With the arrival of the Spring Festival, many places in China ushered in a rare cold wave, blizzards, and highways became the hardest hit areas of traffic jams. Under the test of this natural disaster, new energy vehicle owners have found that their vehicles face many difficulties in extreme weather conditions. This article will provide an in-depth analysis of the problems encountered by new energy vehicles during the Spring Festival, focusing on the challenges of endurance and charging infrastructure, and at the same time triggering thinking about the future development direction of new energy vehicles.
1. The dilemma of traffic jams in the Spring Festival under the influence of the cold wave.
This year's Spring Festival, the northern region of our country suffered a rare heavy snow and cold wave, and there were 210 closed sections on the expressway, including 91 expressways, 7 ordinary national highways, and 20 ordinary provincial roads, with a cumulative mileage of 13,831 kilometers. The snowstorm has led to a large number of vehicles stranded, and new energy vehicle owners have become the most troubled group of them.
In Hunan's Xuguang Expressway, as well as in Hubei and Henan, new energy vehicle owners are facing particularly serious congestion. Some car owners said that they could only drive 20 kilometers after driving on the highway for 10 hours. Some people even had to spend the night in the car, and in the face of bad weather, their roof was covered with snow, and the problem of electric vehicle range became more and more prominent.
This snow disaster once again exposed the shortcomings of new energy vehicles in cold environments. Even after driving nearly seventy or eighty kilometers, nearly 60% of the electricity was consumed, making the already long traffic jam process even more painful. This has made car owners question the practicality of new energy vehicles.
Second, the battery life of new energy vehicles and the test of cold weather.
The fuel consumption of petrol cars is only a few tenths of a litre per hour when they are idling, while the heating of the trams is all battery-powered. The capacity of the battery will decrease at low temperatures, and if you turn on the heating for a long time, I am afraid that it will run out of power before it is unsealed. This is especially evident during high-speed detention periods.
Some car owners even set up firewood on the highway to keep warm. However, this also exacerbates the consumption of electric energy, making new energy vehicle owners fall into a more embarrassing situation in bad weather. Charging stations have also become another problem, with long queues and short supply, making new energy vehicle owners feel extremely anxious in the process of waiting.
In Hubei, Hunan and other places, the emergence of freezing rain has added a lot of problems to car owners. While the snow is falling, the possibility of new energy vehicles being towed away is increasing. A 4S shop practitioner revealed that in the freezing rain, new energy vehicles were dragged one after another, and even some car owners reported that the insurance company no longer sold commercial insurance to them, and could only buy compulsory traffic insurance. This makes the economic burden of new energy vehicle owners even heavier.
3. Charging stations queue up and dispute with car owners.
Due to the reduced endurance of new energy vehicles in bad weather, car owners found that there was a long queue at the charging station when they arrived at the charging station in the service area. Many car owners had to get out of the car to chat, complaining that the queue was even longer than the distance to drive. This situation has sparked disputes between some car owners, and even evolved into a battle for charging.
Some car owners reported that in order to charge and leave as soon as possible, there was a fierce dispute with the owner of the hybrid vehicle. This has once again sparked a debate about hybrid and electric vehicle owners competing for charging piles. More than half of the car owners said that they did not approve of plug-in hybrid range extension to grab pure electric charging piles, making charging stations the focus of new energy vehicle owners.
4. Thoughts on the future development of new energy vehicles.
In the face of this cold wave during the Spring Festival, new energy vehicle owners have expressed concerns about battery life and charging infrastructure. This also makes people think about the future development direction of new energy vehicles. From the rumors in the industry that new energy vehicles will be eliminated within five years, to today's high-speed traffic jams, the tram circle is unusually quiet, which makes people's confidence in new energy vehicles have been impacted to a certain extent.
NEV companies need to review the performance of their products in extreme weather conditions. The Spring Festival transportation army is huge, and there are many new energy vehicle owners affected. Such an experience may give consumers a deeper understanding of their own car buying needs and pain points, which will affect their choice of new energy vehicles.
Conclusion: New energy vehicles faced many tests from the cold wave during the Spring Festival. The lack of battery life, imperfect charging infrastructure, and performance problems in extreme weather conditions have greatly reduced the travel experience of new energy vehicle owners. In the future, NEV companies need to increase their efforts to improve product performance and charging infrastructure to cope with the challenges of extreme weather conditions and ensure the reliability and practicality of NEVs. List of high-quality authors