There is an invisible force pushing us forward. It is not a question of whether you think about it or not, but the general trend. Just like pure electric cars, many people don't want to buy them. If there are no relevant policies, they won't even be able to sweep away any dust. And the policy is formulated under the general trend of developing new energy sources, which makes the development of electric vehicles possible.
However, Dayan Fifty has escaped one of them. This one is a plug-in hybrid model. The new energy policy includes pure electric, plug-in hybrid, extended-range and hydrogen energy. When other energy driving methods are not yet mature, plug-in hybrids, which are closest to fuel vehicles, have become the "transitional" choice. The reason why it is called a transition is because the National Development and Reform Commission stated in the "Automotive Industry Investment Management Regulations (Draft for Comment)" that "Plug-in hybrid vehicles are fuel vehicle investment projects."
This also means The sooner you buy a plug-in hybrid car, the better, because the relevant policy subsidies for it have been reduced from 22,000 yuan in national subsidies in 2018 to 10,000 yuan in 2019, and there are no local subsidies. The amount of subsidy has dropped by nearly 20,000 yuan. Who doesn’t feel distressed? And the uncertain factor is that we don’t know when plug-in hybrids will be kicked out of the new energy ranks and no longer enjoy the green card bonus. This is the biggest loss for cities with limited licenses.
The sooner you buy a plug-in hybrid, the better. It seems that it is not too late now. Take Beijing’s new energy license as an example. Just waiting in line for the lottery will take 8 years. Who can guarantee the other In the next two years, cities will not be in a situation where new energy licenses are “hard to find”.
The driving method of a plug-in hybrid consists of an engine and an electric motor, and the energy supply of the electric motor is completed by the battery. The entire control system of the plug-in hybrid is definitely much more complicated than that of a pure fuel vehicle. Plug-in hybrids have many working conditions, including the working conditions of the battery motor alone; the working conditions of the engine and electric motor together; the working conditions of energy recovery control, etc., which are difficult to sort out in a few articles. It is not difficult to understand that such a complex system is a little more expensive than a fuel vehicle.
In the eyes of most people, a fuel vehicle is enough
Price is often what people are most concerned about, and the price of a plug-in hybrid is usually higher than the price of a "fuel vehicle license plate". If a fuel vehicle can already meet our daily driving needs, both in terms of power and fuel consumption, then why should we spend a lot of money to buy a plug-in hybrid model? This is the contradiction.
In fact, although the power of plug-in hybrids is stronger than that of fuel vehicles, this strong part is regarded as excess power in the eyes of many people and is dispensable. Moreover, the fuel consumption of plug-in hybrids is not the 1-2L/100km claimed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. After all, no one stops to recharge after using up the power. It is the norm for people to use plug-in hybrids without plugging in the electricity. In this way, the difference in fuel consumption between fuel vehicles and plug-in hybrid models is actually not big, maybe only within 1-2L, so buying a plug-in hybrid is not necessary and will not be worthwhile in the short term.
From the perspective of car companies, plug-in hybrid models are actually better able to cope with emission policies than pure fuel vehicles, and with the presence of batteries and motors, some of the shortcomings of fuel vehicles can be made up as much as possible. For example, there is insufficient burst of power at the rear speed, frustration when shifting gears at low speed, etc. Currently, models are also studying more efficient plug-in hybrid systems. I believe that the cost-effectiveness of plug-in hybrids will be higher in the future.
It’s just that the long-term solution cannot solve the immediate problem. For those who are about to buy a car, is it really impossible to buy a plug-in hybrid? Let’s do some calculations. Take the Corolla and Corolla Dual Engine E as examples. Both models have 1.8L engines. The entry price of the plug-in hybrid Corolla is 207,800, and the entry price of the gasoline-hybrid Corolla is 135,800. The price difference is 72,000 yuan. Since the plug-in hybrid Corolla has a discount of 33,000 yuan nationwide (the fuel version Corolla has no discount), the price difference is 39,000 yuan.
If you include purchase tax, insurance and other expenses, the plug-in hybrid still has an advantage, because it does not require purchase tax, so the price difference between the plug-in hybrid and the gasoline hybrid can be less than 30,000 yuan. If you add in the price of the fuel indicator in the auction, the price difference between a plug-in hybrid and a gasoline-hybrid Corolla is actually not that big.
So why are the sales of the plug-in hybrid Corolla not high? The biggest reason is that it is only a model specially supplied to China. The new Corolla is based on the TNGA architecture, and its technical level is higher than that of plug-in hybrids. When buying cars, Chinese people like the new and hate the old.
Except for the Corolla, other hybrid models come from the same platform as fuel vehicles, but the discounts are not big, and the price difference between the two is more than 50,000 yuan, so no matter how you calculate, plug-in Hybrid models are much more expensive than fuel models. Calculating only the 1-2L of fuel saved per 100 kilometers, it will really take decades to fill the gap.
As mentioned earlier, plug-in hybrid models are more friendly to car companies because it is easier for plug-in hybrid models to meet the points policy of car companies, so that they do not need to be fined by the state. In the final analysis, it is due to policy. Although you don’t want to buy a plug-in hybrid model, there will be more and more plug-in hybrid models in the future. This is the general trend.
The hybrid technologies of Toyota and Honda are relatively mature. Toyota is mainly based on the power split hybrid route with relatively high technical barriers, while Honda is based on the series-parallel hybrid with advantages in smoothness and fuel economy. Action is the main thing. Currently, Toyota has opened hybrid patents to the Chinese market and will have certain advantages in the Chinese market in the future.
Independent brands are flourishing, with various hybrid types. For example, the Roewe RX5? MAX plug-in hybrid mainly uses a 10-speed EDU gearbox, which is essentially a series-parallel hybrid system. To put it simply, there are two main sets of clutch modules for series and parallel output of oil and electricity.
However, what is more common on the market today is a single motor drive, with various combinations of P0-P4. Take WEY?VV7?PHEV as an example. It is mainly in P0 P4 mode, with a 2.0T engine in the front and a single motor in the rear. The future advancement path of several major car companies that currently focus on single motors lies in P2 hybrid, which is an integrated module of clutch and motor, which is more efficient and energy-saving. In other words, there is room for improvement in plug-in hybrids in the future. , maybe it will be more cost-effective to buy sex toys in the future.
Hybrid vehicles will become more and more common in the future, but it is not yet known whether their prices can be reduced. However, technology is progressing. Under the condition of no choice (the general trend), if it can bring Comes with more friendly fuel consumption, which is also excellent.
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.