Approaching the peak of the long-distance return home during the Spring Festival, the low-temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather hit again, covering most of the country.
Although the weather forecast has made the country** and people across the country tense their nerves and prepare for bad weather. However, Blizzard has exceeded our expectations. The flight is stranded, the high-speed rail is delayed and suspended, these are just the most painful, the most painful is the car owners who return home in advance and are trapped on the highway.
The highway is covered with snow and ice, and Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia and other rain and snow "hard-hit areas" have successively closed some road sections and some toll stations. Hubei, in particular, is said to have reached the strongest cold weather since 2009.
There are many people who have been blocked for more than ten hours on the Hubei section of the expressway: the 100-kilometer expressway has been walking for more than 30 hours; Thousands of vehicles were trapped at high speeds overnight and traveled less than 2 kilometers, "not moving for 7 hours"; Some people got out of the car and picked up firewood on the side of the road to keep warm; Someone made a call for 100 yuan to buy boiling water on the Internet......
Fortunately, there are enthusiastic villagers near the highway who bring hot water and instant noodles to the car owners, and they feel everyone's enthusiasm even in the ice and snow.
Interestingly, in the past, the debate between the pros and cons of petrol trucks and trams was always discussed at such major congestion sites, but this time it seems that everyone has died down. The reason is that both petrol and tram vehicles have their own advantages in the face of congestion caused by severe cold weather. The battle between oil and electricity is nothing more than 50 steps and 100 steps of laughter.
From the perspective of car use, the biggest difference between trams and oil cars is nothing more than the form of power, because the difference in power form brings about a different experience of using a car. For example, compared with oil vehicles, the acceleration and power of trams are better, and the cost of electricity is lower, but the problem of battery life and charging has not been fundamentally solved. Although the oil car is not as good as the tram in terms of power and quietness, and the cost of fuel is higher, it is better in terms of adaptability and no restrictions on battery life, road conditions and so on.
For example, when there was a high-speed and long-distance traffic jam during the May Day and National Day holidays, the owner of the tram would often blow the air conditioner comfortably in the car, and use the external discharge function of the tram to boil water and cook on the highway, to mock the owner of the oil car for being reluctant to burn oil and turn on the air conditioner, and could only be bored and trapped in the car; Owners of gasoline trucks will take all kinds of trams to lie down at high speed, and owners will line up to charge to fight back. In winter, most of the trams take the form of rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, which is considered to be safer than front-wheel drive gasoline vehicles when driving in ice and snow. The petrol trucks, on the other hand, will laugh at the frozen hidden door handles and the amount of electricity that falls down.
However, in the current extremely cold weather, staying on the highway for a long time is actually a great test for both oil and tram vehicles.
The power battery of the tram will decline under the severe cold, and the endurance will be greatly reduced, even if the air conditioner is turned on for heating, it is more energy-saving, in the case of long-term congestion and low temperature, the power loss speed will become faster, and the owner does not dare to turn on the air conditioner for a long time. Needless to say, it costs fuel to turn on the air conditioner, and it also costs fuel to drive a few kilometers of idle driving for a few hours.
In the face of the forces of nature, oil trucks and trams have become sympathetic brothers in distress.
In fact, is the battle between oil and electricity really that important? It is nothing more than a kind of consumption guidance under market competition. After several years of competition and speculation, I believe that the vast majority of people should be able to see the advantages and disadvantages of oil and electricity.
Trams are the trend of future development, but there are still irreplaceable advantages of gasoline vehicles. Between oil and electricity, at least for now, it is far from a competitive situation with you and without me, but a new balance will be formed after this elimination and growth, and then coexist for a long time.
At this stage, regardless of factors such as intelligent functions and comfort in the car, trams are more suitable for planned and regular daily travel and short- and medium-distance travel, while oil vehicles are more suitable for long-distance driving and sudden travel, and are not limited by time and road conditions. Trams are more convenient in the south because there are more charging piles and there are fewer extreme weather; And the oil truck will obviously be more suitable in the cold regions of the north and the vast and uninhabited areas in the west.
If conditions permit, it is ideal for families to have a petrol car and a tram to meet the needs of different scenarios. If the conditions are limited, we can also make a choice according to our actual situation and needs.
Therefore, there is no need for a debate about petrol trucks and trams. On the snow-covered highway, it may be more meaningful to see the handshake and support of a petrol truck owner and a tram owner.
The dispute between oil and electricity, it's time to "reconcile".
Text: Youshi Automobile, Old Cannon).
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