The annual average of 15,000 can afford the most expensive SUV of the HONGQI, HONGQI E-HS9 with a car is what level?
In the past two years, HONGQI brand sales have continued to grow, breaking through 300,000 units in 2021. Many people feel that its success can not be separated from the product's cutting-edge, luxury design, but I think the fundamental reason is that the product is more and more grounded, that is, the product is more in line with user needs. This is not the case, just released the new HONGQI E-HS9, which will be some aspects of the upgrade.
As FAW HONGQI's first pure electric large SUV, the HONGQI E-HS9 was launched in December 2020. The product design is rich in strong Chinese luxury features and looks very dominant and majestic, especially the air grille, the HONGQI logo, and other details, with strong brand features. With a length of over 5.2 meters and a wheelbase of over 3.1 meters, the E-HS9 has a 4-seat, 6-seat, and 7-seat layout, making it a very spacious vehicle. The interior of HONGQI E-HS9 is a good blend of technology and luxury, with a triple screen design of full LCD instrument panel + large central control screen + passenger display, in addition to the control panel is also a touch screen, with a full sense of technology. In addition, the new HONGQI E-HS9 has optimized the configuration. The QiYue and QiXiang versions can be equipped with optional air suspension + CDC, an advanced assisted driving system, and a passenger entertainment screen; the QiYue, QiXiang, and QiChang versions can be equipped with optional AR HUD, car fragrance, and 16 speakers.
It is worth mentioning that the HONGQI E-HS9 range version is relatively rich, the power version is also very strong, including the flag smooth version, the flag leader version maximum power 405kW, maximum torque 750N-m. However, some friends will certainly raise questions, such a large pure electric SUV, will not also be very expensive to raise? So next we will estimate the maintenance cost, insurance cost, and energy consumption of the HONGQI E-HS9.
More than 600,000 car price, the first year premium 15,000 yuan
HONGQI E-HS9 has just released its new model, priced from 509,800 yuan. Although we can't get its actual insurance price for the time being, since the new model has many similarities with the previous model, we are able to make some estimates for the HONGQI E-HS9 based on the insurance cost of the old model, taking the hot model priced at 619,800 yuan" 2022 690km Flagship Edition six-seater" as an example.
According to the survey of insurance costs, HONGQI E-HS9 in the purchase of 3 million three liability, car damage insurance, traffic insurance three main types of insurance, the first year the total premium in about 15,000 yuan, of which the car damage insurance more than 7,000 yuan, it is worth noting that this pure electric SUV is exempt from the vehicle tax. If there is no accident during the later use, the premium will be further reduced afterward. We calculate with the standard premium of 20% off in the second year and 30% off in the third year, the total premium of HONGQI E-HS9 for three years is about 37,500 yuan, which is about 12,500 yuan a year on average.
Free maintenance, no cost for maintenance in three years
Although the HONGQI E-HS9 is a large SUV, its pure tram status makes it very easy to maintain. According to our survey, the HONGQI E-HS9 has fewer maintenance items and a longer maintenance period. The first maintenance time is 1 year or 20,000km, and the maintenance interval after that is also 1 year and 20,000km; the air conditioning filter is replaced every 20,000km; the brake fluid is replaced every 40,000km, and other accessories are only checked on a daily basis.
Because the manufacturer gave 4 years 100,000km free maintenance service, so the general family three years driving 60,000km car cycle, HONGQI E-HS9 maintenance is not expected to spend money, even after 4 years 100,000km, no longer enjoy free maintenance, I believe that the daily maintenance costs are not too expensive, which is more generous than most pure electric SUVs in the same price range.
The car weighs more than 3 tons, and the monthly electricity bill is more than 2 hundred yuan
HONGQI E-HS9 power version is relatively rich, we investigate this "2022 690km flag enjoy version six-seater" is a dual-motor four-wheel drive, motor total power 320kW, but because this car is a large pure electric SUV, the overall mass of more than 3 tons, so according to our previous investigation, its power consumption is around 23kWh per 100km, which is in line with expectations.
We use the current electricity price of 0.56 yuan/kWh to calculate the electricity cost of HONGQI E-HS9, the total electricity cost for three years driving 60,000km is about 7,728 yuan, and the average annual electricity cost is 2,576 yuan, the average monthly electricity cost is 215 yuan. It is believed that even if the charging is done with more expensive outdoor charging piles, the monthly electricity cost level of the HONGQI E-HS9 is hardly more than 500 yuan, which is very economical for this large SUV that is not cheap.
Conclusion.
We add up the above maintenance cost, insurance cost, and electricity cost, we can calculate that the car cost of HONGQI E-HS9 for three years driving 60,000km is about 45,000 yuan, about 15,000 yuan per year on average, and 1256 yuan per month on average. There is no doubt that even for a large SUV with a gross vehicle mass of over 3 tons, the cost of car maintenance is reduced immediately after the electricity is connected, especially when the monthly electricity bill is only 200 yuan, plus the free maintenance, the daily use of the car is almost free of charge except for insurance costs. What's more, after the continuous increase in fuel prices, the annual maintenance cost of the HONGQI E-HS9 is 15,000 yuan, which is nearly 1,000 yuan cheaper than the Honda Fit.
