There are many discontinued models on the market. They have a glorious history, but they have to be discontinued due to various reasons. Some people call these cars sentimental cars. Because they can’t get them, they want to own them more and more.
Let me tell you some good news. Your sentimental car may be resurrected in the future, all because of electrification. What? Use electricity? Is it just a body without a soul? Let’s take a look at what’s going on before commenting.
A few months ago, Volkswagen registered a number of trademarks with the lowercase letter e as the prefix at the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Among them, e-?Beetle is more eye-catching. Perhaps this is the company’s plan to use electric vehicles to A signal to resurrect the classic Beetle.
The Volkswagen Beetle has a history of more than 80 years, with global sales of more than 20 million units. There are two types of Beetles, one is the classic Beetle (the first generation), which has been continuously produced in some areas for 65 years. The other one is the Beetle, which was born out of the golf platform, moving from civilian status to high-end.
The first-generation Beetle has the most fans, and its appearance is relatively retro. However, judging from today's emissions and regulations, this generation of Beetle is not available on the road in many countries. Thinking that Volkswagen has registered the e-Beetle trademark, maybe the classic Beetle can be resurrected.
Just last year, Volkswagen and its partner eClassics*** jointly created a Beetle pure electric concept car-eKafer. This car has a strong historical mark and is a proper classic car, but its interior is composed of 14 power battery modules. Each module has a capacity of 2.6kWh, and the total capacity of the power battery is 36.4kWh. , which can provide the vehicle with a cruising range of 200km.
The car is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum power of 60kW (82Ps), which can provide the vehicle with a top speed of 150km/h. Due to the use of an electric drive system, the car's performance (braking, chassis, etc.) has been improved accordingly.
I would like to ask you all, friends who like retro classic cars, do they simply like its appearance or its driving style? Or do you like both? This move by Volkswagen will undoubtedly give some people a choice. If you like the appearance of retro cars, then your wish may be realized immediately.
Use your imagination. There are so many classic cars in the world. With electrification solutions, it means that they can return to their "young age". Feeling the classic car move is much better than watching it quietly. If the safety of classic cars is solved, maybe they can be legally driven on the road in China. This is the most exciting thing.
The obstacle that most people cannot overcome has always been: using electricity is different from using oil, and using electricity has no soul. For a car with an engine as its core, the engine is definitely the soul, such as the Mitsubishi EVO. But a car is more than just an engine, so we can’t be too absolute.
The historical heritage of the Fiat 500 is no less than that of the Beetle and MINI. As one of the smallest cars in the world, this car has won the favor of consumers with its exquisite appearance and interior design. In the last century, the Fiat 500 was definitely one of the representative models. It was very expensive, but it sold millions of units, which shows its strength.
After the resurrection, the Fiat 500 was sold in China for a period of time. In 2009, a purely imported Fiat 500 sold for nearly 400,000 yuan. The person who bought this car really had a lot of money.
After the resurrection of the Fiat 500, Fiat took advantage of the situation and launched the Fiat 500e. The Fiat 500e uses FCA's pure electric platform, which can be said to have little to do with the fuel version of the Fiat 500. For this kind of small car, electricity is the soul. Most people’s travel distance is no more than 50km a day.
The Fiat 500e has a cruising range of more than 200km, and users only need to charge it every few days. Moreover, the 500e is also equipped with L2 level automatic driving assistance functions, which greatly improves driving safety. From here we can find that one of the benefits of electrification is that the performance of the car has been improved in all aspects. Isn’t this better than the old fuel platform?
It is reported that Fiat will no longer develop a new platform for the fuel version, but the pure electric version will continue to be upgraded, which shows that car companies attach great importance to electrification. Some cars have a soul after using electricity, so they cannot be overgeneralized.
The benefits of electrification are not just to revive some classic cars. People may have overlooked the high-torque characteristics of motors. Electric motors can easily do things that fuel vehicles cannot.
For example, the traction force of an ordinary pickup truck can reach a few tons, which is quite impressive. The traction force of an electric pickup truck can reach hundreds of tons, directly dragging a train car. If you can put aside your prejudices about electric vehicles, you will find that electric vehicles can satisfy many of your fantasies, without worrying about emissions or fuel consumption.
Everyone loves supercars. For supercars that can accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers within 3 seconds, the cost of 8-cylinder and 12-cylinder engines accounts for the majority, which brings the price of the entire vehicle to tens of millions.
The surprise of electric is that four motors can be used instead of the engine, which accelerates faster but costs less. For example, the Tesla Roadster accelerates from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers in less than 2 seconds, and its price is just over one million yuan. Is it much cheaper than Bugatti?
The resurrection of Hummer has attracted a lot of attention. This car has such a glorious past that some people still remember it even after it was discontinued for 10 years. The reason why Hummer can be resurrected is also due to electrification. The new Hummer EV gets rid of various restrictions on fuel consumption and emissions, and truly lets itself go.
The new Hummer EV provides three power systems: single motor, dual motor, and three motors. The maximum power can exceed 1,000 horsepower, the maximum torque can exceed 15,592N·m (converted), and the acceleration from 100 kilometers to 300 kilometers is 3 Within seconds. Can you imagine this is a Hummer?
Another highlight of the Hummer EV is that it is equipped with a crab (CRAB? WALK) mode, which supports the rear wheels and front wheels to rotate in the same direction, allowing it to "walk sideways" like a crab. In other words, the Hummer EV's ability to get out of trouble is even stronger. This is the benefit of electrification.
Although many people are a little resistant to electrification, it does not hinder its arrival, and car companies are gradually cutting off fuel vehicle projects and increasing investment in the new energy field. Relax, cars will definitely develop in the direction we want. Now, let’s give more tolerance to electric cars.
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.