Recently, netizens found a test vehicle near the Sonam Dajie Protection Station in the uninhabited area of Hoh Xil, which is a new model that has not yet been released, and it is a pure electric vehicle; This incident is already over, and there seems to be nothing to decipher, but a question from a reader makes me feel compelled to talk about it, which asks how to evaluate this electric car if it completes the crossing of no man's land, and whether it will cause an uproar online.
As far as the author's perennial self-driving experience and experience are concerned, if the car does not meet the patrol in time, this new car test incident will inevitably cause an uproar; but the hot topic must be "a certain car company's new car test mistakenly entered a no-man's land! No one survived in the whole car" and so on, and there is no possibility of "if the no-man's land crossing is completed", it can be said that this car will not be able to get out.
How big is the real no man's land
There are four major uninhabited areas in China, namely Lop Nur uninhabited area, Altyn uninhabited area, Qiangtang uninhabited area, and Hoh Xil uninhabited area.
Among them, the Lop Nur and Altyn uninhabited areas are in Xinjiang, the Qiangtang uninhabited area is in northern Tibet, and the Hoh Xil uninhabited area is in Qinghai; the vehicle in this case is preparing to enter the Hoh Xil uninhabited area, no matter how its itinerary is planned, as a car enthusiast should know that the area of the Hoh Xil uninhabited area is more than 600,000 square kilometers, and its average altitude is about 5,000 meters.
It is at least 800 kilometers to drive a car through Hoh Xil, and even if the real range of this electric car can meet or exceed this standard, it is impossible to use high-power electronic configurations in driving to achieve the range goal, such as the heating system, the electrical appliances on the car cannot be used, and the speed of the vehicle cannot be too high. However, if the speed is low, the time required to cross the no-man's land is long, and the time cycle is long, it is inevitable to consume too much power in the process with other configurations, you must know that due to the high altitude of the no-man's land in Hoh Xil, even in the summer night will reach minus twenty or thirty degrees.
Excessively low temperatures, complex road conditions, and extreme weather with a high probability of occurring all these factors show that this new car test is not a concept of exploration and discovery, but almost equivalent to suicide.
Area of other uninhabited areas:
- Lop Nur, 100,000 square kilometers
- Altyn, 44,940 square kilometers
- Qiangtang, 298,000 square kilometers
Do you still think it's easy to drive through no man's land?
Self-driving through the no-man's land is not a great test for the vehicle's endurance, the test is how much spare fuel the vehicle carries; the real professional team will have a support vehicle when entering the no-man's land exploration, and the security vehicle will be equipped with sufficient fuel, water and food, as well as the most important emergency rescue equipment. It is not that electric vehicles cannot enter the no-man's land, but they must be accompanied by a charging support vehicle, and there is no charging station in the no-man's land.
And even if there is a charging station or a gas station, it is not wise for a bicycle to enter a no-man's land.
Driving through no man's land is the most afraid of vehicle breakdown
Although there are highways in no man's land, the road conditions are generally not ideal, and there is no problem with normal driving, but it is not very friendly to vehicles with low ground clearance; So if it is an ordinary vehicle crossing in a no-man's land, it is very likely that there will be various failures in the process, in case there is a part that affects the driving of the vehicle is damaged, what should we do at this time? The only way is to wait for the tow truck to rescue. However, it is also difficult to get a trailer, because there is no mobile phone signal in some areas of the no-man's land, so the premise of entering the no-man's land is not only to prepare the vehicle and spare fuel, but also to have a satellite phone.
Suppose that the bicycle is equipped with a satellite phone when it enters the no-man's land, and the vehicle is also equipped with spare fuel, is everything all right at this time?
Novice drivers may think so, but there are still big hidden dangers.
The reason for this is already discussed in the first section, the hidden danger is that it can be very cold at night at high altitudes, and if the vehicle fails to start, it will still be very dangerous to be in the car against extremely low temperatures. At the same time, there are some dangerous wild animals in the uninhabited area, and the protection of ordinary cars may not have a protective effect on these animals, such as wild yaks, Tibetan wild ass wolves and bears in the uninhabited area of Hoh Xil.
Epilogue:
Driving through the no-man's land is the dream of many car enthusiasts, people will have a curious mentality, but also have the urge to conquer nature, but people are actually very small in front of nature, even in this stage of highly developed science and technology. Therefore, it is still necessary to have a sense of reverence for nature, and it is not recommended to blindly enter the no-man's land for bicycles, even if the convoy travels needs to have perfect protection and guidance.
At the same time, no car company should conduct vehicle testing in no man's land, or use vehicle testing in no man's land as a gimmick to engage in marketing, so as to avoid misleading car owners.
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