With the increasing popularity of new energy vehicles, how to make your car more energy-efficient? How to improve the endurance? These are issues that many car owners are extremely concerned about! Today, Xiaobao will share some practical tips for saving energy to make car owners’ travel more economical~
1. Reduce the weight of the vehicle.
For new energy vehicles, the weight of the vehicle body is one of the important factors in consuming electricity. Overloading will increase the movement resistance of the vehicle and increase power consumption. Therefore, try to reduce the weight of the car when traveling, and reduce unnecessary luggage and items to avoid increasing power consumption.
2. Use air conditioning reasonably.
When using air conditioning, set the temperature and wind speed reasonably to avoid excessively high or low temperature settings that increase energy consumption. You can give priority to using automatic air conditioning, which can make corresponding automatic adjustments based on the real-time temperature.
3. Pay attention to tire pressure values.
Insufficient tire pressure will increase the resistance of the vehicle’s driving and increase power consumption. Check the tire pressure regularly and inflate it according to the standard pressure in the vehicle manual. This will not only reduce energy consumption, but also extend the service life of the tire.
4. Keep the battery healthy.
New energy vehicles do not have to be fully charged. If you are only driving in the city or the driving distance is not far, you can charge as you use it, and you don’t have to stick to “full charge”. This is more conducive to keeping the battery healthy.
Over-discharging is also not advisable. You should plan your route reasonably before traveling to avoid taking detours and unnecessary routes. Generally, you should charge in time when the battery is less than 20%.
5. Develop good driving habits.
Avoid sudden acceleration and braking, and try to maintain a constant speed. When frequently accelerating and decelerating, the power consumption of the high-voltage battery will increase significantly. When driving, pay attention to lightly stepping on the accelerator to start smoothly, predictive braking, and if you need to slow down or stop, you should reduce the throttle in advance and glide to slow down. Under safe conditions, try to maintain a medium speed of 60~80KM/H, which is a more economical speed.
6. Reasonable use of kinetic energy recovery.
Kinetic energy recovery aims to recover kinetic energy during deceleration, convert it into electrical energy and store it in the battery, thereby increasing the range. Although the maximum recovery intensity can provide significant energy recovery, this intensity may cause an uncomfortable driving experience. In actual driving, you can choose a medium or low recovery intensity, which can not only save power but also improve the driving experience.
Power saving misunderstanding:
Is it more energy-saving to drive at night without turning on the headlights? Compared with the air conditioning and lights in the car, which consume less power, driving at night without turning on the headlights not only has little power saving effect, but also poses a great safety hazard. Therefore, the normal use of the lights should be ensured when driving at night.
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