The fuel crisis has completely refuted the idea that electric cars take too long to charge. China’s hybrid vehicles are currently moving towards increasing power battery capacity, making it possible to achieve considerable driving ranges without replenishing fuel and energy. In actual testing, the Xiaomi Skynomad N90 Max crossover was able to travel 1,230 kilometers without refueling and charging.
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According to CarNewsChina, the large and heavy car had to travel along a route from Shanghai to Beijing. There were not only four people in the car, but the luggage also weighed 50 kilograms. The test organizers did not skimp on comfort, so the climate system maintained the temperature in the cabin at 24 degrees Celsius above zero. The power plant is set to an economical mode that prioritizes electric traction. The tire pressure reaches 2.9 bar. It is known that in this case, the contact area between the wheel and the road is reduced, and rolling resistance is also reduced. The recovery rate is set to 80%.
In the suburban section of the line, the average vehicle speed reaches 104 kilometers per hour; if conditions are suitable, autonomous driving will be activated. In terms of pure electric power, using such input data, the Crossover is able to cover 324 kilometers, which is approximately equivalent to 69.7% of the claimed mileage of the CLTC cycle. The average electricity consumption per 100 kilometers of track is 19.7 kilowatt hours. From Shanghai to Beijing, the car traveled 1,230 kilometers and had 54 kilometers of remaining power reserve when it reached the end. In form, the crossover has a range of 1,284 kilometers with a full fuel tank and a fully charged power battery. This is equivalent to 75.3% of the declared CLTC range.
The Xiaomi Skynomad N90 Max crossover is equipped with a traction battery with a capacity of 76 kWh and a one-and-a-half-liter internal combustion engine under the hood, which acts as a generator to charge the battery and power the traction motor. The latter’s total power reaches 416 horsepower. The mass of the hybrid vehicle with driver and full tank of fuel reaches 2840 kg. China’s large three-row crossovers are still mainly hybrids, because large-capacity power batteries not only greatly increase weight, but are also expensive, and the mileage traveled on electricity alone is not very large. In this regard, hybrids offer relative freedom of movement at a reasonable cost.
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