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Recently, according to relevant data: as of March 19, the price of US light crude oil WTI was 104.70 US dollars per barrel, up 1.67%, and Brent crude oil was 107.93 US dollars per barrel, up 1.21%. At present, the average price of No. 95 gasoline in China has entered the "9 yuan era", setting a new high in the past 8 years. At present, the price of No. 92 gasoline in some parts of the country is 8.64 yuan per liter. Filling up a box of No. 92 gasoline will cost 30 yuan more. In this regard, many car owners said: the fuel truck is not fragrant in an instant, and it will not be able to afford to drive.

The rise in oil prices has also brought more attention to new energy vehicles, and some related new energy vehicle sales have been disclosed: with the recent rise in oil prices, the sales of new energy vehicles have also been greatly increased, and now more and more consumers are choosing new energy vehicles because of the rise in oil prices. The cost of 100 kilometers of new energy vehicles is only more than ten yuan, which stimulates consumers' desire to buy.

It is worth noting that yesterday, Tesla officially also posted the praise of car owners through Weibo, saying, "the oil price is very expensive, saving is the key point!" With the new member of the family charging pile, charging life is really a beautiful thing! " "it smells good! It's easier to charge at home, and you can save it again! Happy family charging life, you deserve to have ~ "and other comments."

As can be seen from the comments posted by the owner of Tesla, a car owner named "Yan Nanfei" wrote: "having a charging pile at home feels like a constant stream of energy input. There is no need to worry about energy consumption and there is no mileage anxiety at all. If you have nothing to recharge, it will be healthier. The most important thing is that it is too cheap. About 80 yuan a month, which is 1/10 of the cost of my gas car. Household charging piles have become a new member of the family. Another car owner commented: "I have been using the car for almost four months, and every month I receive a bill that smells good." It is usually set to start charging at 00:30, 38OV, and it will be ready after 4: 00 in the morning. In January, I forgot to set the time, crossing the peak and peace section, turning on 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month, which was only 90 yuan; in December, it was all valley electricity, and I went to Shenzhen for a trip, just one box of electricity, which was only 102 yuan. The cost of using a car should not be too cheap.

But do new energy vehicles really smell good when oil prices rise? Recently, the price of new energy vehicles has also risen, with nearly 40 models "rising". Tesla, for his part, has adjusted the price of his models for the third time since March 10. In addition, many car companies have also issued price increase announcements. Ideal car founder Li Xiang also posted: "at present, brands that have contracted with battery manufacturers to determine the range of battery price increases in the second quarter have basically announced price increases immediately." For those who have not yet raised prices, most of them have not yet agreed on the rate of increase, and prices will generally rise immediately after waiting for an agreement. "

It is not difficult to see that car companies can only raise prices under the pressure of rising raw material prices upstream. Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the Federation of passengers, said: since the beginning of this year, due to the rise in the price of raw materials, the price of power batteries has risen much faster than expected in the industry. before, many car companies have lower agreement prices with battery suppliers, and the pressure on car companies is not prominent. however, the car companies that sign new orders after the increase in the price of power batteries are under great pressure and can only ease the cost pressure by raising prices.

The recent surge in international oil prices has also brought divine assistance to new energy vehicles. Although the new energy vehicle sector has seen price increases this year, sales are still high. According to the China Automobile Association, domestic sales of new energy vehicles in February 2022 were 334000, up 184 per cent from a year earlier, down 23 per cent from January to February to 765000, up 155 per cent from a year earlier. Some people in the industry said that at present, most of the new energy vehicle production enterprises have not made a profit, and the market will not accept that the price of new energy vehicles is significantly higher than that of traditional cars of the same grade. "the rise in raw materials is too large this time. It is difficult to absorb all the increases in a certain link of the industrial chain, and the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain should work together to share the cost increase brought about by the price rise of raw materials."

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