The same is burning oil, why is the extended range a new energy vehicle？ Is it sophistry？

In our consistent impression, the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to new energy vehicles is pure electric vehicles, but now there are still great shortcomings in charging time and construction of charging piles for pure electric vehicles. So plug-in hybrid and extended-range cars have become one of the other options. Plug-in hybrid is easy to understand, that is, it can be driven by pure electric vehicle or engine.

However, the pure electric mileage of most plug-in hybrid vehicles on the market is only about 50km, and the price is much more expensive than that of the fuel version of the same model. When the engine is used in the disadvantage state, the fuel consumption is even higher than that of the fuel version, which is also the reason why plug-in hybrid vehicles are tepid in China.

At this time, many consumers have a question. Since the cruising range of pure electric vehicles is not enough, the charging time is long, and the cost performance of plug-in hybrid vehicles is too low, why can’t new energy vehicles run and charge like some electric vehicles on the market? At this time, the extended-range car appeared.

When it comes to extended-range cars, its representative model is Li ONE, and LI is relatively successful among many new car-making forces. Li ONE, its only mass-produced model, has a good market performance this year. In October, the sales volume of Li ONE reached 3,438 vehicles, ranking first in the sales volume of new energy SUVs, while in January-October this year, the cumulative insured volume of Li ONE reached 22,160 vehicles, setting a record.

Li ONE is equipped with a large-capacity battery+high-power motor+high-power range extender. When the electricity in Li ONE drops to the critical value set by the system, the high-power range extender in the car will start, consume fuel to generate electricity, and then give priority to providing electricity for the motor of the car, so that the cruising range of a car can be extended. To put it bluntly, a new energy car can be charged while running, which makes Li ONE have the same worry-free battery life as a fuel car. Just find a gas station when there is no electricity.

Strictly speaking, an extended-range vehicle still needs fuel, just like a fuel vehicle. The difference is that a fuel vehicle converts chemical energy into mechanical energy, while an extended-range vehicle converts chemical energy into electrical energy. So is an extended-range vehicle a new energy vehicle? Can you enjoy the state subsidies for new energy vehicles?

In fact, in the national subsidy policy for new energy vehicles, the subsidy standard for extended-range electric vehicles is the same as that for corresponding plug-in hybrid vehicles. That is to say, as long as they meet the relevant technical requirements of national new energy vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles belong to new energy vehicles and can enjoy the corresponding treatment of new energy vehicles, such as state subsidies and exemption from purchase tax. It’s just that the subsidy is not as big as that of pure electric vehicles, and it enjoys the same subsidy as plug-in hybrid vehicles.

However, in some areas, extended-range cars can’t get subsidies, such as Beijing. According to Beijing’s subsidy policy for new energy vehicles, only pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles can enjoy local subsidies in Beijing, so it is very certain that extended-range electric vehicles will not receive any local subsidies in Beijing. That is to say, in Beijing, the treatment of extended-range electric vehicles is actually the same as that of fuel vehicles, with neither road rights nor subsidies. However, because extended-range electric vehicles still belong to the category of national new energy vehicles, they can apply for new energy green cards.

Write at the end:

At the moment when the technology of pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is not very mature, the arrival of extended-range vehicles has solved the needs of many users. After all, they can get a green license, and they are subsidized in most cities, and they have no anxiety about cruising range. They obviously burn oil, but they have a driving experience like pure electric vehicles. The classification of extended-range vehicles into new energy vehicles is actually encouraging the all-round development of new energy vehicles.