Thanks to the high-quality information provided by the 42 Garage Community, the Ideal Shanghai Car Club-Ideal Huì, and its members for the car purchase and registration process. Special thanks go to Ideal sales representative He Shijia for providing high-quality services from test driving to car delivery and registration, as well as the efficient and dedicated support from the delivery WeChat group members, Tian Jiaofu (tqm), and two back-end staff (Ji Yemeng, Libra).
The car purchasing process started on December 9th and was completed with the new car registration on December 25th. The whole process was divided into two main lines: dealing with the old car and handling the new car registration. Both lines ran simultaneously and overlapped at times.
This article provides a chronological account of the main procedures for “Shanghai/Personal/Full Payment/Second Division” to help car owners manage the overall process, save time and reduce costs. Certain details, such as the second-hand car broker and insurance sales, are not included. The specific application process, including the procedures for “Third Division/Fourth Division Registration,” has been covered in Ideal Huì and will not be repeated here.
Old Car
The old car is a 2008 Ford Focus two-door Sport, which has been with us for 12 years. It served as our wedding car and provided enough space for our daughter even after her birth. We could even fit a baby crib in the back seat by flipping it over.
The car’s overall reliability and practicality met our expectations and accompanied our children through their entire childhood. As we took it on its last ride, it was difficult to let go.
Second-hand Car Broker
On December 10th, we contacted a second-hand car broker recommended by a friend who worked at a 4S shop. The broker evaluated the overall condition of the car, negotiated a price with us, and paid us directly to expedite the transaction. The broker took the green registration book and photos of the car and put it up for sale online. They hoped that we could accelerate the delivery of the old car to facilitate the handover.
Transfer of Quota
On December 15th, while picking up our ONE license plate, we called the car broker to come and take away our old car (we remembered to remove all belongings, including our ETC, the day before).
The broker took the registration card and we received an electronic copy of the PFD insurance policy from the insurance sales representative or downloaded it ourselves from the insurance company’s official website (we used Pacific Insurance before).
The broker felt that the old car was in good condition with excellent power, setting the foundation for selling it to the next buyer.
On December 16th, the old car was successfully sold to the next buyer, and the transfer of quota application was completed. (Forgot to mention, the old car had a Shanghai license plate, and the quota could be reserved for one year.)
Insurance Refund
To cancel the insurance policy, we went to any branch of Pacific Insurance with our ID cards. If you want someone else to handle it on your behalf, you will need to go to their headquarters near Taibao Building with the representative’s ID card.
One important detail to keep in mind is that the insurance refund is based on the proportional time, and any previously received rebate or discount needs to be returned.
New CarThe ONE from Li Auto has been under my attention since its release, and I introduced it to my family. Before that, I tended to choose Ford Edge, Explorer, Audi, or Lincoln, but eventually I decided to buy a new energy vehicle, a daddy car without range anxiety.
Test Driving
At the beginning of the year, there was a test driving event held by Li Auto, and I tried driving it near the parking space in my community. It was a bit stressful to maneuver.
My daughter was happy when she rode with me in the car. Then when her younger cousin’s family got a Volkswagen Touareg L, my daughter said that our future Li ONE should be a bigger car.
During the Labor Day holiday, I took my wife and daughter to Huaihai Road and let my wife test drive it. She said it was just a bit too big for city driving, but my daughter fully enjoyed the entertainment screen on the passenger side and did not want to leave.
In October, I requested another test driving session at home, and my mother gave it a try. She felt good driving it, and by coincidence, she kicked the rear bumper to open the back door since I had told her that’s how it works. It seemed that I was biased.
At the beginning of December, my mother heard on the news that the subsidy of 5,000 yuan for new energy vehicles was about to expire and asked me how I planned to purchase it.
Due to the issue with the properties and their committees in my community, all the parking spaces for new energy vehicles are located outside of the community stores. I had not considered going outside of the community as my old car was still running well with only 82,000 kilometers. I planned to wait until the next inspection in 2025.
Placing an Order
On December 9th, I went with my wife to the delivery center in Baoshan district to confirm the exterior color, wheel style, and interior color of the car. In the afternoon, I ordered it on the app, and the salesperson gave me some points and gifts. At the same time, I applied for the qualification review to buy new energy vehicles, which only took a few minutes.
Insurance
On December 14th, I learned that the car would be delivered the next day, and the insurance obtained at the delivery center was slightly more expensive. Therefore, I contacted the salesperson in a Li Auto insurance group to buy the insurance at a slightly lower price. The sticker for compulsory insurance does not have to be put on the car.
