Since electric vehicles entered the domestic market, everyone has begun to publicize that electric vehicles are low-cost to maintain and do not require a series of maintenance projects such as oil changes, engine filters, and cleaning of carbon deposits. Especially now that new e

Since electric vehicles entered the domestic market, everyone has begun to publicize that electric vehicles are low-cost to maintain, and there is no need to change oil , engine filters, clean up carbon deposits and a series of maintenance projects. Especially now that new energy vehicles are becoming more and more popular, everyone is paying more and more attention to them. The more we look at the low cost brought by renewable energy vehicles, the longer their battery life is also criticized. Therefore, a gasoline-electric hybrid model is becoming more and more popular among consumers. Today we will take a look at the first-year cost of the domestic independent brand BYD Song car. As an hybrid For the model, we take Song PLUS DM-i 2021 DM-i 51KM two-wheel drive premium model as an example. The official guide price is 152,800.

Fuel consumption + charging cost

When calculating the cost of electric vehicles, we replace the fuel cost with the charging cost. Compared with gas costs, the calculation of electricity costs is relatively complicated. Charging piles are commercial electricity, and charges are different in different time periods.

As a plug-in hybrid model, in order to facilitate calculation, we calculate the vehicle fuel consumption in HEV hybrid mode. The NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption of this car is 1.5L per 100 kilometers. According to the actual driving feedback of the car owner, the actual average fuel consumption is 3.9L per 100 kilometers. about. At the current 92-proof gasoline price of 8.72 yuan per liter, the fuel cost for driving 20,000km is 6,801 yuan, and the fuel cost for 60,000km in three years is 20,404 yuan. In the actual process of using a car, the vehicle will be charged once every 800-1000km on average. The price of electricity is calculated according to the commercial electricity rate of 1.8 yuan/kWh. The actual increased cost of electricity for driving 60,000km is not high, about 500 yuan, so adding The total cost of fuel in the past three years was 20,904 yuan, with an average annual cost of 6,968 yuan.

Maintenance costs

According to the maintenance manual, the first maintenance of this Song PLUS DM-i needs to be carried out at 3500km or 3 months (whichever comes first). The first maintenance of replacing the engine oil and engine filter is free. After the first warranty, minor maintenance is performed every 7500km or 12 months. The air filter element , air conditioning filter element , fuel filter element , spark plug need to be replaced every 22,500km. The brake fluid needs to be replaced every 40,000km. In terms of price, Song PLUS DM-i's minor maintenance price is 395 yuan, antifreeze 248 yuan, air filter element 88 yuan, air conditioning filter element 70 yuan, fuel filter element 141 yuan, and spark plug 392 yuan (the above prices include labor fees).

We use a typical family car that travels 60,000km in three years as the vehicle cycle, and calculate the three-year maintenance cost. Song PLUS DM-i costs about 4,395 yuan, and the average annual cost is about 1,465 yuan.

Insurance costs

In terms of insurance, there is not much difference between electric vehicles and fuel vehicles. The official guide price of this Song PLUS DM-i is 152,800 yuan. After we chose three liability insurance of 2 million yuan, car damage insurance , and compulsory traffic insurance in the first year, the total premium in the first year was about 5,490 yuan. If no accidents occur during later use, the subsequent premiums will be further reduced.

To sum up, the maintenance cost of Song PLUS DM-i with a driving distance of 20,000 kilometers per year is 6968+1465+5490=13923 yuan. Of course, it is rare to drive 20,000 kilometers in a year, so the actual cost of using the car is will be lower. Taken together, Song PLUS DM-i, as a plug-in hybrid car, has very low maintenance costs. What do you think of the comprehensive cost?