Can a tram run long distances?Presumably, everyone will have similar considerations when buying a green brand pure electric car (especially the first car in the family).
With this question, we followed the Q5 e-tron southwest charity tour organized by SAIC Audi and China Automotive Center, starting from Kunming, Yunnan Province, after seven days and six nights, a total of more than 1,000 kilometers, and finally arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan"There is a clearer understanding.
Of course, following the author's first perspective, there are not only lakes and mountains, but also handsome guys and beauties, and at the same time, a variety of activities also give us a deeper understanding of "science and technology, environmental protection, and public welfare".
Day1-Kunming: For luxury brands, making trams is a "practice" with a beginning and an end.
The first stop is Kunming, the south of Caiyun, where ** peers and car owners from all over the country gather. In order to let everyone have a more comprehensive understanding of the car of this trip - SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron, we conducted an all-terrain driving experience on this tram at the off-road test drive base in Yulong Bay Scenic Area.
In the face of high-strength hump roads, large side slopes, S-curves, and wading sections, SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron can pass through relatively easily, especially the rapid response of the three-in-one electric drive system to the vehicle, the stable driving control brought by the orthodox pure electric low center of gravity, and the quiet and luxurious space brought by the ultra-high axle-to-length ratio, which are impressive.
Of course, for those of us travelers, these characteristics are also an important part of our long-distance road trip to face the possibility of unpaved roads.
Those who know cars know that there are two kinds of pure electric vehicles, one is "oil to electricity", and the other is orthodox trams. From the perspective of manufacturers, the biggest feature of the former is that the development cost is low, the cycle is short, the body, the chassis do not need to be overhauled, only need to remove the internal combustion engine as the basic power transmission mechanism, and replace it with an electric driveThe latter needs to develop an independent new energy platform architecture according to the characteristics of the tram, so as to maximize the multi-dimensional advantages of the tram. Especially for luxury brands that already have "vested interests", making a tram from scratch will be a "practice" with no beginning and no end.
Indeed, SAIC Audi could have avoided the high-cost, long-term, and not necessarily much-successful project of new energy, but in fact, this Q5 e-tron is not only the world's first six- or seven-seater luxury SUV based on a pure electric platform, but also shows a surprising "degree of completion" in intelligence, driving control, space, quality, endurance and other aspects, which also makes us full of confidence in the follow-up trip.
day2-Xundian: It turns out that cars, like cattle and sheep, can also coexist harmoniously with green waters and green mountains.
Driving a pure electric car for a long distance requires both courage and rationality, so the intensity of the itinerary in the first few days is not high. Departing from Kunming Yulong Bay at 9:30, no need to recharge, and easily arrive at the campsite in Xundian before 12 o'clock, about 150 kilometers of journey, which allows our group of people who only hear the "South of Caiyun" in the song, and truly experience the charm and terroir of the Hui and Yi compatriots.
Kunming, Yunnan Province, known as the "Spring City", seems to come later in winter than other cities, after getting off the highway, we spiral all the way up Fenglong Mountain, the eye-catching green and yellow people can't help but roll down the window, and the leaves on the side of the road together to breathe the afterglow of autumn, if the dumping of high emission fuel vehicles stuffed here, how much will feel a little blush.
SAIC Audi does have a deep precipitation in terms of quality experience, and the panoramic canopy allows the occupants to seamlessly connect with the blue sky and white clouds, with PM25. Air purification makes the air conditioner also become like a fresh breeze, coupled with the luxurious space brought by orthodox pure electricity, so that the backseat friends of each car "fall" a large area.
After a hearty bonfire, we returned to the hotel in the night, where there was no violent roar of fuel trucks at night, and the pure music of insects and birds was particularly beautiful. The gods love this land so much that even the cattle and sheep on the farm look at these quiet steel "new species" with curious eyes, and perhaps only a pure electric car like the SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron can coexist in harmony with the original green waters and green mountains.
Day3-Qujing: In Baiwu Village, Yunnan, I met myself 20 years ago.
On the third day, the road from the hotel to Baiwu Village was less than 150 kilometers, but a large number of cliff roads began to appear on the road through the seagrass mountain, and I was fortunate enough to share the driving experience of this Q5 e-tron today.
In particular, about 30 kilometers of the seagrass mountain section of the G85 Yinkun Expressway is basically "hanging" on the winding mountain wall, thanks to the DCC adaptive suspension system, this SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron can also smoothly support the body in the face of high-speed corners at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. At the same time, crossing the tunnel has also become commonplace, as the "lamp factory" signboard intelligent matrix headlights, not only can be automatically lit up and turned off when entering and exiting the tunnel, even in the high beam mode, it can automatically identify and shield the high beam effect of the oncoming vehicle in front, without the need for the owner to be distracted.
On the right side of the highway is the magnificent Maojiacun Reservoir, which is said to be a reservoir, but because it exists in the deep mountains, there are natural embankments on the left and right, and a dam (the first earth dam in Asia) was built in Maojia Village to hold back and store water, so the water surface is nearly 20 kilometers and the total reservoir capacity is 5The 5.3 billion cubic meter reservoir is actually an artificial dammed lake, and this is the largest body of water we encountered on this trip.
After a brief lunch, we walked along the asphalt road to Baiwu Village Primary School in Nagu Town, which is located deep in the mountains. People who have never been here will think that this mountain school surrounded by mountains should be relatively dilapidated, but with the strong support of the national poverty alleviation, the Baiwu Village Primary School, located in the middle of the mountain, looks particularly magnificent from the steps, playgrounds, to teaching buildings and dormitory buildings.
