Who is more advanced for plug-in hybrid Lynk & Co PHEV or BYD DM-i?

Text/Ruan Jincheng

Shanghai, as a city with strict licensing policies, is difficult to win and expensive for petrol vehicles, so PHEV plug-in hybrid power not only solves the licensing problem, but for families with only one car, there is no Range anxiety.

For example, a colleague recently wanted to change cars and wanted to change to Ke 01 PHEV from the original Great Wall. The reason was that the original fuel brand began to be further restricted in May this year. The new energy license allows free entry and exit of urban elevated roads and express roads such as Central Ring Road in the morning and evening peaks.

I went to a Lynk & Co PHEV event just this week. I tested the new Lynk & Co 01 PHEV. You can talk about this car. At the same time, BYD's DM-i technology is also very hot recently, and many readers have mentioned that Song PLUS DM-i is more "cost-effective". In fact, these two cars are both domestically produced premium plug-in hybrid SUVs, but the technical routes are very different. So which one is better?

Lynk & Co 01 PHEV Halo 222,700 yuan

The Lynk & Co 01 new energy that is temporarily on sale is the 2021 Lynk & Co 01 PHEV Halo version that has just completed its mid-term change. It has a lot of appearance and interior Changes, the technology adopted is more advanced and mature. Since the new car has just been launched, the current price discount of 222,700 yuan is not strong.

Lynk & Co has several advantages. The first is the brand advantage (a colleague would recognize this young brand). In addition, it is built with CMA architecture. Safety and control follow Volvo's standards. The driving experience is indeed better than others. Self-owned brands should be one level higher.

The key is that the PHEV technology is also from Volvo, using the traditional 1.5TD inline 3-cylinder turbocharged +7DCTH wet dual-clutch gearbox. This set of power is jointly developed by Geely and Volvo, including the Geely brand Also in use, the maximum power of the engine is 132kW, and the maximum power of the electric motor is 60kW.

A ternary lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 17.7kWh,The pure electric cruising range is upgraded to 81km, the comprehensive cruising range is over 800km, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 1.4L/100Km. Adopt Bosch iBooster brake system.

The difference is that this PHEV motor adopts the most advanced P2 layout in the same level and the mainstream direction in the future (Lynk & Co. calls it P2.5)-the motor is placed on the fuel engine And the gearbox. Now BorgWarner, Bosch and others are pushing this layout. The advantage is of course to avoid the increase in the length of the power unit, and the efficiency is said to be 97%, which is 2% higher than that of the coaxial.

Safety is a highlight of Lynk & Co. Taking advantage of the CMA electrified module architecture, the battery adopts a mid-mounted design, which can provide the best protection for the battery without sacrificing the storage space of the trunk.

BYD Song PLUS DM-i has a pre-sale price of 15.38-17.58 million

The principle of plug-in hybrid power is mostly the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV, that is, the engine and the electric motor drive the wheels together after the power loss, while the BYD DM -i uses another scheme-a range-extended hybrid power similar to Honda i-MMD.

The core of the extended-range electric vehicle is to improve efficiency, because let a small displacement internal combustion engine work at the best efficiency speed to generate electricity, and then use electricity to drive the vehicle. The overall efficiency is better than a large displacement internal combustion engine. Frequently working in inefficient conditions directly drive the vehicle to save fuel.

For this reason, BYD’s promotional slogan is almost the same as that of Honda—infinitely close to the driving experience of electric vehicles. DM-i has a 1.5L fuel engine E-CVT gearbox that drives a generator, while Song PLUS DM-i has 18.3kWh and 8.3kWh battery packs, with a cruising range of 110 kilometers and 51 kilometers, respectively, between Lynk & Co 01 Between PHEV.

Song PLUS DM-i has an advantage in the price, the pre-sale price is 153,800 yuan to 175,800 yuan,The 110 km version is priced at 165,800 yuan and is scheduled to be launched in March, so friends who buy a car have to wait.

How to choose Lynk & Co 01 PHEV and BYD Song PLUS DM-i?

Only looking at the data can not tell the difference between the two cars, because the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV does have more advantages in terms of brand, CMA architecture, and safety. Its driving experience is also close to that of a luxury car, which is obviously more advanced. Another point is that the handling of the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV will be better, although it is not as good as the fuel version due to the weight of the car.

So if your driving environment is more urban, more often pure electric driving, and occasionally hybrid driving, then Lynk & Co 01 PHEV will be more advanced.

The advantage of BYD Song PLUS DM-i is a wide-body SUV with a very large space, which has a clear advantage over the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV. In addition, an advantage of DM-i technology is that it will be more fuel-efficient than traditional PHEV when you often drive in a state of power loss. So if you often need to refuel for long-distance driving, BYD has an advantage.

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