Second-hand electric vehicles can’t flow because of low maintenance rate and battery/technical inconsistency.
It was learned that Weimar recently released a second-hand car brand, introducing a second-hand car inspection system, a used car e-commerce platform system, a used car official certification system and a used car quality assurance system.
The inspection system includes online and offline inspections. The online detection is completed by the three-electrical AI intelligent model. The artificial intelligence algorithm is used to evaluate the temperature, voltage, current, internal resistance and other eight indicators online, providing battery safety, battery performance, battery life evaluation report; offline detection Skeleton, chassis, appearance, interior, road test and other testing and certification to eliminate body safety and abnormal problems.
Based on online inspection, converting used cars from non-standard to standard. The Weimar used car e-commerce platform is sold on the App and PC side, and is connected to the offline experience store; the official certification system is for the whole process of the used car to be refurbished; the used car warranty system will be 3 years or 100,000 km. Warranty and five-year or 100,000 km three-electricity warranty.
Because there is no uniform standard for vehicle condition inspection, used cars have always been non-standard products. Previously, it was stipulated that the inspection of the used car platform should be undertaken by a third party, but the implementation in actual operation was not perfect. This also makes it possible for many insiders and outsiders to evaluate the domestic used car market as “water is very deep”.
The fuel car has not yet taken the road of used cars, let alone the electric car that has just started. The replacement cycle of domestic passenger cars is generally 4 years, and the life of electric vehicles is 5-8 years, which means that the first batch of electric vehicles launched in 2009-2013 is gradually entering the “retired” period. At present, the proportion of electric vehicles in the domestic used car market is less than 10%.
Compared with fuel vehicles, even for vehicles with extremely good condition, the new energy vehicle’s hedging rate is 25% lower than that of similar fuel vehicles. According to data from the China Automobile Dealers Association, taking the three-year vehicle age as an example, the average maintenance rate of plug-in hybrid vehicles is around 45.5%, while that of pure electric vehicles is only about 25%.
In addition to the low value of the hedge, the biggest pain point of the current electric used car is that the technology is not unified to bring barriers to after-sales maintenance replacement. The hedging rate of new energy vehicles is mainly determined by basic information, three electric systems (motors, batteries, electronic control), subsidies and product replacement.
Before the separation of the car’s electricity and dust, the basic information of the car is easy to control for the second-hand car dealers. The other two are almost unfamiliar, so many car dealers are reluctant to buy electric cars. A second-hand car dealer in Beijing told me that the highest value of electric cars is Tesla, followed by BYD’s trams.I don’t accept the brand.”
Perhaps this problem should be solved by electric car companies.
First of all, the car company is familiar with its product parameters and configuration, and can complete vehicle maintenance and increase the rate of protection. In addition, the handling of used cars can also become a business branch of the enterprise, expanding the life cycle of the vehicle. For example, most car companies have already established their own travel brands, and some used cars can be used in shared cars, rentals, and network-related vehicles.
In addition, the country is currently encouraging battery recycling, and cooperation with fully qualified battery manufacturers to recycle batteries may be a good benefit.
In the new car, Weimar has taken the first step, but the recycling of electric used cars is only a head start.