine version has accounted for more than 50% of the orders in January and March, ranking first in the sales volume of 200,000 hybrid SUV of Chinese brands.
In the second half of this year, GAC Trumpchi will also launch hybrid models such as EMKOO, Shadow Leopard and M8 to bring consumers a more diversified hybrid experience.