Every winter is said to be a "warm winter", but every winter cold wave also comes unexpectedly.
For new energy vehicle owners, especially users north of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, the cold winter will cause a relatively large obstacle to the use of vehicles. In an extremely cold and low temperature environment, not only is the battery life easily affected by the reduced battery activity, but the temperature comfort in the car is also unsatisfactory due to the slow heating of the air conditioner.
However, in this winter's extremely cold environment test, there are also new energy models that have brought quite satisfactory performance.
In the third-party authoritative evaluation organization, China Automotive Center, opened the Yakeshi extreme cold test, Dongfeng Honda's new generation CR-V e:PHEV showed the strength of a strong man. Especially in the midst of thermal management challenges, this plug-in hybrid SUV makes it possible to travel comfortably even in extreme cold.
How long does it take to go from cold winter to midsummer?
In the environment of --10 to -20, the air conditioning of many new energy vehicles will be "frozen". No matter how high the temperature is adjusted or how large the air volume is, it is difficult for the temperature in the car to rise quickly to a comfortable range.
In the winter, Dongfeng Honda CR-V e:PHEV subverts the traditional perception.
In thermal management tests, the initial temperature inside the vehicle is only -137. This temperature is comparable to the frozen area of the refrigerator at home; When the occupants sit in the car, the exhaled heat quickly frosts, almost as biting cold.
When the CR-V e:PHEV has completed the hot run, adjust the air conditioning temperature to the maximum, adjust the air volume to the maximum and use parallel air outlets. According to calculations, it only takes 2 minutes and 50 seconds for the car to turn the temperature from -137 rises to 26 to make the environment in the car warm as spring.
In addition, 30 minutes after the end of the test, the temperature inside the CR-V E:PHEV had risen to over 40. The performance of "Yakeshi outside the car and Sanya inside the car" shows the strong strength of Dongfeng Honda's strong electric intelligent hybrid technology.
In addition, although the interior of the car is well heated and the temperature is high, the driving energy consumption of the CR-V e:PHEV can be kept to a low point. According to the test of the China Automotive Center, in the extremely cold environment, the measured fuel consumption of the CR-V e:PHEV is only 5 per 100 kilometers in the feeding state01L, no more than 5% of the fuel consumption of the WLTC official standard feeder.
Based on such comfort and energy consumption, Dongfeng Honda CR-V e:PHEV can be said to have completely realized the freedom of use and air conditioning in extremely cold environments.
In the actual car use scenario, the CR-V can also be truly anxiety-free.
Many friends in the north, when driving out in winter, basically follow this process to operate:
If the temperature is too low, it is difficult for the vehicle to ignite, and even the battery will be fed, and it will still not be able to start.
After you finally start the car, you have to hit the throttle a few times to allow the engine to warm up faster. Finally, the water temperature and oil temperature rose a little, and then the air conditioner was turned on to let the vehicle continue to idle and heat up the car. And during this time, instead of just sitting in the cockpit and waiting for the car to warm up, you need to get out of the car and clean the windshield for snow and thin ice.
When everything is ready, it takes about ten minutes or so, and the temperature in the car is barely comfortable, so you can get in the car and leave.
However, if you're driving a C-V E:PHEV, chances are you don't have to be so troublesome.
Before going out in the morning, you only need to start the car and turn on the air conditioner to warm up the car through the mobile app in advance.
When you walk to the parking space, you will find that the vehicle has already been warmed up. And it only takes a few minutes for the temperature in the car to rise from minus a dozen degrees Celsius to more than twenty degrees Celsius, and you can even skip a down jacket in the car.
At the same time, as the temperature in the car has risen rapidly to more than 20 degrees Celsius, the residual heat in the cabin will also heat the windshield. This temperature is enough to soften the ice and snow on the glass, and it doesn't take too much time to get the vehicle ready and drive away.
In fact, from the perspective of technical principles, the reason why the CR-V E:PHEV can bring an efficient, convenient and comfortable experience in daily use scenarios is largely due to the advantages of Dongfeng Honda's new-generation intelligent electric strong hybrid technology.
When starting the vehicle in winter, compared with traditional fuel vehicles, the CR-V e:PHEV has enough power to start the engine, and there will be no problem that the engine will not catch fire for half a day or even consume the battery. Compared to BEVs, the CR-V e:PHEV can use the excess heat from the engine to heat up the interior of the car much faster than BEVs.
According to the measured fuel consumption of extreme cold, the advantage of **i-MMD hybrid technology is that no matter what kind of external environment, the economy of the vehicle has been ensured from the source.
These humanized designs bear witness to Honda's humanized thinking.
In fact, in the actual car use scenario of new energy vehicle consumers, the slow heating of air conditioners and the reduction of battery life in winter are only some of the problems.
For example, there are many new energy vehicles now, which like to use hidden door handles; This kind of door handle design is difficult to pop open after the winter "ice", which has a negative impact on the convenience of using the car.
In contrast, the design of the Dongfeng Honda CR-V is much more sophisticated.
All four doors are equipped with traditional mechanical door handles, which allow the doors to be opened smoothly and easily, even if the entire door is frozen in thin ice.
In addition, in the process of winter driving, due to the large difference in temperature and humidity between the inside and outside of the vehicle, the inside of the rear glass is easy to fog up when the car is hot, and it is necessary to defog frequently. At present, many new energy vehicles have adopted full touch operation, and the defogging button is integrated into the touch screen, which makes it difficult to carry out blind operation while driving.
As a plug-in hybrid SUV, the CR-V E:PHEV still adheres to the tradition, and the commonly used climate control buttons are designed as physical buttons and knobs. The windshield is fogged, and the driver does not need to look away at all, just reach out and operate. In this regard, the author wants to say that as a new energy plug-in hybrid SUV, the CR-V E:PHEV does not blindly pursue a sense of technology and simplicity, but retains the humanized operation logic with details, which is also more valuable in the current new energy market.
In fact, the humanized advantages of the CR-V e:PHEV are not limited to these details.
With the exception of the entry-level model, all models of the CR-V e:PHEV are equipped with heated front and rear seats. In the winter car scene, the cold leather seats can be quickly warmed up; Even the entry-level models that are not equipped with heated seats have relatively mild fabric seats that bring real comfort in the experience dimension.
Conclusion: In this winter, there are many new energy vehicles that have carried out extreme cold tests in winter, and there are also models that have achieved good results in energy consumption and performance. However, it is difficult to have a new energy vehicle that can not only achieve excellent "hard results" like Dongfeng Honda's new generation CR-V E:PHEV, but also show intimate care with excellent "soft power". It can be driven in winter, it is easy to drive in winter, comfortable in winter, and convenient in winter, and this is the core of what makes the CR-V e:PHEV stand out from the competition. If it rises to the brand level, I think Dongfeng Honda understands humanized design better, which is the core advantage of the product.