Even after two weeks, the oil price has not rebounded as expected, but has been hovering at a low level.

Is oil really cheaper than water at present?

Based on the current Brent crude oil futures price, the converted price of 500ml crude oil is about RMB 0.7 yuan, while the price of many 500ml bottled mineral water in supermarkets is at least 1 yuan.

Coupled with the impact of the global epidemic on transportation, the situation of low oil prices is likely to remain for some time.

If oil prices had started to fall decades ago,

Will hybrid cars be born?

In the fourth Middle East War from 65438 to 0973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries imposed an oil embargo on six countries, including the United States, which made the United States experience an unprecedented oil shortage.

After the first oil crisis, except for the financial crisis of 1998, there was no oil price of several dollars a barrel, but the price of crude oil was still below 30 dollars a barrel in most cases, which was not too expensive on the whole. In the third oil crisis from 2003 to 2008, the price of crude oil soared, and the average price even reached 100 USD in 2008! NYMEX？ In August, the settlement price of crude oil futures even set a record of $65,438 +047.27.

Decades ago, of course, the efficiency of internal combustion engines was not as good as today, and hybrid vehicles became a way to deal with high fuel consumption and high emissions.

Hybrid power. Why?

Became the solution to the problem?

The reason why hybrid electric vehicles suddenly appeared more than 20 years ago was because the manufacturing cost of pure electric vehicles was also high, but the cruising range was quite limited.

Even though pure electric new energy vehicles have undergone qualitative changes, hybrid vehicles that can directly save fuel and reduce emissions are still not out of date. For fuel vehicles, 48V light mixing system has also become a trend.

At the same time, compared with the traditional 12V power supply, the 48V system has lower loss and can support more powerful on-board equipment, paving the way for the intelligentization of automobiles. The starting pressure of electronic turbine is fast, and the rotating speed is not lower than that of traditional turbine, which is also within the range of 48V light mixing system.

In the environment of low oil prices,

Is it necessary to choose a hybrid car?

For consumers, one of the advantages of hybrid cars is that the daily use cost is relatively low.

In addition, the power ride comfort and acceleration level of hybrid electric vehicles are also better than those of fuel vehicles. At the same time, the reliability of some brands of hybrid vehicles is better than that of fuel vehicles. These two advantages will not be chosen by oil prices.

Of course, hybrid cars don't need to rely on charging piles, so they can refuel and leave.

Is it worthwhile to spend more money on a hybrid car?

Hybrid electric vehicles have many advantages, but due to the high-cost hybrid system, the cost performance of hybrid electric vehicles is not excellent.

You know, the cost of GM EV 1 is as high as 250,000 US dollars (but excluding the cost of power system, it should be very expensive to equip advanced models such as ABS, TCS, tire pressure monitoring, electric power steering wheel, keyless entry and one-button start). The production cost of the first generation Prius also reached 32,000 US dollars, but considering the market acceptance, Toyota could only use 65,438 at that time.

Even today, the hybrid version of the same price is not dominant in configuration, unless it is a top-of-the-line model with high pricing.

Summary:

After analyzing the pros and cons, many people may be surprised to find-huh? Most people who buy hybrid cars now are actually for license plates.

Yes! Even if it is not a plug-in hybrid car, the hybrid cars in the list also have a blue label for energy-saving cars, and the winning rate is higher than that of fuel cars. The advantages of low emission, low use cost and high power have become the plus items of hybrid vehicles ... There are indeed consumers who deliberately consider hybrid vehicles for these advantages, but the number is relatively small, and pure electric new energy vehicles can also have the above advantages to some extent. ...

It's your turn to say:

Will hybrid cars be given priority when buying a car?

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