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Chapter 1391 Something must have gone wrong

  Two days later, when the results came out, no one knew what to say:

During peak hours in the morning and evening, the fuel consumption of the Excelle equipped with a 48V hybrid system is 8.5 liters, and the fuel consumption of the Excelle equipped with a 52V hybrid system is 7.9 liters;

During the daytime, outside of morning and evening peak hours, the fuel consumption of the Excelle equipped with a 48V hybrid system is 7.5 liters, and the fuel consumption of the Excelle equipped with a 52V hybrid system is 7 liters;

晚上9点之后的通畅时段，搭载48V混动系统的凯越的油耗为6.9升，搭载52V混动系统的凯越的油耗为6.5升。

If it were just like this, without a clear comparison, everyone would just think that the fuel-saving effect of the two mild hybrid systems of Huateng Group is still quite good, but for this test, Zhang Qihang specially arranged a "control group". The control models were a manual fuel Excelle, a fuel automatic Excelle, a manual and automatic compact family sedan of a first-tier European brand, and an additional compact SUV of a Japanese brand that specializes in fuel efficiency.

  During rush hours in the morning and evening, the fuel consumption of the two manual transmission compact family sedans exceeded 11.5 liters, and the fuel consumption of the automatic transmission compact family sedan exceeded 13 liters. As for the Japanese brand compact SUV known for its fuel efficiency, the fuel consumption was even more frightening, reaching 14.5 liters!

In fact, this fuel consumption is the normal fuel consumption of this type of vehicle during rush hours in the morning and evening, and it can even be regarded as a relatively fuel-efficient model among models of the same level. However, with the comparison of these two Excelles equipped with mild hybrid systems, the fuel-saving effect is immediately apparent: both are compact sedans, and during rush hours in the morning and evening, the fuel consumption of a car equipped with a mild hybrid system can save 3 to 3.6 liters of fuel per 3.5 kilometers compared to a manual transmission car; and can save 4 to liters compared to an automatic transmission car!

The more congested the road is, the more fuel you save. Cars equipped with a 52V hybrid system can save up to 50% fuel compared to pure fuel automatic transmission models!

Of course, this situation is an extreme one, but on smooth roads after 9 pm, the fuel saving effect can reach more than 25%.

"It's really a great savings," Deputy Director Kang sighed as he looked at the test results. "If we had known that we could save so much, we should have pushed this forward earlier."

"Who says it's not true?" Director Jiang also sighed. "There are nearly 500 million motor vehicles in the entire city of Beijing, and more than 17 were added last year alone. Let's not talk about old cars. Even if all these 17 vehicles are equipped with this mild hybrid system, how much less oil can be burned in a year? How much carbon emissions can be reduced?"

"Who said it wasn't?" Deputy Director Kang sighed again and again. "When Comrade Hang insisted on doing this test, I was a little skeptical, but now it seems that the contrast is too strong... Xiao Zhou, do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Zhou is the captain of the test team. Seeing that Xiao Zhou seemed to be hesitant to speak several times, Deputy Director Kang simply asked.

"Yes, a little bit," Xiao Zhou nodded. "Through this test, I found that this hybrid car has many advantages that I had not thought of before, in addition to being fuel-efficient."

"Oh?"

After hearing what Xiao Zhou said, Deputy Director Kang and Director Jiang became interested. Deputy Director Kang nodded and said, "Xiao Zhou, tell me, are there any other advantages?"

Xiao Zhou said: "The main thing is that the driving experience is better. Not only do you not have to change gears as frequently as with a manual transmission, but the power experience is also better. Before 50 kilometers per hour, it doesn't feel like a 1.6-liter car to me, but more like a 2.5-liter car. Oh, by the way..."

After thinking for a while, Xiao Zhou added: "Both hybrid cars are equipped with electronic handbrakes with automatic braking. When you are stuck in traffic, you only need to step on the brake and the car will automatically stop. When starting, just press the accelerator and the car will automatically release the brake. The whole driving is much more comfortable than other automatic cars."

Director Jiang looked at Zhang Qihang with admiration in his eyes: "The power experience is better, and the driving experience is also better. Xiao Zhang, it seems that your hybrid system really gave me a big surprise."

Zhang Qihang said modestly: "I didn't expect this system to perform so well. In fact, this system is not complicated. If we had known that the traffic pressure in the city would be so great, we should have come up with it a few years ago." "Yes..."

At this point, Director Jiang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Comrade Qihang, how much does your system cost?"

Zhang Qihang was stunned when he heard this, and then he was speechless: Is this the question you should ask? Should I answer honestly or add some water to it?

Seeing Zhang Qihang's tangled expression, Director Jiang laughed: "Don't think too much, I'm just trying to figure out how much pressure there is to promote this... Comrade Qihang, if you can't say for sure, just give me a rough number."

Director Jiang had said this, so Zhang Qihang naturally had to answer: "The overall cost of the 48V hybrid system is about 52 yuan, and the cost of the V hybrid system is about yuan."

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, Director Jiang and Deputy Director Kang frowned together.

This price is not cheap. The entry price of a compact family car is only about 10 yuan, which is equivalent to pushing up the cost by 10% at once. For consumers who buy this type of car, this price increase will actually have a great impact on them.

Observing the reactions of the two, Zhang Qihang continued, "However, if the production capacity can be expanded, the cost should be able to be greatly reduced. I estimate that if the annual production can reach 100 million sets, the cost of the 48V hybrid system should be able to be reduced to around 6000, and the cost of the 52V hybrid system should be able to be reduced to 6500."

Can the cost be reduced to 600 to 6500?

  Can it be reduced so much?

Director Jiang was immediately moved. He had just thought, "It's over, I have no idea about this matter." His mind started to become active again: What if the production capacity is expanded to 200 million units/sets? Can the cost be reduced to around 5000?

  If the cost of each mild hybrid system is reduced to around 5000 yuan, can the government provide some subsidies and the manufacturers find ways to bear part of the cost themselves, so that the final cost increase for users can be controlled within 1000 to 2000 yuan?

Director Jiang feels that if the final price consumers receive is only one or two thousand yuan more expensive than the same fuel automatic transmission model, then this system will be very worth promoting... Wrong!

Thinking of this, Director Jiang suddenly remembered something: Huateng Group has even achieved the same price for extended-range hybrid and fuel automatic transmission models with the same configuration!

The more fuel-efficient extended-range hybrid models are cheaper, while the more fuel-intensive mild hybrid models are one or two thousand yuan more expensive?

This is not right, there must be something wrong with the other party!