Recently, Xiaopeng Motors officially released its new self-developed S4 ultra-fast charging pile. It is understood that the ultra-fast charging pile is independently developed by Xiaopeng Motors and can achieve a maximum output power of 480kW, and the maximum output current of a single pile can also reach 670A. These two values are currently the highest in the industry. The first model to use this ultra-fast charging pile is Xiaopeng's upcoming Xpeng G9. After using this charging pile , the G9 can be charged for 5 minutes and the battery life can be increased by 200km. Therefore, the above information can be said to be shocking in the industry.

In addition, He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xiaopeng Motors, also said at the meeting that Xiaopeng Motors will accelerate the popularization of ultra-fast charging technology and let the advantages of ultra-fast charging drive market changes. At this press conference, we focused on two pieces of information, one is the elimination of fuel vehicles, and the other is the elimination of hybrid vehicles.

01 Eliminate fuel vehicles

"Retirement of fuel vehicles" is a thing that may make many consumers disdain, but at the moment, this is indeed an indisputable fact. For this statement, we mainly expand it from two perspectives:

First of all, from the perspective of national strategic layout, new energy is occupying an increasingly important position. In layman's terms, the country's vigorous development of new energy is to prevent energy and industrial development from being "stuck", and with the increasing penetration rate of new energy vehicles in China, today's new energy market penetration rate has also increased from 4.3 in 2018. % rose to 22.7% in the first half of this year.

Therefore, at this stage, the importance of crude oil is gradually declining. In the long run, if the penetration rate of charging piles can be equal to or even surpass that of gas stations, then capital will naturally not import a large amount of crude oil under such circumstances, naturally to join the construction of charging stations.

From the perspective of consumers, our focus must be on the cost of using a car. Even if the oil price is as low as 5 yuan per liter and the fuel consumption is as low as 4 or 5L per 100 kilometers, it is still "a surplus of energy but not enough" compared to electricity bills. ". For this reason, if the two problems of battery life anxiety and energy replenishment anxiety can be solved, it will inevitably have a big impact on the fuel vehicle market.

So we can see the ambition of Xiaopeng Motors. The ultra-fast charging station announced this time is just to solve the anxiety of energy replenishment. A simple charge of 5 minutes and a battery life of 200km covers the main information that Xiaopeng wants to announce, so this aspect of the energy replenishment system If it can be solved, then the problem of battery life will no longer be a problem, and it may be inevitable to replace fuel vehicles.

02 Eliminate hybrid vehicles

"Hybrid vehicles are eliminated", to be honest, this point needs to be considered. After all, at this stage, hybrid vehicles can effectively solve the two problems of battery life anxiety and energy replenishment anxiety, and can also enjoy the same treatment as new energy pure electric vehicles. Therefore, for most consumers, hybrid vehicles are indeed the best choice at present if they can satisfy urban commuting and occasional long distances.

However, compared with pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles are not perfect. On the one hand, the hybrid model has an extra engine , so the maintenance cost will naturally be higher, and it also needs to be refueled, so this also increases a certain cost; on the other hand, the pure electric battery life of the hybrid model is average. They are all between 50km and 200km, but the actual battery life will also be discounted, and the time cost of frequent charging should not be underestimated.

On the whole, the biggest advantages of hybrid models compared to pure electric models are mainly the anxiety of battery life and energy supplementation, but if these two points can be solved, it is not impossible for pure electric models to eliminate hybrid models; in addition, He Xiaopeng also mentioned at the meeting. As long as pure electric models can have the three elements of ultra-fast charging, high battery life and self-operated charging stations, then there is great hope to eliminate hybrid models and rewrite the market pattern.

Therefore, the next key point is, can Xiaopeng S4 ultra-fast charging pile drive market changes? At this press conference, Xiaopeng also officially announced that 1,000 self-operated charging stations have been launched, including 799 self-operated supercharger stations and 201 self-operated destination stations. Looking at this data alone, it is indeed difficult to eliminate hybrid vehicles, but if the popularity of high-power charging piles and supercharging stations is getting higher and higher, such as 2,000, 3,000 or even 10,000 seats, then the market pattern at that time will be different. What is the scene like?

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In general, the ultra-fast charging pile released by Xiaopeng Motors this time does have good development prospects, and the problems criticized by consumers are gradually being solved. Therefore, it is possible for pure electric models to eliminate fuel vehicles and hybrid vehicles. Still quite high. Of course, the premise in this regard is to increase the penetration rate and improve the security. After all, anyone can speak loudly, and actions represent everything.