You may not believe it, but after 3 years of using the range extender, I turned to pure electric embrace.
In between, it is certainly unrealistic to say that you are not worried, that you are not worried about "charging problems" and "long-distance problems"...
But after I really started it, I found that many "concerns" were actually superfluous.
Based on this experience, I feel it is necessary to share "my experience" with you!
Because from the perspective of their own detours, many people often make mistakes about buying new energy vehicles...
Why?
It all started with my original intention for buying a car...
01 Why did you buy a range extender in the first place?
In fact, like many people, the decision to buy a range extender was entirely due to the needs of reality.
After all, at that time, I ran 20,000 kilometers a year, and the cost of fuel alone was more than 10,000 yuan - which was really unbearable.
In view of this, we are starting to seriously consider new energy vehicles.
After all, it is said that trams are cheap and convenient, especially in the city: the fuel savings alone are a lot of money.
But when I really went to pick a car, I found that things are not so simple - the type alone makes it difficult, plug-in hybrid, extended range, pure electric, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and which one to choose has become a new problem.
In the end, after all the total, I think the range extender is more in line with my needs.
Because it can be used for urban travel, it is quiet and saves money; If you run a long distance, you can refuel and continue to walk without delaying time.
What's more, at that time, the coverage rate of charging piles was far less than now...
Considering these circumstances, it is more appropriate to look at it as a range-extender car.
In addition, my friend also reminded me on the side:
Emphasizing that the battery life of electric cars is limited, and other models may not be insured, it is better to buy extended range.
After all, after a few years, the battery is seriously decayed, and it is not impossible to see it when the pure oil car comes to see!
I was already impressed, and I also had the assistance of my friends, so I chose a range extender car at the beginning.
But looking back now, those ideas were a bit naïve.
In practice, many places are not far from what I expected...
02 Why did you switch to pure electricity?
Range extender vehicles are indeed very good, especially when transitioning from fuel vehicles to new energy vehicles, range extender vehicles are undoubtedly a very safe choice.
However, behind this kind of good, you may not have found that "the most charged is the extended range car owner"!
Take myself as an example, it is the owner of the extended range car who loves charging, and there was no home charging pile at that time, so it was basically charged once every three days - more frequently in winter.
It may sound puzzling, but with gasoline, why do we still like to recharge?
In fact, the answer is not complicated, that is, the cost difference between the two is really too obvious:
For example, when using oil, it costs 80 yuan for 100 kilometers; When using electricity, it only costs 25 yuan for 100 kilometers - can you stand it?
In addition, when the range extender is activated, the driving experience is not as comfortable as when it is purely electric...
As soon as these two elements are combined, they don't like to use oil even more!
This is really not an excuse for myself, because when I was charging in Wushenqi before, I met an ideal L9 owner to queue up.
At that time, I had just charged it, and I went over to remind him that the charging pile here is very slow, and it is better not to charge it.
But he still insisted and waited in line for almost 1 hour before rushing to the power.
From an outsider's point of view, this is really puzzling:
Because an ideal L9 costs about 400,000 yuan, for more than 30 degrees of electricity, you can actually wait in line for 1 hour, and then charge for 1 hour.
He didn't miss this money, why did he toss himself?
But the reality is so amazing, most of the car owners who buy the extended range are often in this state - I don't want to use gas much - so do I!
Therefore, if you go to the highway to take a look, you will often find that there are very few pure electric vehicles that are charged, and the most are plug-in hybrid and extended range vehicles.
Considering this situation, I changed to pure electric!
03 The real feeling of pure electricity
Of course, the pure electric model that is changed is definitely not an entry-level model, but a 100-degree large battery car.
After the change, it really feels a lot easier.
Because it is opened in urban areas, it can basically be charged only once in 1-2 weeks, and the cost is very low.
How low? Each kilowatt-hour of electricity is about 7 cents, and it costs almost 10.5 yuan for 100 kilometers.
Because the charging frequency has become lower, the mood is much better.
Because when I used to use the extended range, it was really unpleasant to have no home charge - pure electric cars with large batteries did not feel this way at all.
As for battery life anxiety, I haven't really come across it:
Because it's no problem to run 500 kilometers at high speed in spring and autumn, and at least more than 400 in winter...
In addition, charging piles are also very popular now, so it is very convenient to charge a battery.
Sometimes I happen to see the supercharging pile, and when I go to the toilet, I charge more than 300 battery life, which is really convenient.
Strictly speaking, 99.99% of the time, there is basically no problem.
For example, the Jingxin line, take 318 to Tibet, these are all right, because they are very mature.
Of course, if you want to take the G219 Xinzang line, it is very extreme: it is estimated that you have to have a home charging line and find local villagers to replenish energy.
But these situations, it is safe to say, are untouchable to the vast majority of people.
Moreover, the infrastructure is being built really quickly, which I experienced last year, and maybe this year will be different.
Of course, many people will mention the problem of queuing on holidays.
In fact, when I bought a pure electric car, I found that it is rare to replenish energy at high speed, because you have enough battery life and fast charging.
Instead of charging 1.8 yuan of electricity on the highway, it is better to get off the entire supercharging pile at the high-speed - it is cheaper and more time-saving.
After all, there is no way to extend the range/hybrid, but you have a lot of pure electric range, and the charging efficiency is very high, so it is very flexible.
In general, if the budget is sufficient, pure electric vehicles with large batteries are now very fragrant, and there is no need to extend the range at all.
Unless you're really on the highway every day, running 1,000 kilometers at every turn, and you're in a hurry.
Otherwise, the advice to everyone is to buy pure electricity in one step!
Author: Yushu