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"Has the extended-range test vehicle been made? What is its actual performance?" Wang Yi asked further.

Zou Zefeng, vice president of Xingyi Automobile, replied: "Chairman, the extended-range test vehicle has also been produced, but the specific parameters are still being tested. At present, our energy is mainly focused on the testing of the pure electric version, and we plan to launch the pure electric version first next year..."

"No, your idea is wrong." Wang Yi waved his hand:

"Currently, battery technology is not advanced enough, the cost is high, the range is short, and the cost of pure electric vehicles is too high. Extended range is the solution, and it is also the only way to solve the problem of short range and high cost of new energy vehicles."

Currently, new energy vehicles are mainly divided into three directions: pure electric, extended-range, and hybrid.

Pure electric, as the name suggests, relies on batteries. The size of the battery directly determines the battery life, so an extra-large battery is required to ensure sufficient battery life.

But batteries are too expensive these days, resulting in extremely high prices for pure electric vehicles and poor battery life.

Generally speaking, the NEDC range of a pure electric vehicle should be at least 400 to 500 kilometers.

Taking the attenuation into account, the actual range is only 80% to 90% off, which is still about 300 to 400 kilometers.

After a significant attenuation in winter, the battery life can still reach 200 to 300 kilometers.

This level of comfort will not leave people stranded on the road at any time, and can basically meet daily use.

For users who often travel long distances, the NEDC range needs to reach 600 kilometers, 700 kilometers, or even higher.

But batteries are too expensive these days!

The current NEDC battery with a range of 400 kilometers is much more expensive than the battery with a range of 800 kilometers ten years later. The cost is too high, resulting in pure electric vehicles being too expensive and difficult to popularize.

That is why a Tesla model S with a range of 300 kilometers costs more than 600,000 yuan, and this range is not enough at all.

The version with a range of 500 kilometers costs more than 900,000 yuan, which most people cannot afford.

It can be said that pure electric vehicles these days are only suitable for commuting within the city and for users who have charging stations at home.

With a pure electric range of 300 kilometers, charging twice a week is enough for daily commuting, and the price is not too high to be unacceptable. But it is not enough for medium and long distance travel.

Therefore, Wang Yi directly put pure electric vehicles in a supporting role, with a range of about 300 kilometers, mainly for daily commuting in the city.

As for the 500-kilometer pure electric range, the cost is high, the selling price is low, and the sales volume is very low.

On the contrary, extended-range vehicles and hybrid vehicles are the way out.

Both types have batteries and engines.

When there is electricity, it can be driven directly by electricity. When there is no electricity, it can also burn oil, thereby greatly improving the overall cruising range, even far exceeding that of fuel vehicles.

Even long-distance driving is not a problem. You can find a gas station and fill up a tank of gas, and then you can drive another 700 to 800 kilometers, without having to worry about the endurance.

But there are also big differences between these two new energy sources.

The most important thing is the mechanical structure and drive method.

The internal combustion engine of a range-extended vehicle is not a traditional engine and cannot directly drive the wheels. It is essentially just a pure generator!

Oil is used to generate electricity, which is then used by the motor to drive the wheels.

Extended-range vehicles are essentially only electrically driven, similar to pure electric vehicles, and are mainly powered by electricity. They do not have the direct drive of a gasoline vehicle, nor do they have a gearbox or clutch.

Just a generator + drive motor, no gearbox, and a simple mechanical structure.

The internal combustion engine of a hybrid car is an engine + generator that directly drives the rear wheels.

It can not only generate electricity and drive with electricity, but also directly burn oil to drive the wheels like a gasoline car when high power is needed, and it can also be driven by oil and electricity.

Therefore, hybrid vehicles have three drive systems: pure electric drive, pure oil direct drive, and oil-electric hybrid drive.

As a result, hybrid vehicles need to achieve multi-power coupling, gearbox integration, and a more complex structure, making research and development more difficult.

If he wants to make a hybrid car, Wang Yi will not only have to develop the generator, but also the fuel engine.

