Empeleni ngithenge iveni eshibhile kagesi e-Alibaba.Yilokhu okuvelayo

Abanye abafundi bangase bakhumbule ukuthi ngithenge iloli elincane likagesi elishibhile e-Alibaba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule.Ngiyazi lokhu ngoba bengithola ama-imeyili cishe nsuku zonke kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngibuza ukuthi iloli lami elithwala ugesi laseShayina (abanye babhekisela kulo ngokuhlekisayo ngokuthi i-F-50 yami) selifikile yini.Nokho, manje ekugcineni ngingaphendula, “Yebo!”futhi sabelane nawe ngalokho engikutholile.
Ngiqale ngathola leli loli ngenkathi ngiphequlula i-Alibaba ngifuna i-nugget yamasonto onke ye-Alibaba Weird Electric Cars yami yamasonto onke yekholomu Yeviki.
Ngithole iloli likagesi lika-$2000 futhi lalibukeka liphelele ngaphandle kokuthi isilinganiso sasicishe sibe ngu-2:3.Ihamba nge-25 mph kuphela.Nenjini eyodwa kuphela enamandla angu-3 kW.Futhi kufanele ukhokhe imali eyengeziwe kumabhethri, ukuthumela, njll.
Kodwa ngaphandle kwazo zonke lezo zinkinga ezincane, leli loli libukeka lingenangqondo, kodwa lipholile.Incane kodwa iyathandeka.Ngakho ngaqala izingxoxo nenkampani ehwebayo (inkampani encane ebizwa ngokuthi i-ChangLi, ephinde iphakele abanye abangenisa kwamanye amazwe base-US).
Ngikwazile ukuhlomisa iloli ngeplatifomu yokugoqa esebenza ngomshini, isiphephetha-moya kanye nebhethri elikhulu (laleli loli elincane) i-Li-Ion engu-6 kWh.
Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungibize cishe u-$1,500 ngaphezu kwenani eliyisisekelo, futhi kufanele ngikhokhe i-$2,200 emangalisayo yokuthutha, kodwa okungenani iloli lami lisendleleni yokuzongilanda.
Inqubo yokuthunyelwa kwemikhumbi ibonakala ithatha isikhathi eside.Ekuqaleni konke kwahamba kahle, futhi emasontweni ambalwa ngemva kokukhokha, iloli lami lalibangise ethekwini.Yahlala amasonto ambalwa kwaze kwaba yilapho isiphendulwa isitsha futhi yalayishwa emkhunjini, kwathi ngemva kwamasonto ayisithupha, umkhumbi wafika eMiami.Inkinga nje ukuthi iloli lami alisekho kuyo.Ukuthi yashonaphi, akekho owaziyo, ngachitha izinsuku ngibiza izinkampani zamaloli, izinkampani zezimpahla, umthengisi wami wezimpahla kanye nezinkampani zokuhweba zaseShayina.Akekho ongayichaza.
Ekugcineni, inkampani yokuhweba yaseShayina yafunda kumthumeli ohlangothini lwabo ukuthi isitsha sami sasithululiwe eKorea futhi salayishwa emkhunjini wesibili wamabhokisi - amanzi echwebeni ayengajulile ngokwanele.
Indaba ende, iloli lagcina lifikile eMiami, kodwa labe selibhajwe esitokisini amasonto ambalwa.Lapho ekugcineni iphuma ngakolunye uhlangothi lwamasiko, ngakhokha enye i-$500 kumfana engimthole ku-Craigslist owasebenzisa iloli elikhudlwana eline-flatbed ukuthatha iloli eliyisa endaweni yabazali bami eFlorida, lapho u-Will ezokwenza ikhaya elisha.okweloli.
Ikheji abethuthwe ngalo belinamazinyo, kodwa iloli lasinda ngendlela eyisimanga.Lapho ngethula iloli futhi ngajabulela ukulayisha umshini wokugaya kusenesikhathi.Ekugcineni, i-unboxing yaphumelela, futhi phakathi nohambo lwami lokuqala lokuhlola, ngabona amaphutha ambalwa kuvidiyo (yebo, ubaba nomkami, ababekhona ukuze babukele lo mdlalo uqhubeka, maduzane bavolontiya ukuyihlola).
Ngemva kohambo olude lokuzungeza umhlaba, ngamangala nje ukuthi leli loli lalingene kahle kangakanani. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukulungiselela iloli eliphahlazekile kusiza ekunciphiseni lokho engangikulindele, yingakho ngethuka lapho iloli selicishe liboboke ngokuphelele.
Ayinamandla ikakhulukazi, nakuba isilawuli senjini engu-3kW kanye nesilawuli esiphezulu esingu-5.4kW siyinika amandla anele ngesivinini esiphansi ukuyidonsa izungeza indlu yabazali bami.Ijubane eliphezulu lingama-25 mph (40 km/h), kodwa namanje akuvamile ukusheshisa leli jubane endaweni engalingani emasimini - ngaphezulu kwalokho kamuva.
