In the past few years, the rapid development of domestic new energy vehicles, especially in the case that pure electric vehicles do not meet the needs of many users, plug-in hybrid and range extension two oil and electricity solutions came into being, and in the domestic new energy vehicle market, these two oil and electricity solutions have promoted the rapid replacement of fuel vehicles. However, there are different attitudes and expressions between car manufacturers and users about the plug-in hybrid and extended range routes.
For a long time, many manufacturers focusing on plug-in hybrids will always criticize one of the shortcomings of extended-range electric vehicles, that is, because there is no engine direct drive and gearbox, the fuel consumption of this model is relatively high, and the plug-in hybrid model with engine direct drive mode and gearbox is much lower.
But the problem is that everyone has seen that the volume of extended-range electric vehicles is getting bigger and bigger, and the sales of brands such as Ideal, Wenjie, Nezha, and Deep Blue are also considerable. Brands such as Chery Xingtu and Changan Deep Blue have also launched extended-range electric vehicles, especially Chery and Changan, both of which have plug-in hybrid technology and multi-gear transmission technology, or embrace extended-range electric vehicles......
So, in most cases, plug-in hybrid models have lower fuel consumption than extended-range electric vehicles, which is a fact, so why are extended-range electric vehicles selling better and better, and there are still many traditional manufacturers embracing extended-range electric vehicles?
We have always had a point of view that the manufacturers that promote plug-in hybrid technology, especially multi-gear plug-in hybrids, are more like engineer thinking: engineers think that consumers pay more attention to fuel consumption, so they want low fuel consumption, and extended-range electric vehicle manufacturers are more like products led by product manager thinking, that is, consumers will think that what fuel consumption is not fuel consumption, it is better not to use oil!
In fact, this is also the case, after many users buy a range-extended electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid model home, after several refueling and charging, they will turn to a result, that is, to use electricity as much as possible, and it is best not to start the engine, because the texture and cost level of pure electric driving are incomparable with fuel driving, especially the cost of this piece, charging is much cheaper than refueling. Therefore, the occasional loss of electricity and fuel consumption is a little higher, which is not a problem at all for the owner. And after there is no hard connection, the range extender can also run in the optimal range, so there were media long tests of Lynk & Co 09 EM-P and Ideal L8, and the fuel consumption of Ideal L8 is lower than that of Lynk & Co 09 EM-P.
In this scenario, plug-in hybrid models, especially multi-gear plug-in hybrids, have shortcomings, one is that the structure is relatively more complex and prone to failure, the second is that the front compartment occupies more, so the power battery capacity is relatively small, and the pure electric mileage is limited, and the third is that the product structure is relatively complex, so the cost and price are relatively high.
Therefore, for most users who drive for short distances, the advantages of extended-range electric vehicles are more obvious, there is no hard connection between the engine and the gearbox, and the fully electric drive is smoother and smoother; the battery capacity is relatively large, which can achieve a longer cruising range, and the range extender will not intervene casually; it is easier for electric drives to achieve high-end intelligent driving assistance, because extended-range electric vehicles are essentially electric vehicles.
So for users, what is the short board of the extended-range electric vehicle? Most of the owners of the extended-range electric vehicle may have similar suggestions to the manufacturer after using it for a period of time: can the power battery of the extended-range electric vehicle be made larger, the size of the range extender is smaller, the fuel tank is also smaller, and a larger power battery is placed, after all, most of the time, the range extender is useless! The second is to improve the charging power of extended-range electric vehicles, and the charging efficiency of current extended-range electric vehicles is still too low, which affects the use experience.
So, friends, what do you value more when choosing plug-in hybrid and range extension?