It is necessary not only to achieve high-efficiency pure electric drive, but also high-efficiency pure oil direct drive and high-efficiency oil-electric hybrid.

This is much more difficult.

Only those traditional automobile giants who have already mastered traditional fuel engine technology can quickly make excellent hybrid engines.

But it is more difficult for emerging new energy vehicle companies, as traditional engine technology alone is an extremely high threshold.

After all, one of the original intentions of developing new energy in China is that the fuel engine technology is relatively backward, and the gearbox technology is also backward, making it difficult to catch up, so we have to change the track.

When it comes to range extension, there is no need to worry about the fuel engine or the gearbox. It is enough to directly develop a generator.

Wang Yi continued: "Next, we will continue testing the pure electric version, and we will go all out in testing the extended-range version. Next year, we will release the extended-range version first, and as for the pure electric version, we will release it together when the time comes."

"Yes!" Zou Zefeng suddenly realized.

According to Wang Yi, the extended-range version is the main force and may account for 80% of sales.

The pure electric version only accounts for 20%.

The reason is that the pure electric version is too expensive and there is also an anxiety about battery life.

The simplest one is the hybrid version. These days a small battery with a pure electric range of 150km or 200km is enough and the cost is low.

However, the pure electric version’s range of 300 kilometers is not enough, and the large battery with a range of 400 kilometers is also insufficient. It would be reliable to achieve a pure electric range of 500 kilometers.

Ten years later, the cost of a battery with a pure electric range of 500 kilometers will not be high, but at present, the cost of a battery with a pure electric range of kilometers is very high, and a battery with a pure electric range of kilometers is even more expensive!

If the car really wants to achieve a pure electric range of 500 kilometers, it is simply unrealistic for the Xingyi car to start at 40 yuan.

Tesla's car with a range of 500 kilometers sells for million yuan, and Xingyi Technology's car also sells for to yuan.

As a result, sales were dismal.

A small battery with a range of 150 to 200 kilometers + extended range is still the best solution at the moment.

The outstanding features are extended fuel tank range, low cost, low overall fuel consumption and long endurance!

挂上一个56L的邮箱，再加上纯电续航150-250公里，综合续航直奔1300-1400公里！

It is much more powerful than gasoline cars and has no worries about battery life.

"How do you match the extended-range version?" Wang Yi asked.

"Chairman, the Xingyi S5 extended-range sedan, the standard version is equipped with a 30kWh self-developed blade battery. The preliminary test of pure electric range can reach more than 150 kilometers. With further optimization, the pure electric range is expected to reach 180 kilometers. There is also a 30L fuel tank. The preliminary test of the comprehensive range of full fuel and full charge is about 700 kilometers. With further optimization, it is expected to reach 800 kilometers."

"The flagship version is equipped with a 40kWh self-developed blade battery. The preliminary test shows that the pure electric range can reach more than 200 kilometers. With further optimization, the pure electric range is expected to reach 250 kilometers. The same 30L fuel tank, full of fuel and full charge comprehensive range preliminary test is about 800 kilometers, and with further optimization, it is expected to reach 900 kilometers."

"The configuration of the Xingyi X5 extended-range SUV is similar to that of the S5, but because the SUV is heavier, the range is reduced."

Wang Yi nodded: "The standard version has a 30kWh self-developed blade battery, and the high-end version has a 40kWh self-developed blade battery. The pure electric range is 180 kilometers and 240 kilometers, which is no problem. But the tank capacity is too small, so we directly make it 30L."

"Chairman, do you need such a big fuel tank? 30L, a full tank and full battery life of to kilometers is enough, right?"

Wang Yi waved his hand: "Not enough, just make the fuel tank bigger. The combined range of a full tank of fuel and a full battery is 1300 to 1400 kilometers. This will give users complete peace of mind."

"The fuel tank must be fully filled. Users can fill it up, but we cannot fill it up too small."

"Once the fuel tank is made smaller, sales will not be good."

This was the case with the BMW I3 in its previous life, the first extended-range vehicle with decent sales.

