The battery life is 820km! Hongqi EH7 will be launched on March 20. Can it encroach on the market of BYD Han EV？

In the new energy vehicle market, the cruising range has always been the focus of consumers’ attention. Recently, Hongqi Automobile announced that its new pure electric model EH7 will be officially launched on March 20, with a cruising range of 820km, which is uncommon among models in the same class. Its strong competitor BYD Han EV, as a popular model in the current market, has become the focus of our attention whether its product power can be defeated by Hongqi EH7. This article will analyze the product power of Hongqi EH7 and its sales volume and price after listing.

In terms of appearance, the car adopts a closed front grille shape, and the headlights and air intakes on both sides are well integrated. Its overall shape is the shape of the number "7", but only the upper half can be lit. When the headlights are lit, the whole looks a little awkward. The black grille-shaped air inlet below is also equipped with a millimeter wave radar. The LOGO is different from the classic red flag LOGO, and the new model adopts a new shape.

The lines on the side are relatively round and simple, equipped with red decorative strips on the front fender and hidden door handles, which are fully personalized. The tail adopts the shape of a slippery back and a ducktail. The taillights use their own unique through taillights that extend downward. The lower surrounding decoration makes the car more sporty. The length, width and height of the body size are: 4980mm, 1915mm, 1490mm, and the wheelbase is 3000mm.

The interior part of the car uses a bright integrated special-shaped screen, the dashboard adopts a built-in design, the extended part on the left integrates some of the vehicle’s function buttons, and the right side is connected with a black decorative panel and a central control screen. The central control screen adopts a right-angle trapezoidal design. The air conditioner under the central control screen is equipped with an ambient light bar and a touch button. In order to facilitate the main driver to watch the dashboard with a flattened design around and touch buttons on it, the black-green contrasting interior color that can now be seen looks very young and sporty.

The power part of the car uses a pure electric drive mode, divided into two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive options. The two-wheel drive motor is a single rear motor with a total power of 253kW and a total horsepower of 344 horses. The four-wheel drive version uses the power configuration of the front and rear dual motors. The total power of the motor is 455kW and the total horsepower is 619 horses. Both versions use the ternary lithium battery of Ningde era. Under the CLTC test conditions, the two-wheel drive version has a pure electric battery life of 820km, and the four-wheel drive version has a pure electric battery life of 760km. It only takes 20 minutes to charge from 10% to 80% under fast charging conditions.

In general, Hongqi, as an old car company, is worth encouraging the active exploration and transformation in the pure electric market, but the product strength of its products also depends on its specific performance after listing. Combined with the price of the current models, it is speculated that the price of Hongqi EH7 is about 25-300,000 yuan.