In the past few years, there has been a wave of new energy boom in the market, and many fuel car owners have abandoned traditional fuel vehicles to buy hybrid or extended range vehicles. I always thought that changing to the most advanced model could reduce travel costs, contribute to energy conservation and emission reduction, greatly reduce my travel costs, and solve the battery life problem that everyone has been criticizing.
The result is unsatisfactory, frequent thunderstorms, and now there are too many car owners who shout: "regret"! Could it be that what the old driver said came true?
The drivers who entered the pit were reluctant to spend money on burning oil
Before every increase in oil prices have made some workers feel painful, really can afford to drive, can not afford to refuel, and then with the rise of the concept of new energy, especially new energy vehicles, the main low-carbon environmental protection, save money, so that many drivers and friends are excited, have changed the oil car to new energy vehicles, but considering the problem of battery life, we have serious anxiety about battery life.
The emergence of hybrid or extended range vehicles has made these people who want to change electric cars find a savior, which can not only help everyone solve the anxiety of battery life, but also achieve the purpose of low-cost travel. The ideal is good, but the reality is cruel.
There is almost no problem with running a tram in the city, but once you run a long distance away from the city, it will not be long before there will be a power emergency.
The actual situation is that the travel time is tight, the task is heavy, it is not realistic to waste a few hours to fully charge the car, at this time the second system will be started, replaced by the mode of burning oil, the cost of travel will come up all of a sudden, from a few cents to a few dollars, many friends who are used to driving trams may not be very suitable at first, unwilling to spend money and refuel, serious ambivalence.
Therefore, after a long time, many car owners either guide to oil cars, there is no range anxiety, or guide to pure electric models, focusing on an economical model, this feeling of being sandwiched in the middle is really uncomfortable, after all, it cost a lot to buy this model.
Hybrid range extenders have high maintenance costs
Compared with electric cars, hybrid range extenders have the advantage of ultra-long range, more convenient travel, and no so-called range anxiety, but with it comes high repair and maintenance costs. Hybrid range extenders have both electric and fuel systems, and the internal system structure is extremely complex, and once there is a problem, it is difficult for non-professionals to repair it or even do not know how to repair it.
There are very few maintenance personnel who know how to use the two systems, once there is any problem with the car, not only the maintenance cost is high, but if it is running at high speed outside, it is not easy to find a place for maintenance, which is very delayed. In addition, the battery usage rate of hybrid range extenders is higher, and if the battery of ordinary electric vehicles is cycled 200 times a year, then the battery utilization rate of hybrid range extenders is at least 1,000 times or more.
The high frequency of recycling rate represents a high failure rate, after three or four years, the battery life will be greatly reduced, whether it is the cost of maintenance or replacement is higher than that of the tram or the oil car, it is also a big economic pressure for the owner, so many novice drivers began to regret it, it is better to buy a tram or a fuel car, this feeling is very uncomfortable.
Hybrid range extender vehicles are hidden dangers in terms of stability and safety
We drive on the road, stability and safety are the most concerned by everyone, even if the cost of travel is too low, there is no safety we dare not choose rashly. Hybrid range extender vehicles have been trying to integrate the electric system and fuel system, but there are some problems in the specific run-in that cannot be overcome by current technology.
Although there is no problem with normal driving, once there is a problem, it is a big deal, and some companies in order to control the cost of the entire model, but also to meet everyone's demand for two sets of systems, will inevitably work on other parts of the body, reduce the quality of parts in order to achieve the purpose of cost control, which is incomparable with pure electric car models.
In terms of stability, it can not compete with traditional fuel vehicles, and the run-in and cooperation between the two systems and parts is not very perfect, and sometimes small problems are more common, and frequent visits to the repair shop make many drivers even more miserable.
Conclusion
The changes of the times, the update of technology, new energy vehicles in the use of cost and environmental protection is indeed slightly better, but the shortcomings are also very obvious, and the hybrid range extender car upgraded again although it solves the problem of battery life, but the increase in maintenance and repair costs and some potential safety hazards in use, the lack of stability makes some drivers and friends have a hard time, very regretful.
It is not that what the old driver said has come true, but the problems pointed out through the test of the market, we can only look forward to the further improvement of technology, reduce maintenance costs, and solve various thorny problems faced by drivers and friends.