The pure electric range is about 130-160 kilometers (NEDC standard), with a 9L fuel tank and a comprehensive range of about 300 kilometers.

It can only be said that it is useless. Users have to refuel frequently when driving on the highway. How can it not be annoying?

The result is that the sales of the BMW i3 extended-range version are decent, but not very good, let alone a huge hit.

If the 9L fuel tank is replaced with a 56L fuel tank, and the comprehensive range with full fuel and full charge increases from 300 kilometers to 1200 kilometers, the sales volume of the i3 extended-range version will be amazing.

Therefore, Wang Yi decided to directly replace it with a 56L large fuel tank.

In a word, users can choose not to fill up, but we can’t do without!

"Okay, Chairman, I'll arrange the replacement right away and start testing as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Wang Yi nodded with satisfaction, and then changed the subject:

"As for the capacity issue you just mentioned, there will be sufficient capacity starting from the year after next, but there will be a shortage of capacity in the first half of next year."

"Yes, Chairman, in the first half of next year, we need to ramp up production capacity. Production capacity is indeed stretched, so the total production capacity in the first half of the year is only 3.6 to 4 units. In the second half of the year, we will be able to reach an average of 1 units per month."

Wang Yi nodded: "According to this calculation, the total production capacity in the first half of next year will be 4 units, 6 units in the second half, and 10 units for the whole year."

"That's right, Chairman. However, by the year after next, the first phase of the factory will produce 12 vehicles a year, and the second phase of the factory will start production. There will be no pressure to produce 22 vehicles a year next year."

"Yes. The key is that the production capacity in the first half of next year is too small, only about 4 units. Especially in January, the production capacity is only 2000 units, and in February it is estimated to be only to units."

"With such a small production capacity, if it is divided into two models, the S5 and X5, it will be even more stretched."

Zou Zefeng understood what Wang Yi meant: "Chairman, do you mean that we will only launch one model in January next year, quickly increase production capacity, and then launch the second model later?"

"That's right. In the first few months of the first half of the year, production capacity was already tight, so orders were bound to explode. If both models were released, consumers would have to queue up to pick up the cars, which would be a shame. It's better to just make one model and deliver it as soon as possible. Quickly increase the sales of the single model and build its reputation."

"This way, once we have sufficient production capacity for a single model, we can produce another one."

"Yes, this arrangement is the most suitable." Zou Zefeng agreed: "But between the Xingyi S5 sedan and the Xingyi X5 SUV, which one should we release first?"

"We will first release the extended-range version of Xingyi S5. It has a good-looking appearance and is suitable to be our first flagship product! The pure electric version will be released simultaneously."

After Wang Yi finished speaking, he silently apologized to Porsche.

That’s right, the design of Xingyi S5 is derived from Xiaomi su7, no, it is derived from Porsche Taycan!

I have to say that the design of Porsche Taycan is so beautiful that even su7 is a big seller.

Of course, there are many other models that imitate the Porsche Taycan.

The difference is that Porsche Taycan has not been released yet, but Xingyi Technology has released S5 in advance, making it the first one!

Judging from the appearance of Taycan, plus its fully self-developed hardware and configuration, its performance that crushes Tesla models, and its lower price, it’s hard for Xingyi S5 not to sell well!

Perfectly suitable as the first flagship product.

As a pure electric vehicle, the induction motor of Tesla models is far inferior to the permanent magnet motor of the pure electric version of Xingyi S5.

As for the comparison with the extended-range version, there is even less comparability.

With the same price of 70 yuan, Model S has a range of 380 kilometers, 362 horsepower, and a rear-wheel drive single induction motor. The Xingyi S5 extended-range model can achieve a range of 1380 kilometers, 570 horsepower, four-wheel drive dual permanent magnet motors, and even a laser radar!

There is no comparison between the two sides!

Tesla's only advantage is its assisted driving Autopilot 1.0.

But unfortunately, Autopilot 1.0 is very immature, has low computing power, and you still have to spend money to purchase the Autopilot package.