After the heavy snow tore off the fig leaf of pure electric vehicles, I understood the meaning of sticking to long-termism!

On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2024, a sudden and continuous snowstorm hit many places across the country, bringing a severe test to electric vehicles, and the disadvantages of electric vehicles were once again exposed in the cold wind.

With the blessing of blizzard weather, the mileage of electric vehicles has shrunk seriously, even if you don't drive or turn on the air conditioning, the mileage is plummeting, which brings great inconvenience to car owners and also exposes many problems in the current development of electric vehicles.

As a result, a new round of discussion on "range anxiety" has started on the Internet.

Two aspects, to solve the anxiety of battery life

The two major swords of pure electric vehicles to solve range anxiety are nothing more than to increase the battery and accelerate the pace of charging and swapping infrastructure.

In fact, car companies have not been idle in recent years.

With the continuous improvement of battery technology, the cruising range of electric vehicles has made a qualitative leap, and the cruising range of new brands and new products of the head new power brands can exceed 800 kilometers.

The birth of the 800V high-voltage silicon carbide platform has also increased the charging speed to a new height, which can significantly improve the efficiency of charging. The battery swap mode has also been accepted by more and more car companies, and many car companies have launched models that support battery swapping.

The technological development of pure electric vehicles is obvious to all, but in terms of user experience, there is still a certain suspicion of "futures".

For example, the model equipped with 800V high-voltage fast charging can only be realized in the self-built supercharging pile, and will also be affected by the power diversion of other vehicles, if you want to achieve 15 minutes of charging, the battery life can be increased by 500 kilometers, you need to achieve certain ideal charging conditions.

In addition, battery swapping facilities have been laid out on a large scale in China's high-speed service areas and major cities. However, the biggest problem now is that battery swap stations are not as popular as gas stations, and it will take time to break the situation.

Coupled with the increasing penetration rate of pure electric vehicles, it is obvious that the Spring Festival holiday concentrated travel, whether it is the number of charging piles and the number of battery swap stations, still can not meet the demand.

Therefore, the phenomenon of waiting in line for a long time, or even "grabbing charging piles", is still staged on time.

Extreme cold, pure electric vehicle fig leaf

It should be pointed out that in low temperature weather, there are two major culprits that affect battery life. First, the performance of lithium batteries has declined, and second, the power consumption of heating and air conditioning has increased dramatically.

At the end of last year, an authoritative media conducted the 2023 new energy winter test in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, and according to the results, the basic performance of electric vehicles on the market today has gradually improved, and the battery life and charging time have also been significantly improved.

However, in terms of the endurance achievement rate, there are not a few that are less than 50%, that is to say, the official standard of 500 kilometers of pure electric vehicles in extremely cold weather range is only less than 250 kilometers, of course, this is a conclusion reached under extremely harsh conditions.

However, judging from the current weather conditions in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and other regions, the battery life of pure electric vehicles has been greatly reduced, which is already a sure thing.

Could it be that the low-temperature range of pure electric vehicles is seriously discounted, and there is no technology to cure it? In fact, there is, that is, solid-state batteries.

Compared to today's lithium-ion batteries, all-solid-state batteries have a clear advantage: they can be charged up to three times faster and are not limited by temperature, allowing the tram to go farther.

In July last year, Toyota announced that it had made a major breakthrough in solid-state battery technology, which can create a solid-state battery that can "charge for 10 minutes and have a range of 1,200 kilometers". However, models equipped with this all-solid-state battery will not be put into use until 2027-2028.

Before the solid-state battery came out, combined with the above winter car embarrassment, the pursuit of all-scene anxiety-free car, hybrid car is the best choice at the moment.

The originator of hybrids focuses on long-termism

What are the advantages of hybrid vehicles over electric vehicles?

First of all, in terms of energy replenishment, gas stations can be seen everywhere, which can overcome the anxiety of energy replenishment from the root. Secondly, in terms of use experience, hybrid vehicles not only have the sensory experience of fuel vehicles, but also ensure the smoothness of driving, and also have a stronger acceleration feeling.

Moreover, according to the "Work Plan for Stable Growth of the Automotive Industry (2023-2024)" jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other seven departments in August 2023, two key points are mentioned.

The first is to expand the consumption of new energy vehicles. The second is to stabilize the consumption of fuel vehicles. Encourage enterprises to be green and low-carbon-oriented, actively explore hybrid power, low-carbon fuel and other technical routes, and promote the steady development of the fuel vehicle market.

It is enough to show that the current hybrid models still have strong market prospects due to their energy-saving characteristics and meeting the diversified needs of consumers.

As for how to choose, in the era of hybrid technology "a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend", it can indeed make consumers fall into the difficulty of choice.

But looking at the sales list to buy a car or follow the crowd is a choice that you can't go wrong. Therefore, after 27 years of historical accumulation, the "Toyota Intelligent Electric Hybrid Dual Engine", which has more than 2.5 million users in the Chinese market, has naturally become the focus of consideration.

It is worth noting that Toyota's hybrid system has evolved into the fifth generation through modern R&D and supply chain optimization.

I believe that careful friends will know that the previous "double engine", why is it now called "intelligent electric hybrid double engine"? Behind it is a new meaning.

This system is not only more "electrified" in the cooperation of oil and electricity, but also more intelligent. Through the upgrade of the three-electric system, it has achieved miniaturization, lightweight, and precision, bringing high efficiency to electrification, and comprehensively improving the performance of electric drive.

The unique planetary gear technology makes full use of the respective advantages of the engine and the electric motor. Whether it is extremely cold and hot, high speed or low speed, the power performance, fuel economy and endurance have stable performance. In winter, you can turn on the heating in a low temperature environment, and it can save fuel in urban congestion scenarios.

As for reliability, the word "Toyota" speaks for itself.

So far, Toyota's hybrid has been sold well in more than 90 countries around the world, gaining the trust and support of 25 million users, and has withstood the test of climatic conditions, geographical environments, complex road conditions, and various oil products around the world, so that it can be used stably in various environments, which is also Toyota's huge core advantage.

Write at the end

Under the test of extreme cold, the fig leaf of pure electric vehicles was torn off. This is not to say that electric vehicles are bad, but under special conditions, there are indeed a lot of bottlenecks in car use. There is still a long way to go in terms of energy charging facilities and battery technology.

And in front of consumers, there is a product that can be "closed eyes". Although at this stage, there will still be voices questioning the existence of hybrid vehicles, but Toyota's intelligent electric hybrid dual engine tells us that the technology that can solve the pain points of car use will never become obsolete. Don't you see that even the country stands for hybrid buses!