Overseas giants warn of the maintenance cost of new energy vehicles!
R&D of new energy pure electric vehicles.
In recent years, under the promotion and guidance of various national policies, China's pure new energy electric vehicle industry has developed rapidly, and the market scale is also expanding.
Among them, BYD and BAIC have a strong development momentum, and their sales have more than doubled. There are also activists who are running around the clock to demand a complete ban on the sale of traditional fuel vehicles and replace them with fuel vehicles.
Not only in China, some automakers are also developing pure electric vehicles, which are becoming increasingly popular.
It is worth noting that although the domestic market for pure electric vehicles is booming, foreign competitors do not pay attention to it.
First of all, most countries in the world have relatively cheap oil prices and high per capita household incomes, so there is no need to increase savings.
However, there are still many problems that have not been completely solved, such as the autonomy of batteries at low temperatures, long charging cycles, etc., which hinder the popularization and use of pure electric vehicles abroad.
In recent years, some multinational car rental companies have replaced the BEVs they purchased two or three years ago with new energy models for operational reasons, further complicating the already difficult BEV market.
Hertz, an American leasing company, has announced the launch of a new leasing program.
Hertz Rent-A-Car issued a statement on January 17 revealing a global strategy to ** 20,000 new energy vehicles, including the Tesla brand, and use the funds to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles.
The reason for this decision is that the maintenance cost of electric vehicles has increased and the demand for electric vehicles has decreased in the car rental industry.
After careful analysis and interpretation of the above decision, some analysts and industry representatives noted that the decision could have a strong impact on the EV secondary market. In particular, some potential buyers of EVs will have to carefully reassess whether they should buy EVs in large quantities, as rising interest rates exacerbate their concerns.
As a result of this negative news, Tesla's stock price fell by 287%。
New energy vehicles are expensive to maintain.
According to the latest data from the China Association of Experts (CAAM), from January to September this year, China's new energy vehicle production and sales both achieved strong growth. Cumulative production 47170,000 units, sales of 45670,000 units, with an average annual growth of 120% and 110%, respectively.
At the same time, new energy-powered vehicles have also made progress, with a global share of 235%, up from 20% in 2025**.
Although China's market share of new energy vehicles is growing, there are still many problems. There is not only the problem of the battery, but also the cost of battery maintenance.
Some news reports some time ago made many consumers stunned, such as a 150,000 euro pure electric SUV, a minor traffic accident, actually had to pay nearly 20,000 yuan in maintenance costs; Another 280,000 euro pure electric SUV, its maintenance cost reached a staggering 200,000 euros, but these news also made us propose that the purchase of new energy vehicles can not be without economic pressure, and the final maintenance link is also a large expense. The last repair link is also a significant expense.
A research report published by the well-known research company We Predict believes that the current maintenance cost of electric bicycles is 16 to 23 times, while between 2016 and 2021, 19 million e-bikes will be repaired for free.
Xiao Wang (pseudonym), a senior engineer of automobiles, said that the maintenance cost of new energy vehicles is actually very high, which is mainly due to the fact that many new energy vehicle companies have not come out of the market losses, and many brand enterprises can meet their own profit requirements by increasing the price of accessories.
Secondly, the adoption of new processing methods such as integral casting will greatly reduce processing costs, but in future maintenance, it will appear"One person does things, one person does not do things"dilemma.
Even if it's a minor issue, maintenance costs can skyrocket if the lidar is damaged. As a result, many manufacturers are now trying to minimize this risk by installing lidar in their vehicles.
Are new energy vehicles expensive to maintain?
The main reason for the high cost of repairs is that the damaged parts themselves are expensive. Among them, lithium-ion batteries are the most expensive and difficult to maintain category of pure electric vehicles.
According to the 16th research report on the proportion of motor vehicle ownership released by the China Insurance Research Institute, the average proportion of new energy vehicles in China is 4885%。This also means that the price of new energy vehicles may be half that of a new car.
Advanced sensors such as lidar also tend to be higher for battery electric vehicles. In the case of the Xpeng P5, the main reason for the high repair cost is the failure of its lidar, which can cost up to 8,916 yuan for a single lidar. This is mainly due to the fact that these components require important patent protection and cannot save manufacturing costs through compatibility between components as is the case with conventional gasoline vehicles.
For example, Tesla and BYD, CATL, Sunwoda, SVOLT or EVE all have their own battery production processes, and if there is a problem, it must be solved by the relevant manufacturer, rather than buying from another manufacturer because of the lack of a component, as is the case with traditional gasoline vehicles.
What's more, when an electric vehicle's electrical equipment fails, the user or workshop cannot simply replace it.
In addition, the production processes employed by new car manufacturers can also lead to increased repair costs. For example, in the case of integrated die-casting and one-piece body, since the battery, chassis and even the whole vehicle are all one component, once there is serious damage, the entire component and battery must be replaced.
Of course, the most important thing is that the maintenance and repair of pure electric vehicles requires knowledge and experience, and work in this area is still lagging behind.
The car rental market, which is currently heavily reliant on fuel vehicles.
Sixt, a local car rental company in Germany, is also gradually reducing its rental quota for Tesla models due to the high wear and tear of Tesla models and high maintenance costs.
There are two reasons why they abandoned the Tesla brand: first, the car** fell too fast, far beyond their expectations; Second, the high maintenance costs associated with the use of cars put significant pressure on business operations.
Both rental companies say they don't see many of the benefits of electric vehicles as unrealizable. They point out that these cars have problems much more frequently than expected, and the corresponding maintenance costs are much higher than those of conventionally fueled vehicles. To make matters worse, Tesla, the leading car rental company in the United States, quickly reduced most of the vehicles in its fleet after launching a fierce ** offensive, but soon after cut prices again.
A report released by Hertz noted that the resale value of cars has dropped significantly due to the decline in ** and increased sales, and the total residual value is currently only one-third.
Large foreign car rental companies have abandoned Tesla due to high maintenance costs, declining car values, and weak sales of used cars.
While China** is making a big push for new energy vehicles, some well-known ride-hailing platforms, such as CAR and eHi, are still focusing their attention on BEVs, which account for 80% of the market share, while the market for e-bikes is very small.
According to the authors' research, even in large urban rental markets such as CAR Rental, it is difficult to find new energy vehicles. Even in the regions closest to the platform, only a handful of models such as the Nissan Elysee and the Tesla Model 3 are available for hire.
Conclusion. After a period of development, traditional fuel vehicles have a relatively complete after-sales service system, but it is undeniable that, in general, new energy vehicles, a strategic emerging industry with great development prospects, its after-sales service system is still in its infancy.
Vehicles powered by new energy sources are very different from those powered by traditional energy sources, making their maintenance a significant challenge.
In order to solve the current problem of high maintenance costs of new energy vehicles, we must formulate reasonable maintenance standards as soon as possible, strengthen transparent supervision, and reflect on the design and configuration of our own products, so as to better meet market demand and create more functional models.
In the process, we shouldn't look at the stubborn pursuit of luxurious hardware features as hype, or as a well-crafted creative strategy that just masks the weakness of the content.
Rather, the aim is to enable consumers to get the most out of all aspects of purchasing, using, and maintaining a vehicle, so that consumers can enjoy greater benefits in all aspects of purchasing, using, and maintaining a vehicle.