Classification and various characteristics of new energy vehicles
At present, the mainstream new energy vehicles on the market can be classified into four types: pure electric new energy vehicles, plug-in hybrid new energy vehicles, extended-range hybrid new energy vehicles, and hydrogen energy vehicles.
1. Pure electric new energy vehicles
A pure electric vehicle is a new energy vehicle that uses a single electric energy. It mainly supplements the power battery with electric energy through the charging interface. The battery then provides electric energy to the electric motor to drive the motor to run, thereby driving the vehicle. Representative models include BYD's pure electric series, NIO ES8, Wuling Hongguang MINI EV, etc.
At present, pure electric vehicles are one of the new energy models with the highest market share. They have extremely low vehicle costs and better power performance than other models of the same class. However, limited by battery technology, the biggest pain point of pure electric vehicles is battery life anxiety. , only suitable for driving in urban areas, not suitable for long-distance running.
2. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
A plug-in hybrid vehicle is a new energy vehicle that can be plugged in for charging or refueling. It adds a three-electric system on the basis of traditional fuel vehicles, and upgrades components such as the engine and gearbox. The transformation allows it to achieve better fuel economy performance, and the representative models include BYD's DM-i series.
Usually plug-in hybrid vehicles can achieve pure electric driving, hybrid driving, engine direct drive and other driving modes, which not only solves everyone's anxiety about the battery life of pure electric vehicles, but also complies with everyone's pursuit of low fuel consumption, but this type of vehicle The car's driving experience is still relatively dependent on battery power, and it is still necessary to maintain good charging habits in the process of daily car use.
3. Extended-program hybrid new energy vehicles
The extended-range hybrid vehicle is actually a pure electric vehicle with its own generator. The vehicle's engine will only generate electricity for the power battery or motor, and will not participate in the direct drive of the vehicle, so the driving experience of this type of new energy vehicle is closer to the pure electric vehicle. tram.
Its advantages and disadvantages are actually similar to plug-in hybrid vehicles. When the battery is dead, the vehicle will experience reduced power performance and increased fuel consumption. If you want to have a good car experience, you still have to charge it frequently. Jie M5, Ideal ONE, Lantu FREE, etc.
4. Hydrogen energy vehicles
Hydrogen energy vehicles can be divided into hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The former obtains power by burning hydrogen, and the latter generates electricity through the chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen to drive the vehicle. It is clean and environmentally friendly, and has high combustion efficiency. Advantages such as large energy reserves.
Although hydrogen energy is recognized as the most promising clean energy in the 21st century, due to the constraints of various factors at this stage, hydrogen energy vehicles in my country are mainly concentrated in the field of commercial vehicles, and it is difficult to promote and develop on a large scale.
The above is about the classification and various characteristics of mainstream new energy vehicles. In addition to the above four, new energy vehicles also include methanol vehicles, solar vehicles, flywheel energy storage vehicles, etc. However, at this stage, these new energy vehicles have encountered development bottlenecks. It does not conform to the development trend of my country, so the current domestic new energy vehicles are still mainly pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and extended-range hybrid vehicles.