On June 21, Li Auto officially released its second car in seven years, the full-size SUV L9 priced at 459,800 yuan.
Like the first car Ideal ONE, the L9 power system is still an extended-range drive, with a built-in 44.5-degree ternary lithium battery that can run 180 kilometers (WLTC comprehensive operating battery range) and an increase in fuel consumption of 5.9L per 100 kilometers. range device, with a comprehensive cruising range of approximately 1,100 kilometers (WLTC comprehensive cruising range).
ONE has been criticized for being weak in autonomous driving. The new car at least has significant hardware improvements. According to official introduction, L9 is equipped with the ideal AD Max intelligent driving hardware platform. The entire vehicle is equipped with two NVIDIA Orin-X processors, with a total computing power of 508 TOPS. The body is equipped with 1 lidar , 1 millimeter wave radar , 6 8-megapixel cameras, 5 2-megapixel cameras, and 12 ultrasonic radars.
In "Ideal Car, Fighting at the Pass", "LatePost" reviewed the early process of Li Auto to fill the shortcomings of autonomous driving and intelligence, including finding powerful people and forming a larger team. Chairman Li Xiang also I personally invest in self-driving software startups, and one of my goals is to surpass Xpeng by 2023.
After the new car was released, the server that processes ideal new car orders was blown and could not be opened. It took about 40 minutes to repair. Li Auto apologizes. "Wanwan Finance" learned that the person responsible for the system is the Ideal Enterprise System Department, and the head of the department is Wang Yang. According to a previous exclusive report by Late Auto, the division lost 20% of its workforce in mid-May.
On June 21, the Chinese concept stocks in the US stock market generally rose. Ideal and NIO both rose by about 10%. Ideal's market value increased by nearly 50 billion yuan, and NIO's market value increased by about 20 billion yuan. On June 10 this year, Li Auto’s market value surpassed NIO for the first time. Nowadays, the ideal L9 enters the price band that Weilai is most familiar with - 400,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan.
A new energy vehicle investor said that the price of the electric vehicle market has high entry barriers, but once you enter, you will find that competitors will not compete bloody - because the choices are very limited. According to data compiled by the car home website, there are a total of 20 car series and 48 models of new energy vehicles (excluding plug-in hybrids) in this price range.
There are both independent car series such as Lantu Dream and Weilai EC6/ES6/ES8/ET7, as well as imported car series such as Mercedes-Benz EQC, BMW i4, BMW iX3, and Audi A5 e-tron. Last month, the top three sales of new energy vehicles priced at 400,000 yuan and above were NIO ES6 , BMW iX3 and NIO EC6.
The real fierce competition is in the price range of 100,000 yuan to 150,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan, which is also the market with the largest sales volume. ES6 can only rank 30th in the overall sales list of new energy vehicles. Ideal ONE has been selling at this price with good results. In the first quarter of this year, Li Li’s gross profit margin rose to a new high of 22.6%, leading new car manufacturers. (Gong Fangyi Dou Yajuan)
