The cheaper L6 is released, and the ideal has once again made a compromise with the market!

The people evaluate the car

2024-05-16 17:59Posted in Jilin Automobile Creator

A few days ago, it was learned from the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that the actual car drawings of the new models of the ideal L7 and L6 were obtained. It is reported that the new L6 and L7 models mainly adjust the battery capacity and pure electric range. Specifically, the new L6 car is equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 35.8 kWh, which is produced by Sunwoda and has a pure electric range of 172 kilometers from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. For reference, the current Ideal L6 has a battery capacity of 36.8 kWh and a pure electric range of 182 kilometers from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The new L7 model is matched with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 41.4 kWh, which is also produced by Sunwoda, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has a pure electric range of 178 kilometers. For reference, the current Ideal L7 offers ternary lithium batteries with a capacity of 42.8 kWh and 52.3 kWh, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has a pure electric range of 190 km and 240 km, respectively.

In comparison, the battery capacity and pure electric range of the new models of the ideal L6 and L7 have been reduced to a certain extent.

This is a bit against the trend, because now whether it is an extended-range hybrid or a plug-in hybrid brand, the battery is getting bigger and bigger. This year's extended-range SUV trend is a large battery, long battery life, we see that Leap C11 and Nezha L are equipped with batteries of more than 40 degrees, and the range has reached the level of 300 kilometers. It is expected that in the 150,000 range SUV market in the future, a large battery of more than 40 degrees and a pure electric range of 250~300km will gradually become the standard.

Of course, it is more likely that the launch of new L6 and L7 models is ideally for the purpose of price reduction.

So the question is, why not make the battery capacity and battery life bigger for the extended-range hybrid model? For example, up to 400 km, the anxiety of pure electric range will be alleviated, and the consumer experience will be better, so that more market share can be competed.

Meeting the needs of consumers has always been what Li Auto is most willing to do, why is Li Auto doing the opposite now?

Cost limitations

When it comes to the extended-range model, many people know that it can be refueled, but everyone still pays special attention to its battery capacity and pure electric range. The reason is also simple, the gap between oil prices and electricity prices is too large, and consumers are more inclined to recharge. In addition, the sense of quality of pure electric driving is incomparable to that of gas-fired vehicles. This is the normal choice, there is nothing to blame.

In this way of thinking about using cars, everyone will hope that the battery capacity of the extended-range model is as large as possible, and it is best to support long-distance travel. This is also the reason why many people want the tram to have an all-electric range of 400 km.

But that's just the consumer mindset.

From the perspective of car companies, if you want to achieve a range of 400 kilometers, then the battery capacity must reach 90 degrees. Let's take the Li L7 as an example, with a CLTC pure electric range of 225 kilometers and a 42.8 kWh battery pack, and the M7 with a battery capacity of 40 kWh and a CLTC pure electric range of 240 km. If you want to achieve a pure electric range of 400 kilometers, you need to be equipped with a battery of at least 90 degrees.

Do you know what a 90-degree battery pack means? In terms of cost, it means that the cost of batteries will more than double. It's not just a matter of battery cost, but also because of the increase in capacity, the battery pack also takes up more space, which requires adjustments to the components of the fuel system, which involves whether to redesign the existing body architecture, and the resulting high costs will eventually be reflected in the price of the vehicle, which may lead to a doubling of the price, and now that the price war is in a white-hot stage, such a price increase is almost unimaginable.

Then there is the issue of charging efficiency. A bigger battery means longer charging times, and even with fast charging technology now, the user experience will be greatly reduced.

Even if the battery capacity of the extended-range model is increased to 400 kilometers, there is no way to solve the problem of poor power consumption management for 100 kilometers.

We refer to the power consumption data of the ideal L7 and the M7 per 100 kilometers, the former consumes 22.8 kWh, and the latter consumes 23 kWh. The Tesla Model Y uses a battery with a capacity of 78.4 degrees, which can have a maximum range of 688 kilometers and a minimum range of 615 kilometers, and Xpeng G9 uses a battery with a capacity of 98 degrees, with a maximum range of 702 kilometers and a minimum range of 650 kilometers.

The former consumes 14.4 kWh per 100 kilowatt-hours and the latter 15.2 kWh.

In other words, if the extended range model wants to increase the pure electric range, the first thing to consider is to increase the energy consumption per 100 kilometers, rather than using a larger battery.

Route selection

The above costs are only a problem on the production side, so the emergence of larger capacity batteries and high-voltage fast charging systems will inevitably increase the cost of maintenance and use. For example, the battery pack is the largest part of the price cost of new energy vehicles. In addition, 800V high-voltage systems are more difficult to maintain than ordinary 400V systems, and the demand for testing equipment and professionals is also higher, which will increase the cost of use in the future.

Some people will say that now on pure electric models, there are a lot of 80-degree and 90-degree batteries, and Weilai even uses a 150-degree battery pack, as well as 800V high-voltage charging, which has basically become the standard, and pure electric models also have the problem of increasing the cost of use.

So why can't the extended-range hybrid be used? This brings us to the question of the value of the product.

If the extended-range model uses the same battery and charging technology as the pure electric model, then it is better to make the pure electric model directly, and there is no need to work the technical path of the extended range.

From the perspective of technological development, hybrid models, including range extensions, are essentially the product of the transition from fuel vehicles to pure electric vehicles. The value of its existence lies in the fact that at present, when the battery technology of pure electric models has not been broken through, the battery life cannot meet the daily long-distance needs, and the energy supplement has not reached the speed of oil vehicles, everyone can still experience the replacement of new intelligent technology.

From this point of view, if car companies focusing on extended-range hybrid vehicles blindly pursue larger-capacity batteries and longer pure electric range in order to meet the "unreasonable demands" of consumers, it will undoubtedly deviate from the original intention.

Of course, in terms of market diversification and consumer demand, the extended-range hybrid is not simply a transitional product. Just like the oil car, although it is now in decline, the more complex car environment and special scenarios also make it still have a place in the market.

At that time, everyone can choose the right product according to their own needs.

The people evaluate the car

Talking back to the new models of the L6 and L7 that will be launched by Ideal, the battery capacity will be smaller and the battery life will be shorter, but the price will definitely be reduced, which is to compromise the market for the sake of sales. Previously, the ideal price reduction has been compromised once. Now, under the fierce offensive of Wenjie Automobile, Li Auto must make continuous moves to maintain the existing sales scale.

There is nothing wrong with this compromise. In today's Chinese auto market, you must have the ability to bend and stretch, otherwise why stay at the table?

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