In the concept of ordinary people, as long as you get on the highway, the "oil car" will inevitably "beat" the tram.
After all, "the tram has a short endurance and a high speed mileage", which is not qualified to be compared with a gasoline car.
However, is this really the case? Probably not!
After running a high-speed trip, I realized that the difference between the range of a petrol car and a tram is actually not big, but the latter's car experience completely surpasses the former.
Why? It will be clear to find out the real situation of using the car.
01 Why is there not much difference in battery life?
Because not to mention hybrid and extended-range cars, even if it is pure electric, it is not difficult to run 400-500 kilometers at high speed at present.
In this context, it is obviously unrealistic to say that high-speed "oil cars" kill "trams" in seconds.
After all, it's rare for someone to run 400 kilometers in one sitting—and even if you can stand it, your family will have to catch your breath or go to the bathroom.
Based on such a scenario, the tram is nothing more than a recharge by the way.
The key is that when the time comes to 2024, with the popularization of 800V high-voltage charging, the charging speed of electric cars is already very fast.
It can be charged in almost 15 minutes and has a range of 500km - in the face of such efficiency, where is there any range anxiety?
To put it bluntly, put aside the old models from a few years ago, ask those owners with a pure electric range of more than 600, and few people talk about battery life anxiety.
Even under special circumstances such as this year's "May Day", no one in my group of riders complained about it.
Some riders, even during this 5-day holiday, ran more than 3,400 kilometers and charged nearly 400 kilowatt-hours of electricity - are you anxious? It simply doesn't exist.
If you want to talk about anxiety, there is only one situation: that is, a large number of petrol car owners are anxious about tram owners.
Putting that aside, anxiety is only in hearsay and exaggerated articles – nothing more.
In addition, regardless of the difference in battery life, the experience of the tram is far superior to that of the petrol car.
02 How big is the experience of using a car
This is really not nonsense, after all, in a luxury car brand, a single seat ventilation function costs 700,000 matching fees.
And the trams of about 200,000 have long been full of these conventional functions.
The key point is that the tram also provides better vehicle-machine interaction and a more powerful intelligent driving system.
To illustrate with an example, during this year's May Day, my friend drove a tram and made a long-distance trip, and the proportion of intelligent driving was as high as 96% of the 986 kilometers.
This means that the driver can almost free his hands the whole time, and let the AI take on the task of driving - think about this comfortable state, how can a gas truck match?
Not to mention those old-fashioned adaptive cruises, lane keeping centered... If these things are useful, why does Audi want to cooperate with Huawei?
In addition, smart driving aside, the tram may also allow you and your family to not feel bored on a long journey:
Because everyone can find what they love, they can watch TV, drink cold drinks, discuss interesting topics with AI, and learn about knowledge along the way.
Even yourself, you can turn on the massage, let go of the fatigue of driving, leave more energy, and give the scenery ahead.
In a way, it's like a "mobile home".
The key is not limited to this, the cost gap between the two is also very huge.
03 How big can the cost gap be?
Although on the highway, the fuel truck can maintain the best working conditions, and the fuel consumption is also lower than that of urban travel.
However, there is still a significant gap between its economy and that of electric cars – because of the essential difference between electricity and gas, it is simply impossible to make up for it.
To put it bluntly, the current oil price has reached 8 yuan / liter, taking conventional SUVs as an example, the fuel consumption cost per kilometer is about 0.6 yuan.
In contrast, even at the electricity price of public charging piles, the operating cost of the tram is only 0.2 yuan per kilometer.
In addition, the cost of trams is lower than that of petrol cars in terms of care and maintenance. After all, the simple mechanical structure of the tram reduces wear and tear.
This means that the maintenance cost and maintenance frequency after high-speed long-distance running are much lower than that of gasoline vehicles.
Trams, for example, do not need to change their oil, spark plugs and other consumables on a regular basis – these are the maintenance that must be carried out after frequent use.
Of course, many people talk about clichés like "trams save fuel, not money", but who hasn't used a petrol car to buy a tram? Don't fool people.
The cruel reality is that in the used car market, Tesla is still active in transactions for 5-6 years, and its value retention rate is comparable to that of the Audi A4L of the same year.
So, don't talk about the old yellow calendar for oil truck value preservation, the times have changed a long time ago.
The key is that with the increasing penetration rate of new energy, oil trucks not only do not retain their value, but they may also be difficult to sell.
After all, everyone has changed the trams, and who can those antique oil cars sell to?
In general, don't talk about the fact that trams can't run at high speeds, in fact, trams are better at high speeds than petrol cars.
Moreover, many hybrid/extended-range vehicles now have a comprehensive range of 2,000 kilometers, far exceeding that of gasoline vehicles.
In this case, the experience is better than that of oil vehicles, the battery life is not bad, and the cost is lower, so how many advantages does oil vehicles have?