The Spring Festival was hit by a blizzard, and new energy vehicles stalled on the highway
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the weather is very bad. Heavy snow in the north, freezing rain in the south, and bad weather led to road closures across the country.
Since 8:00 a.m. some time ago, 210 road sections, highways, national highways and provincial roads in 16 provinces and cities across the country have been closed, with a total length of 13,831 kilometers, and 1,665 toll stations have been closed.
Road closures were most severe in Henan and Hubei provinces, as well as on some highway sections in Hunan. Some drivers were stranded on the highway for more than 20 hours.
Some of the young people were trapped on the highway for more than 50 hours, crying bitterly.
The food and drinks brought by the Spring Festival were originally used to honor parents, but now only parents can eat them.
It's too painful to spend the night on the highway, the car can drive in a few degrees below zero, freezing rain, the oil car can even turn on the air conditioner, more than 80% of the oil can be topped for two or three days, and half a tank of oil can also be topped for a day and a half.
New energy vehicle owners struggle with snowstorms and freezing rain.
What does it mean for blizzards, freezing rain, and spring to occur at the same time?
This means that severe traffic jams and congestion occur every day, and service stations are just as overcrowded, with people queuing for more than 10 hours, even with charging stations.
In this case, new energy vehicles must be guaranteed first"Power", freezing until the vehicle cannot be moved, the air conditioner cannot be turned on, and the engine is turned off.
One car owner said:'The car hadn't been moved for over 20 hours and there was snow on the roof that I couldn't drive.
Some NEV owners said that the reduction in winter range has nothing to do with the type of battery, as long as the temperature is too low, the range will generally be greatly shortened.
The Tesla Model 3 can travel up to 420 kilometers on a full charge, but only 240 kilometers in winter; The BYD Han EV has an official range of 606 km, but it can only travel 230 km in the cold winter.
Generally speaking, new energy vehicles are best used at a temperature of 20°C. Battery capacity starts to drop when the temperature drops below 5°C and drops significantly below freezing.
At minus 10 degrees Celsius, the battery capacity is reduced by 20%, so at minus 20 degrees Celsius, the cruising range is also reduced by 40%. This, combined with snowfall and icy roads, increases the driving resistance of electric vehicles and increases energy consumption, resulting in a significantly shorter range.
This is because gasoline cars consume only a few liters of fuel per hour when idling, a 45-liter tank can idle for dozens of hours, and the Accord and Magotan can idle for more than 70 hours.
Gasoline car owners are stuck on the highway because the air conditioner does not slow down, while electric car owners have to sit lazily in their cars in thick coats.
Car owners with children are miserable, afraid that the child will freeze, and the battery life can only be driven for a while, stop for a while, and only some adults will hold the child.
But that's not all. In the vicinity of the service station where the problem was found, there was a long queue in front of the charging process, and the charging queue took longer than the time on the road.
Owners who can't wait are scrambling to grab charging piles, and there are two positions of pure electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, and pure electric vehicle owners believe that in this case, hybrid vehicles should not seize charging piles.
This is because, in principle, hybrid cars can reach their homes after filling up their batteries, and even if they can't get home, they can find charging stations with only a few cars.
Therefore, after snow or freezing rain, many new energy vehicles will be towed away by trailers because there is no power**. Owners have to pay for towing fees, which can often run into the thousands of yuan (millions of yen) per tow.
A blogger in Chongqing, who was traveling from his hometown of Chongqing to Henan, encountered a blizzard on the road, and was very worried about the number of electric vehicles being towed, complaining that it was difficult to see people on the road for more than 70 hours after the original 16-hour drive.
The blogger also said that he felt sorry for his wife and children, who were shivering with cold along the way, and regretted driving home on an electric car. Luckily, though, he arrived home safely.
New energy vehicles are very prone to problems in winter, and it is nothing new to be towed away in blizzard weather, many insurance companies have stopped paying commercial insurance for new energy vehicles, and even some insurance companies refuse to pay for strong insurance.
Commercial Insurance: New Energy Vehicle Insurance Covers New Energy Vehicles with Exclusive Terms"Three electrics", that is, the engine, battery and electronic control system, but with the continuous development of the battery, once the car battery has an accident, the maintenance cost is as high as tens of thousands of yuan. Insurance companies can't afford it.
The regulator said that commercial insurance is a market behavior, but car owners complained that compulsory insurance is required by law, and insurance companies cannot refuse compensation, but it is difficult for insurance companies that do not sell commercial insurance to deal with it.
New energy vehicles disappeared after blizzards and ice storms, replacing gasoline-powered vehicles.
New energy vehicles have always been called"A five-year alternative to gasoline cars", wearing the big hat of environmental protection and emission reduction, but developed countries such as Europe and the United States have gradually begun to implement gasoline vehicle substitution plans.
In fact, the climate is perfect for them to wander around the city. New energy vehicles need fragrance more than fuel vehicles.
Even on weekdays, EV owners are touting their cars as more energy-efficient, greener and more high-tech than bulky, outdated gasoline cars, they say"Gasoline cars will be replaced within five years"。
However, after a snowstorm and ice storm, the veil of new energy vehicles was lifted.
The complete lack of battery life, the number of charging stations not keeping up with the growth rate of electric vehicles, and the safety of batteries have exposed major shortcomings in new energy vehicles.
NEV owners trapped on the highway are full of fear and worry, not knowing when they will be towed, and insurance companies are shivering.
If car companies use their new energy vehicles to compete with millions of gasoline cars on the market from time to time, I am afraid they will be scolded.
Some electric vehicles claim to be invincible under 5 million yuan, but they are silent in the face of winter range problems. This is because no amount of expensive and high-performance electric vehicles can solve the problem of winter range.
In the past, only battery manufacturers and experts were aware of battery defects, but with the increasing number of EV owners, these defects are now known to everyone.
During the Spring Festival, countless wanderers dreamed of returning to their hometown and had a happy reunion. However, with the battery dying, the sweet dream turned into a nightmare, and the owner feared that it would take a major blow to his psyche.
I fear that if this continues, many consumers will be forced back into the arms of gas-efficient cars.
New energy transportation companies and the majority of battery manufacturers reflect that they are basically to solve the problems of mileage, long car time, and safe driving, and only after the fashionable things such as automatic driving and large screens.
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