What does new energy vehicle mean?

The new energy vehicle of Pacific Auto Network refers to the vehicle which adopts advanced technical principles, new technologies and new structures, takes unconventional vehicle fuel as the power source, or adopts conventional vehicle fuel and new on-board power devices, and integrates advanced technologies of vehicle power control and driving.

Let's talk about what new energy vehicles mean first. As the name implies, new energy vehicles are vehicles with new power sources, using unconventional fossil fuels as power sources. That is to say, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, methanol and other fuels are not used as power sources, or new on-board power devices are still used.

In other words, in addition to pure electric vehicles, it also includes new energy vehicles such as extended-range electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogen engine vehicles.

The "battery" of fuel cell electric vehicle is different from the chemical battery of ordinary electric vehicle, and it is generally a hydrogen-oxygen mixed fuel cell. The advantage is that hydrogen can fill the whole battery in five minutes, so you don't have to spend hours waiting for the battery to charge. As for the shortcomings, of course, it is expensive. Take PEMFC, one of the fuel cells, as an example. Its catalyst usually contains Pt (platinum, commonly known as platinum), which is higher than that of Huang Jingui. Can this cost price stand? Therefore, this kind of fuel cell electric vehicle is mainly used for passenger cars or special vehicles.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle A hybrid electric vehicle refers to an automobile with two or more drive systems that can run at the same time, and the common one is a hybrid power system consisting of a gasoline engine and an electric motor. In addition, the hybrid power system can be divided into plug-in type and plug-in type. The battery capacity of plug-in hybrid vehicle is relatively large, which can be externally charged, and pure electricity can travel a long distance. Unplugged hybrid systems do not have this function.

According to what Li Xiang said at the conference of Ideal Smart ONE, the extended-range electric vehicle is "this is an electric vehicle without endurance anxiety". Because a range extender is added to the electric vehicle, and this range extender is actually a traditional fuel engine, the main function of this engine is to make up for the longer cruising range and more convenient energy supplement of the electric vehicle under the condition of long-distance driving.

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