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as more and more new energy vehicles are available in china, many friends have chosen new energy vehicles, and the prices of new energy vehicles are becoming lower and lower under continuous internal competition. new energy vehicles are low in cost, good in experience, and more intelligent. they seem to be becoming more and more impeccable, but many friends who need to repair their cars have new troubles.

previously, we saw many friends complaining in the background that the new energy vehicles they bought had problems and needed repairs. according to the previous logic, if it did not involve core components, they could just go to an outside auto repair shop to repair it. but now, many auto repair shops say that they cannot repair it at all, even if the vehicle is scratched. however, if you go to the manufacturer's after-sales outlets for repairs, the price will be much higher, regardless of whether you use insurance or not.

so why are new energy vehicles getting more and more expensive to repair, and why can’t they be repaired “outside”?

first, let’s talk about the problems that cannot be repaired “outside”. a few years ago, when new energy vehicles were just emerging, that is, when they were electrified but not intelligent, some auto repair shops with relatively fast technology iterations were also able to repair new energy vehicles and even refurbish some damaged battery packs.

however, with the increasing intelligence of new energy vehicles, the situation has changed. to give the simplest example, in the past, if the reversing camera at the rear of our fuel vehicle was damaged, whether it was scratched or scratched by a naughty child, we only needed to buy a camera with similar parameters and replace it. if it is easy to disassemble and the position is not very tricky, we can even replace it ourselves. if after the installation, it feels a bit biased, we can just straighten it.

but now, the cameras around the vehicle are not just used for reversing images. almost all new energy vehicles with driving assistance capabilities use cameras as one of the most important data and road condition collection devices. therefore, once the camera is damaged, not only is a camera exactly the same as the original one needed, but also the relevant data calibration is required to make the position of the camera exactly the same as the original one to ensure the normal operation of the driving assistance system. these things cannot be handled by outside auto repair shops. the reason is simple, that is, a large amount of calibration data is in the hands of manufacturers and authorized service providers, and outside auto repair shops cannot get the data at all.

why is the maintenance of new energy vehicles becoming more and more expensive?

the reason is very simple. on the one hand, the maintenance cost of new energy vehicles is indeed higher than that of mature fuel vehicles. on the other hand, the scarcity leads to monopoly prices. because many new energy vehicles can only be repaired by the manufacturer's authorized service providers, and cannot be repaired outside, these manufacturers and authorized service providers have monopoly power and pricing power, and the maintenance price naturally goes up. there is no way around it.

and you can also continue to think that the price of new energy vehicles is getting lower and lower due to internal competition, and some are obviously selling at a loss, so who will fill these "shortfalls". in general, the not-so-low maintenance costs and the relative monopoly of data and technology can help these manufacturers obtain excess profits in maintenance, thereby feeding back the "shortfalls" in the production and sales links. this situation also exists.

therefore, the world essentially still abides by the law of conservation of "value". if we enjoy the lower cost, higher configuration and intelligent experience of new energy vehicles, we must accept that these new energy vehicles may cost more in terms of maintenance. and it is obvious that when the technology of new energy vehicles is rapidly iterating, the core technology and data are in the hands of manufacturers and authorized service providers. in a relatively monopolistic environment, the cost of repairing cars will naturally go up.