Before 2015, the children of Baiwu Village still underwent nine years of compulsory education in the private school at the foot of the mountain, and we can still see the simplicity and vitality of the rural children from their immature faces and clear eyes. Born in 1990, I have a natural sense of refuge in the mountain village I remember in the distant past, and watching the children holding the rackets we donated and waving them awkwardly, I feel as if I saw myself 20 years ago.
Nowadays, not only the old appearance of Baiwu Village Primary School has a new look, but the poverty alleviation and relocation house located at the back of the primary school is also like a delicate villa, and even the car owners who bought the A7L top match can't help but "blush", the first time to feel the weight of the four words "rural revitalization" at such a zero distance, how can it not be moving?
Day4-Yi Liang: The legend of the phoenix is not blind, Wumeng Mountain is really connected to the mountains outside the mountain.
Humming the out-of-tune "Mrs. Luxury", our group set off at about 8 o'clock in the morning with sleepy eyes, passing through Zhaotong and Yiliang, and heading towards the Xiaocaoba forest area located in the depths of Wumeng Mountain.
The whole journey of more than 250 kilometers through the foggy Wumeng Mountains, the weather has become foggy, the temperature drops, even if there are four people per car + luggage, plus the air conditioner is on, this Q5 e-tron can easily press the speed limit to run the whole distance, our rear-wheel drive version (40 e-tron) may be more fuel-efficient rear-drive, and there is still 150 kilometers of battery life after arriving at the destination.
In this land of China, there is no shortage of famous mountains and rivers, located at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, Wumeng Mountain is not a cultural mountain in the traditional sense, however, the Phoenix Legend of the song "Lady Xiangxiang" is too popular, and finally today, we really understand what kind of beautiful scenery the sentence "Wumeng Mountain is connected to the mountains outside the mountain, and the moonlight sprinkles the Xiangshui Beach".
Even if it is a scenic spot, it still retains a very pure primitive style, except for the road into the mountain, every other corner is flowing with the wild atmosphere of primeval forests, mountains and rivers, boulders, and Xiangshui waterfalls. You have to admit that whether it is the bright lights of the city or the solemnity of the palace, it is not as comfortable as the original ecological scenery with thousands of years of precipitation, and if it is dull and faded because of the high carbon emissions of a generation, it is really violent enough.
Day5-Yibin: Except for ruts and footprints, we left nothing in Shunan Zhuhai.
Entering the fifth day, SAIC Audi Southwest Charity Tour once again "increased intensity", more than 300 kilometers of travel, we need to cross the Sichuan Basin, to the Shunan Zhuhai located in Changning County, Yibin. However, setting off at 8 o'clock in the morning, adhering to the life concept of "spring sleepiness, summer fatigue, autumn nap, and hibernation", coupled with relatively boring high-speed travel, the young handsome guys and beauties in the back seat in the morning lay down a large area.
It was also from this day that we started our free travel in a non-formation, and considering the additional power loss that may be caused by crossing the mountains, we carried out a replenishment in the middle of the high-speed service area. SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron supports two charging methods: AC slow charging and DC fast charging, and the charging pile in the service area can reach a maximum charging power of 100kW, charging to 80% in less than 30 minutes, which also makes our follow-up trips more confident.
As one of the filming locations (suspected) of the Oscar-winning foreign language film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the scenery of Shunan must be remembered by tourists at home and abroad, but directly in it, we really feel the shocking visual effects brought by the bamboo sea. Especially after arriving at the top of the mountain, watching the bamboo leaves rippling in the wind and stretching for thousands of miles, people can't help but have the urge to learn from Zhang Ziyi to perform light skills and dance on the tip of the bamboo.
In the afternoon, the itinerary was mainly for public jogging, bamboo forest walking, and the cigarette butts and water bottles that were picked up were the greatest respect for the beautiful scenery. Of course, while traveling without a trace, we also sucked enough city PM25 lungs to a thorough "cleaning".
Day6-Chengdu: People living in the "Land of Abundance", don't forget the "South of the Clouds".
The so-called travel is to go from a place where you are tired of living to a place where others are tired of living. When returning to the hustle and bustle of Tianfu Chengdu after a journey of about 350 kilometers from the tranquil Shunan Bamboo Sea, I saw more people in two hours than in the previous five days combined.
After coming out of Yibin City to the north, almost every service area has more than 4x2 charging guns, which can fully cope with our group charging at the same time. I am not a tram owner, but from the survey of my peers, only the great migration of the Spring Festival and National Day will make new energy vehicle owners have a sense of crisis of grabbing charging piles, and there will be little range anxiety on long-distance self-driving trips like this non-holiday.
The so-called basin is a relatively unconventional landform, surrounded by the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Daba Mountain, Huaying Mountain, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Sichuan Basin has created a rich and independent Bashu civilization, even in today's developed transportation, it is not only a prosperous modern metropolitan area, but also a natural strategic fortress. Therefore, for a pure electric car like the SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron, from the moment it enters the Sichuan Basin, we will not worry about its charging range.
Maybe it's because the two spicy rabbit heads are still stimulating my taste buds, or maybe it's the neon noise of the city outside the hotel that makes me nervous, even though it's 11 o'clock at night, I haven't slept for a long time while lying on the soft bed in my room. The nightlife of young people in Chengdu, the "land of abundance", has just begun, and the children of Baiwu Village, the "South of Caiyun", may have already fallen asleep.
Write at the end:
Man is a complex animal, and he can be both a poet with a sword and a rogue who indulges in sensualityThe same is true of a society composed of people, while the car is convenient for our travel and life, it is also harming the living environment that has been precipitated for thousands of years. SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron Southwest Charity Tour proves to us that the end of civilization should not be a reinforced concrete jungle under a gray sky, and when we can choose low-carbon travel, we should perhaps contribute to the cause of environmental protection.
Those beautiful scenery that only exist in winter