"It's easy to buy a car, but it's hard to buy the right car. This sentence is particularly relevant in today's automotive market.
After all, compared with the past, there are not only many car brands now, but also divided into pure electric, hybrid, extended range, fuel... Wait.
As a result, many people began to regret it directly after buying a car - because the gap with expectations is a bit big!
In particular, many users of "hybrid cars" originally went for "oil and electricity", however, the reality seems to be very different, which makes them regret it.
In fact, this is not that there is anything wrong with this type of model, but that most of them have stepped on these pits.
First of all, it is to overestimate one's self-discipline.
There is no problem with "oil and electricity", but the problem is that many people tend to overestimate their self-discipline and underestimate the attraction of low-cost electricity bills.
In the words of many car owners, it is - driving a gas car with a tank of fuel for 500 yuan, without blinking an eye, and the tram has to be charged after 23 o'clock for a few cents of electricity.
With this kind of "self-control", don't really buy hybrids.
After all, the emergence of hybrids is to reduce fuel consumption and improve range. You can't get along with pure electric battery life all day long, and you can't wait to charge it once a day, how much point is there.
Of course, the problem for more people is that they feel that the pure electric range of hybrid cars should be able to support urban traffic.
After all, many hybrid cars now have a range of 200 kilometers, and according to this mileage, they can run for a long time.
But they often don't know that under real working conditions, pure electric battery life is often discounted.
Especially for hybrid vehicles, the discount is even higher, after all, its electrical architecture and energy consumption management are not as complex as pure electric vehicles.
As a result, it felt like it hadn't been running for long, and suddenly it was found that there was no power.
That's when the choice arises:
Go recharge it, it feels like a waste of time: if you don't charge it, it feels like a waste of money - it's really a dilemma.
After doing this too many times, you will feel depressed and anxious, and slowly, you will naturally begin to regret your decision.
Secondly, many people ignore the problem of charging efficiency.
The stereotype will think that whether it is a range-extender, hybrid or pure electric, it is a new energy vehicle, and the charging efficiency should be the same.
However, the actual performance is actually very different.
For example, many hybrid car owners are complaining:
Obviously, the battery of a pure electric car is larger, it charges more power, and it should take more time, but the real situation is that others leave in half an hour, and they are still waiting anxiously at the charging pile.
For example, on the same pure electric pile, pure electric vehicles can maintain at least 120 kW/h of power, and hybrid vehicles are only 50-60 kW/h.
Why is that?
The issue of cost is definitely the first factor.
After all, having a larger battery capacity and supporting high-speed fast charging will significantly increase the price of the vehicle – and the number of consumers who will pay for it will inevitably be greatly reduced.
In addition, the difficulty of technical implementation should not be underestimated.
To put it bluntly, the limitations of hybrid cars in terms of charging efficiency are like a well-choreographed ballet.
Each dancer (each system component of the car) must execute his movements precisely and unmistakably in order to guarantee the smoothness and harmony of the whole performance (the operation of the car).
In this kind of delicate dance, any change in movement (such as increasing the charging speed) requires the entire sequence to be rechoreographed, which undoubtedly adds complexity and cost.
In addition, in the limited space, the fuel engine, electric motor and battery have been placed, and it is really difficult to equip it with a fast charging system.
So, naturally, such a situation arises.
Therefore, people who especially like the pure electric experience and do not have a home charger are best not to buy hybrid cars.
Finally, the failure rate of hybrids is underestimated.
Although after years of iteration, hybrid technology has become very mature: it not only retains the excellent pure electric experience, but also obtains the advantage of fuel vehicle range.
However, it cannot be denied that the complexity of this technology also brings higher maintenance challenges.
After all, a hybrid system needs to manage both the fuel engine and the electric motor.
It's like being on stage, conducting two different styles of bands at the same time.
Each system has its own performance characteristics and maintenance requirements, and coordinating the two undoubtedly increases the likelihood of system errors.
Therefore, it is common to see similar car owners complaining, such as EV limitations, stalls, and so on.
Although the overall proportion is not high, it is significantly louder than that of fuel and pure electric.
In addition, considering the maintenance and upkeep of both systems, it can also be a significant expense.
This is something that many car owners have not considered.
All in all, although the hybrid car is a perfect choice in theory, it also hides many pitfalls in use.
After all, perfection is itself a false proposition, and everything has its pros and cons.
Therefore, don't just see the surface aura, but also analyze more deep-seated factors, and then choose carefully.
That way, you won't regret and step on the pit, right?