For this reason, I specially consulted three auto repair shop owners, but I did not expect them to give such consistent answers.
First of all, in terms of power mode, plug-in hybrid power and extended-range electric vehicles only look similar, but there are essential differences inside, the core of plug-in hybrid vehicles is that it has both the engine and transmission mode of fuel vehicles, and is also equipped with motor drive mode.
To put it bluntly, plug-in cars can quickly switch to fuel mode after running out of power, taking the all-new Accord equipped with the fourth-generation i-MMD plug-in hybrid system as an example, with the excellent energy management composed of efficient hybrid structure, mode and temperature control system, the Accord can smoothly switch between EV mode, hybrid mode and engine mode even in the case of power loss, truly achieving "power and no power, fast and stable".
In contrast, the extended-range engine only acts as a range-extender engine to charge the battery, and cannot directly drive the vehicle, in the final analysis, it is to supply electricity, and lacks the diversity of fuel modes.
Therefore, as far as the current market status is concerned, the pure electric vehicle market is changing too quickly, and fuel vehicles are burdened with high oil prices, plug-in hybrid vehicles are the best choice at the moment, but not all plug-in hybrid cars can be called B-class hybrids, unless there is a competitive product like the new Accord e:PHEV.
It is equipped with a new 2.0 direct injection Atkinson engine with a thermal efficiency of up to 41%, the newly developed E-cvt continuously variable transmission peak torque exceeded 335 Nm, 100 seconds of acceleration between 7 ~ 8 seconds, in the 5th World Challenge, the new Accord e:PHEV pure electric range reached 203.2km, full of fuel electric energy 2100km, greatly solved the new energy user range anxiety. #有插混才算真B级#
And from the new Accord e:PHEV can also see how much space for plug-in hybrid cars in the future, the global cumulative sales of more than 4.5 million, i-MMD hybrid models more than 500,000, including more than 200,000 Accord hybrids, it has been proved that only products with core competitiveness can sit firmly on the "B-class car hybrid sales crown", the new Accord e: PHEV provides a new direction for new energy vehicles with Honda's cutting-edge plug-in hybrid technology, and sets a high standard for domestic B-class plug-in hybrid brands.
