Fast Technology reported on December 2 that plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is now a hot spot in the automotive industry, and sales are rising.
According to the latest in-depth analysis report of the national new energy market released by the Passenger Car Association, in October 2023, PHEV models have accounted for 35% of the new energy market2%。
As for the advantages and disadvantages of range extender and plug-in mixing, it has caused controversy from time to time.
Great Wall has said that range extension is a backward technology.
Geely also said that "the three-speed PHEV solution meets both performance and fuel consumption, and is one of the most comprehensive solutions at present", and insisted that "Geely is unwavering in pushing the three-speed PHEV." ”
Li Xiang said that independent brand car companies that are still insisting on multi-grade PHEV will switch to the technical route of range extender in the next one or two years, and this judgment can be verified in 2025.
In fact, the extended range belongs to the plug-in hybrid, that is, the series plug-in hybrid, which is a plug-in hybrid without the direct drive function of the engine. To put it bluntly, it is a "reduced version" of series-parallel plug-in hybrid, and some car manufacturers choose to extend the range, not because it is more advanced, but because the entry threshold and cost are lower.
The argument about which is better, the range extender or the plug-in hybrid, is actually a comparison between the range extender (series plug-in hybrid) and the series-parallel plug-in hybrid.
*。Ouyang Minggao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the series-parallel plug-in hybrid system includes the function of extending the range, which is more abundant in terms of function and practicality, and can drive the vehicle directly by the engine, so the fuel consumption is also lower.
Ouyang Minggao said: (Automobile manufacturers) can be marketed in any way, but the technology itself must seek truth from facts.