Umbhede kadoti muhle futhi ngiwusebenzisa kahle ukuqoqa imfucumfucu yasegcekeni phansi bese ngiyibuyisela endaweni yokulahla imfucuza.
Iloli ngokwalo lakhiwe kahle.Ihlanganisa amaphaneli omzimba ensimbi yonke, amawindi kagesi ane-fob yokhiye, kanye nephakeji yokukhanyisa ekhiyiwe ephelele ehlanganisa amalambu amasignali, amalambu, izibani, amalambu angemuva, amalambu ahlehlayo nokunye.Kukhona nekhamera ehlehlayo, amashalofu ensimbi namafreyimu ombhede, amashaja anamandla, izisula eziwuketshezi lwewasha, ngisho nesiphephetha-moya esinamandla (sihlolwe eFlorida eshisayo nenomswakama).
Yonke into ingase idinge ukwelashwa okungcono kokugqwala, njengoba ngiye ngabona ukugqwala okuncane ezindaweni ezimbalwa ngemva kwezinyanga zohambo olude olwandle.
Akuyona neze inqola yegalofu – imoto ebiyelwe ngokugcwele, nakuba ihamba kancane.Ngigibela kakhulu ngingekho emgwaqeni futhi ngenxa yokumiswa kabi angivamile ukusondela ku-25 mph (40 km/h) isivinini esiphezulu, nakuba ngike ngenza ukushayela komgwaqo ukuze ngihlole isivinini futhi kwakucishe kube yi-25 mph ethenjisiwe.ihora./Ihora.
Ngeshwa, lezi zimoto namaloli akwa-Changli azikho emthethweni emgwaqeni futhi cishe zonke izimoto zikagesi zasendaweni (NEV) noma izimoto ezihamba ngesivinini esiphansi (LSV) azenziwa e-China.
Indaba iwukuthi, lezi zimoto zikagesi ezingu-25 mph ziwela esigabeni se-Federally Approved Vehicles (LSV) futhi, kholwa noma ungakholwa, izindinganiso zokuphepha zezimoto zisebenza ngempela.
Ngangivame ukucabanga ukuthi inqobo nje uma ama-NEV nama-LSV engakhuphukela ku-25 mph futhi abe namasiginali wokujika, amabhande ezihlalo, njll., angase abe semthethweni emgwaqeni.Ngeshwa, akunjalo.Kunzima kunalokho.
Lezi zimoto empeleni kufanele zihlangabezane nohlu olude lwezidingo, okuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kwezingxenye ze-DOT, ukuze zibe semthethweni emgwaqeni.Ingilazi kufanele yenziwe efekthri yengilazi ebhalisiwe ye-DOT, ikhamera ebuka ngemuva kufanele yenziwe efektri ebhalisiwe ye-DOT, njll. Akwanele ukushayela u-25 mph ukhanyise ibhande lakho lesihlalo futhi ukhanyisa izibani zakho.
Ngisho noma izimoto zinazo zonke izingxenye ze-DOT ezidingekayo, izimboni ezizenza e-China kufanele zibhalise ne-NHTSA ukuze izimoto zishayele ngokusemthethweni emigwaqweni yase-United States.Ngakho-ke nakuba sekunezinkampani eziningi zase-US ezingenisa lezi zimoto e-US, ezinye zazo ziqamba amanga zithi lezi zimoto zisemthethweni ngoba zihamba ngo-25 mph, ngeshwa asikwazi ukubhalisa noma ukuthola lezi zimoto.lezi zimoto zihamba emigwaqeni.Kokubili ukukhiqiza le mikhiqizo e-United States kanye nokumisa ifekthri ethobela i-DOT e-China engabhaliswa ne-NHTSA kuzodinga umzamo omkhulu.Mhlawumbe lokho kuchaza ukuthi kungani i-Polaris GEM engu-25 mph 4-seat idinga ibhethri ye-lead-acid engu-$15,000 futhi ayinazicabha noma amawindi!
Ngokuvamile uzowabona ngemali elinganiselwa ku-$2,000 ku-Alibaba nakwezinye izingosi zokuthenga zaseShayina.Izindleko zangempela empeleni ziphakeme kakhulu.Njengoba ngishilo, bekufanele ngengeze u-$1,000 webhethri elikhulu ngokushesha, u-$500 wokuthuthukisa engikukhethile, kanye no-$2,200 wokuthutha olwandle.
Ngasohlangothini lwase-US, kwakudingeka ngengeze enye i-$ 1,000 noma ngaphezulu ezinkokhelweni zamasiko kanye ne-brokerage, kanye nezinye izimali zokufika.Ngagcina ngikhokhe u-$7,000 ngesethi yonke kanye nenqwaba yezinto.Lokhu nakanjani inkokhelo engaphezu kwalokho ebengikulindele.Lapho ngifaka i-oda, nganginethemba lokugwema ukulahlekelwa okungu-$6,000.
