Li Bin, the founder of Weilai, bombarded fuel vehicles and said in an interview with the media: "I don't understand at all, why do people still buy fuel cars?
Later, Yu Chengdong, executive director of Huawei, called on the industry to eliminate fuel vehicles as soon as possible.
At Huawei's recent press conference, Huawei's executive director Yu Chengdong publicly appealed: "Our industry must eliminate pure fuel vehicles as soon as possible, because pure fuel vehicles are actually very uneconomical, and our era of pure fuel vehicles must end quickly and quickly." Later, he said: "I think the extended range mode is a very good model, even when the electric car is used and not charged, it can save half the fuel compared to the fuel car."
As for why he called for the elimination of fuel vehicles as soon as possible, Yu Chengdong also said in an interview that the fuel generation of extended-range vehicles is more fuel-efficient than that of fuel vehicles, because fuel vehicles often keep clutching and shifting on the road, and the engine has been working inefficiently. Although the range extender vehicle generates electricity, the electricity can be recuperated, which is much more efficient than the fuel vehicle.
In fact, this is not the first time Yu Chengdong has bombarded fuel vehicles, at the Greater Bay Area Auto Show held at the end of May last year, Yu Chengdong also expressed his disbelief in fuel vehicles. He predicted that the era of pure fuel vehicles will end quickly, "Buying a fuel car today is like buying a feature phone in the era of smartphones." ”
Although Yu Chengdong's remarks seem to be unpopular among fans of fuel vehicles, in fact, they are indeed true.
In 2023, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in China has exceeded 35%, and in March this year, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles has exceeded 45%, and industry insiders expect that "the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the next three months may exceed 50%, or even higher, which also means that the proportion of new energy vehicles on the market will exceed fuel vehicles for the first time." The target of a 50% penetration rate of new energy vehicles may be achieved ten years ahead of schedule.
In recent years, with the continuous reduction of the cost of raw materials for power batteries, the price of power batteries is also declining, at the beginning of this year, it was reported that the price of 100-degree battery packs has dropped to less than 50,000 yuan, in this context, the price of new energy vehicles has also been decreasing.
Following last year's "oil and electricity at the same price", BYD has launched a price reduction strategy of "electricity is lower than oil" this year. Let China's auto price war heat up again, spreading from the 100,000-level market to the 200,000 and 300,000 markets. Up to now, according to incomplete statistics, more than 30 auto brands have officially announced price reductions in different forms, and most of them are new energy vehicles.
The main reason is that in the A-class car market, the share of new energy vehicles has not been high, according to public data, the sales volume of A-class cars in 2023 will be 4.839 million, with a market share of 22.4%. However, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles is less than 23%, which is lower than the 35.7% of the overall market. Therefore, increasing the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the A-class car market has become the top priority of domestic car companies this year.
With the price of Qin LUS, destroyer 05 and other models reduced to less than 80,000 yuan, Changan Qiyuan will also set the starting price of Q05 and A05 models at 73,900 yuan, SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile will adjust the price of its Starlight 150km advanced version from 105,800 yuan to 99,800 yuan, Wuling Binguo 333km endurance version of the model adjusted to 68,800 yuan, these models will be and the same price of fuel vehicles, directly seize the market.
In recent years, the leading edge of new energy vehicles on fuel vehicles has become more and more obvious, especially in terms of cost, supporting, intelligent experience, etc., making consumers more and more inclined to buy new energy vehicles.