According to news on December 14, AITO Automobile’s official Weibo released a statement today saying that the evaluation of new energy vehicles is a complex and systematic project that requires professional technical support and strict operating procedures to ensure that the evaluation results are accurate and fair. We believe that the starting point and end point of any test should serve the real experience of consumers.
AITO Auto official said, "We hope to see more scientific, professional, rigorous and fair tests to bring real value to the development of the industry. We also welcome more consumers to visit our stores and user centers across the country to understand the car experience of real car owners."
This morning, the recently controversial winter test event of "Knowing Car Emperor" ushered in the second winter test today. The test results showed that the Lynk & Co 08EM-P only ran 6.5 kilometers before the engine intervened and became the first vehicle to exit. The Wenjie M7's engine intervened when the power battery charge was 31%, and it ran 10.6 kilometers on pure electricity. It was the second model to withdraw. Then came Weipai Mountain. The engine intervened when the battery was 29%, and it ran 17.4 kilometers. The engine of Denza D9 was switched in with 24% of the battery capacity, and it ran 18.9 kilometers purely on electric power. Lantu FREE ran 36.8 kilometers. The U8's engine intervened when the battery level was 23%, and it ran 65.5 kilometers.
According to media reports, one reason why the test results on today's opening day will be lower than previous tests is because the ambient temperature is lower. Before the test officially started, the host of "Knowing Cars" also admitted that because today's temperature is too low, which is very different from the minus 20 degrees set in the previous test, the test results are for reference only. The test results are relatively objective. "There is no absolute fairness in this world." Another reason is that the preparation and resting time is longer, reaching 3 hours.
A series of test results of the "2023 Dongchedi Winter Test" released by Dongchedi earlier this month showed that among the 20 cars participating in the test, BYD Yangwang ranked first with a battery life achievement rate of 85.08%, and Wenjie M7 Extended Range Edition ranked last with a battery life achievement rate of 31.6%.
One of the focal points of controversy regarding today's test is the maintenance of the vehicle, because repeatedly opening and closing the door will have a great impact on the temperature inside the vehicle and increase the power consumed by the air conditioner. The host of Understand Car Emperor said that this move is to ensure complete transparency of the test and ensure that various settings such as electric mode, air conditioning temperature and other variables are basically consistent. So can it not be powered on during the maintenance period? Judging from the actual experience of on-site representatives, it is difficult to complete the equipment without turning on the air conditioner, because the ambient temperature on the day of the test has reached minus 40 degrees Celsius.
It is worth mentioning that the winter test only tests extreme tests under extremely cold conditions, not normal battery life performance in daily driving environments. And the huge difference between the two test results also shows that the test results are full of uncertainty.
Recently, there has been a lot of attention on the Internet about the winter battery life of Wenjie cars.