購買電動車時要注意的一件大事

購買電動車時要注意的一件大事

"Buy the biggest battery you can afford!"

“買你買得起的最大的電池!”

That might be the hot tip from your Uncle Joe, the car expert. And you'll get similar advice from online reviews and sales staff trying to upsell you to increasingly longer-range electric cars and SUVs.

這可能是你的汽車專家喬叔叔給你的建議。你也會從網上的評論和銷售人員那里得到類似的建議，他們試圖把你推銷給越來越長的電動汽車和suv。

Owning an EV doesn't have to curb your wander lust. (Photo: Smile Fight/Shutterstock)

Hard to believe? Let me share a few examples of popular road trips and the EVs that are ready for these trips. I'll also offer three simple guidelines to help you find the EV for your lifestyle.

很難相信?讓我來分享一些流行的公路旅行的例子和為這些旅行準備的電動汽車。我還將提供三個簡單的指南，幫助您找到適合您生活方式的電動汽車。

A simple comparison

一個簡單的比較

The single biggest source of CO2 in the U.S. is transportation, and its mostly from personal vehicles. But EVs are becoming an exciting solution thanks to plummeting battery costs.

在美國，二氧化碳最大的單一來源是交通，而且主要來自個人車輛。但由于電池成本直線下降，電動汽車正成為一個令人興奮的解決方案。

The long-range EV with the lowest list price was a shock to me: it's a Tesla. The base version of the Tesla Model 3 is available now for $35,000 (phone or in-store orders only), and it has a 220-mile range. The cost gets lower after government incentives and gas savings, which you can estimate for your state with this handy eGallon calculator.

標價最低的遠程電動車讓我震驚:它是特斯拉。特斯拉Model 3的基礎版售價為3.5萬美元(僅限手機或店內訂單)，續(xù)航里程為220英里。在政府的鼓勵和節(jié)省汽油后，成本降低了，你可以用這個方便的eGallon計算器估計你的州面積。

What can you expect from the base Tesla on the classic road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas? To get a quick answer, use a charging website, like A Better Routeplanner, to estimate the time for pit stops to recharge. The Tesla road trip turns out to be a piece of cake with estimated charging stops in about the time of two coffee breaks.

在從洛杉磯到拉斯維加斯的經典公路之旅中，你能從特斯拉基地期待什么?要得到一個快速的答案，可以使用一個充電網站，比如一個更好的路線規(guī)劃器，來估計進站充電的時間。事實證明，特斯拉之旅是小菜一碟，估計充電時間大約在兩杯咖啡的休息時間。

Photo: Elliott Campbell

Now for comparison, let's look at a somewhat higher priced EV with longer range: the Chevy Bolt with the DC fast charging option. This Chevy costs $2,000 more than the base Tesla but offers a bigger battery that has 39 more miles of range.

現(xiàn)在比較一下，讓我們看看價格稍高但續(xù)航時間較長的電動汽車:帶有直流快速充電選項的雪佛蘭Bolt。這款雪佛蘭比特斯拉貴2000美元，但電池更大，續(xù)航里程比特斯拉多39英里。

These two EVs are similar in many ways: both fit a bike with the seats folded down, both have 100,000 mile battery warranties, and both have the same federal incentive. (Other EVs have even bigger incentives worth looking at, too).

這兩款電動汽車在很多方面都很相似:都適合折疊座椅的自行車，都有10萬英里的電池保修期，都有相同的聯(lián)邦獎勵。(其他電動車也有更大的動機值得關注)。

How does the Chevy compare to the Tesla? Does the Chevy's longer range mean less time stopping to recharge? That's what Uncle Joe thought.

雪佛蘭和特斯拉相比如何?雪佛蘭的續(xù)航里程更長是否意味著充電時間更短?這就是喬叔叔的想法。

In fact, the Chevy requires more time for charging stops than the base Tesla. The trip is easy in both cars, and for many people, the Chevy is the perfect EV.

事實上，雪佛蘭需要比特斯拉更長的充電時間。這兩款車的旅程都很輕松，對許多人來說，雪佛蘭是完美的電動汽車。

But how could the Tesla have a shorter range and still get you to Vegas in no time? It has everything to do with charging speed.

但特斯拉怎么可能航程更短，還能讓你在短時間內到達拉斯維加斯呢?這一切都與充電速度有關。

Charging super fast

充電超快

Tesla makes more than just EVs. The cost of a Tesla includes access to a widespread network of Supercharger stations. This access is a key advantage.

特斯拉不僅僅生產電動汽車。特斯拉的成本包括接入一個廣泛分布的超級充電站網絡。這種訪問是一個關鍵優(yōu)勢。

Other EVs can charge at non-Tesla DC stations. But some of these stations aren't as fast as Superchargers. So charging stations help explain why even Tesla's base model breezes through the Vegas trip.

其他電動汽車可以在非特斯拉直流電站充電。但有些電站沒有增壓器快。因此，充電站有助于解釋為什么特斯拉的基礎車型也能輕松通過維加斯之旅。