Ngenkathi abanye bengathola intengo yokugcina intshontsha, cabangela ezinye izinketho.Namuhla, inqola yegalofu eneasidi eholayo ibiza cishe u-$6,000.Okungaqediwe kubiza u-$8,000.Kuhle kakhulu ebangeni lama- $ 10-12000.Nokho, onakho nje inqola yegalofu.Ayibiyiwe okusho ukuthi uzoba manzi te.Ayikho i-air conditioning.Abekho abaqaphi.Umnyango wawungakhiyiwe.Awekho amawindi (kagesi noma ngenye indlela).Azikho izihlalo zamabhakede ezilungisekayo.Alukho uhlelo lwe-infotainment.Awekho amachamusela.Awukho umbhede weloli lokulahla i-hydraulic, njll.
Ngakho-ke nakuba abanye bengase bacabangele lokhu njengekalishi yegalofu elikhazimulayo (futhi kufanele ngivume ukuthi likhona iqiniso kulokho), kokubili kushibhile futhi kuyasebenza kakhulu kunekalishi legalofu.
Noma iloli lingekho emthethweni, ngiyaphila.Angizange ngiyithengele leyo njongo, futhi vele ayinazo izinto zokuphepha ezingenza ngizizwe ngikhululekile ukuyisebenzisa emgwaqweni.
Kunalokho, iloli lomsebenzi.Ngizoyisebenzisa (noma cishe abazali bami bazoyisebenzisa kakhulu kunami) njengeloli lasepulazini endaweni yabo.Ezinsukwini zami zokuqala ezimbalwa zokusetshenziswa, kwabonakala kuwufaneleka kakhulu umsebenzi.Sasisebenzisa phansi ukuze sicoshe izitho nemfucumfucu eziwile, ukudonsa amakhreyithi namagiya azungeze indawo futhi ujabulele nje ukugibela!
Iwadlula kahle ama-UTVs kagesi ngoba angikaze ngidingeke ngiyifake phezulu noma ngiminyanise i-exhaust.Okufanayo kuya ekuthengeni iloli elidala likaphethiloli - ngincamela imoto yami encane kagesi ejabulisayo eyenza konke engikudingayo khona manjalo.
Kuleli qophelo, ngijabulile ukuqala ukulungisa iloli.Lesi kakade isisekelo esihle, nakuba sisadinga ukusetshenzwa.Ukumiswa akukuhle kakhulu futhi anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi yini engingayenza lapho.Ezinye iziphethu ezithambile zingase zibe isiqalo esihle.
Kodwa ngizophinde ngisebenze kwezinye izengezo.Iloli lingasebenzisa ukugqwala okuhle, ngakho kungenye indawo okufanele iqale.
Ngicabanga futhi ngokufaka iphaneli encane yelanga phezu kwekhebhu.Ngisho namaphaneli wamandla aphansi njengamaphaneli angu-50W angasebenza kahle kakhulu.Uma sicabanga ukuthi iloli lisebenza kahle ku-100 Wh/mile, ngisho namamayela ambalwa okusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke endlini angacinywa ngokuphelele ngokushajwa kwelanga.
Ngiyihlole ngejeneretha yelanga ye-Jackery 1500 futhi ngathola ukuthi ngingathola ukushajwa njalo elangeni ngisebenzisa iphaneli yelanga engu-400W, nakuba lokhu kungadinga ukuhudula iyunithi nephaneli noma ngimise ukusetha okuhlala njalo endaweni ethile eduze.
Ngingathanda futhi ukwengeza izitendi endaweni yokuphakamisa ukuze abazali bami bakwazi ukuphakamisa imigqomo yabo kadoti futhi bawathwale behle ngomgwaqo ohamba ngezinyawo njengomgwaqo wasemakhaya oya emgwaqeni womphakathi ukuyolanda udoti.
Nginqume ukunamathisela umugqa wokugijima kuyo ukuze ngicindezele amamayela ambalwa engeziwe ngehora ngiphume kuyo.
Futhi nginamanye ama-mods athokozisayo ambalwa ohlwini lwami.Irempu yebhayisikili, irediyo ye-ham, futhi mhlawumbe nesiguquli se-AC ukuze ngikwazi ukushaja izinto ezifana namathuluzi kagesi ngisuka ngqo kubhethri leloli elingu-6 kWh.Uma uneminye imibono nami ngivulekele ukusikisela.Hlangana nami esigabeni sokuphawula!
Ngizoqiniseka ukuthi ngizobuyekeza esikhathini esizayo ukuze wazi ukuthi iloli lami elincane lisebenza kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.Okwamanje, sihlangane emgwaqeni (ongcolile)!
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