"Extended range electric vehicles" run on gasoline. Why are they also called new energy vehicles?

New energy vehicles, from pure electric vehicles to plug-in hybrids, to extended-range electric vehicles that are about to be fully launched, are all members of the Green Label family. As a Green Label car that runs on gasoline, it is really a joke. The fundamental definition of new energy refers to cars that do not use traditional vehicle fuel as a power source. However, extended-range electric vehicles completely use traditional vehicle fuel as a power source, but only convert it into electricity to drive the vehicle. How to convert it? Add a generator to the car, the generator charges the battery, and the motor drives the vehicle.

Compared with fuel vehicles, range-extended electric vehicles are much more efficient. There are no clutches and transmission mechanisms. The engine is only used for charging services. It can achieve optimal working conditions and has low emissions. emission? Yes, this is a joke. There must be emissions when burning oil. Compared with fuel vehicles, emissions are smaller. Taking Dongfeng Fengguang E3EVR as an example, it is equipped with a 56L fuel tank and has a fuel consumption of 4.5L per 100 kilometers. Fuel consumption per 100 kilometers? Yes, this is another joke. Dongfeng Fengguang E3EVR requires about 4.5L of oil to charge the battery for 100 kilometers, which is basically the same as the fuel consumption of blue brand hybrid vehicles currently on the market. What about the annual inspection?

As long as the vehicle burns oil, the exhaust gas must be checked during the annual inspection. Range-extended electric vehicles must check the exhaust gas and pass the OBD inspection circuit. Will the extended-range electric vehicles fail to pass the annual inspection because the exhaust gas does not meet the standard? Absolutely, this is another joke. It’s a bit funny to think that new energy vehicles cannot pass annual inspections because their exhaust emissions are not up to standard.

The current working process of extended-range electric vehicles is as follows. Take Dongfeng Fengguang E3EVR as an example. The battery has a pure electric range of 100. The battery can be plugged in and charged with oil. When the battery power is lower than 30%, gasoline The generator starts (Dongfeng has a nice name: range extender) to charge the battery, and the battery drives the motor to provide power to the vehicle. The difference between a plug-in hybrid and a plug-in hybrid is that a plug-in has an engine and a gearbox that drive the vehicle simultaneously, while a range-extended electric vehicle drives the vehicle entirely through the motor.