Delivery
On December 15th, I went to Baoshan to pick up the car. The full payment had already been made the day before, and the delivery center provided the certificate of conformity, which I gave to the insurance salesperson to obtain the policy. Then, I obtained the temporary license plate, which is valid until the end of the month, from the delivery center.Given Markdown text in Chinese:
由于年底上海交付数量大，交付是从武汉支援来的，交车没满电 100 km 左右（交付的车太多来不及充电），80 km 的油，大致看了下，APP 扫了中控二维码注册，开启理想之旅。之后还需要将联通的 sim 卡进行实名绑定，需要身份证。
开着理想ONE，目送小黄福离去，不禁令人唏嘘。
## 充电桩
### 物业申请
12 月 9 日，去物业将车位的事宜确认，联系销售拿到充电桩安装确认文本（施工证明，充电桩安装证明），找物业盖章确认。
### 停车位确认
当天拉着物业的人确认了小区外的停车位，一排里面，已有个理想的充电桩，心里就有底了，至少自己的充电桩能搞定。
### 充电桩勘查
理想安排的师傅，据说是星星的，来现场勘查后表示需要 100 米的线，打两个洞，超过 30 米免费线材后按 45 元/米算，100 元/洞，还好没换更粗规格的。
### 电表申请安装
当天上国网APP上申请独立电表，12 月 12 日师傅来装电表，效率挺高且免费。
### 安装
12 月 15 日，上午车取来后，中午充电桩安装师傅就来了，花了 3 个多小时，走线、打洞、安装都挺顺利，之后车主要在桩前留影，审核流程需要。
## 网上申请
### 报税
交付当天，会给一张购置税申报表，税务局网上操作下，走个流程即可，就是税务局的网站经常卡住。
### 环保
某个APP上申请个环保的审批，很简单，和报税一起是作为上牌的前置条件。操作流程网上都有
### 等待
12 月 17 日，中午，交付的微信群中两个后台会提交新能源的上牌申请，5 个整工作日，12 月 24 日，22 点办结。
## 车管所
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Due to the large number of deliveries in Shanghai at the end of the year, the vehicles were delivered from Wuhan. The vehicles were not fully charged and had about 100 km range (due to too many vehicles to charge in time). They also had about 80 km of gasoline. After a quick inspection, the vehicle owners scanned the QR code on the center console with the app to register and start their Ideal journey. The telecom sim card needs to be registered with the owner's ID.
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While driving their Ideal ONE, the owners watched their delivery personnel leave, feeling sad.
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## Charging Station
### Property Application
On December 9th, the owners confirmed the parking space matter with property management, and obtained the charging station installation confirmation text (construction certificate, charging station installation certificate) from the sales department, then had the property management stamp and confirm it.
### Parking Space Confirmation
On the same day, the owners confirmed the parking space outside the community with property management. In one of the rows, there was already an Ideal electric vehicle charging station, giving owners more confidence, knowing that at least their own charging station could be taken care of.
### Charging Station Survey
The technician arranged by the Ideal company, who is said to be a star, surveyed the site and said that they would need 100 meters of cable, drill two holes, and beyond 30 meters of free cable, charge 45 yuan/meter and 100 yuan/hole, which was fortunate that they did not need a thicker specification.
### Electricity Meter Application and Installation
On the same day, the owners applied online for an independent electricity meter on the State Grid APP. On December 12th, the technician came to install the electricity meter, which was efficient and free.
### Installation
On December 15th, the morning after the car was picked up, the charging station technician came in the afternoon and spent more than three hours. Wiring, drilling, and installation went smoothly. After the installation was completed, the owners had to take a photo in front of the charging station, as the audit process required it.
## Online Application
### Taxation
On the day of delivery, the Ideal vehicle owners received a purchase tax application form, and went through the process on the tax bureau's website, which tended to freeze frequently.
### Environmental Protection
On an APP, the owners applied for an environmental protection approval, which was relatively simple to do. It was a prerequisite for registration along with the taxation process.
### Waiting
On December 17th, at noon, two back-end staff members in the delivery WeChat group submitted the new energy vehicle registration application. It took 5 business days, and the process was completed at 10pm on December 24th.
## Vehicle Management Office
10 AM, arrived at the Qin Chun Road Branch and realized the situation wasn’t good as we had to queue up all the way to Shen Xi Road. We waited for nearly one and half hours to enter the door. Fortunately, ONE’s entertainment function was sufficient to provide audiobooks, videos, and music to avoid boredom.
At that time, I called Wu Baolu’s service station to transfer, but there were too many people, and they were busy hanging up the phone.
After entering the gate, we still had to queue up and waited for over half an hour to reach the inspection position in the inspection channel (the security handed two same number call slips, keep them safe). During this period, the printer master went back and forth to look for the car’s carbon impression, but ONE did not even look at it, guessing that they already received the carbon copy when the car was delivered.
We got off the car and went to room 7, window 25 to submit materials (the list on the wall provides a reminder). ID card and its copy “or the agent’s ID card and its copy, power of attorney, with the format available on site for reference”, invoice, certificate of compliance, and electronic policy for Shanghai residents were not needed.
After waiting for about 30 minutes, I was called by name to pick up the ID card at window 25, and then I waited at window 6 to receive the zipper bag after they called for it.
Police investigation
Hand over the zipper bag to the on-duty police officer for investigation, take photos before and after, left and right, remember to take out the tripod and reflective vest from the car’s tail, learn how to open the front cover. After completion, submit the zipper bag material to window 5, drive the car out of the inspection lane, park it in the north parking space and wait at room 7.
Payment and number selection
After about 20-30 minutes, I received the acceptance voucher and completed the payment of 120 yuan by scanning the QR code on the voucher’s bottom right. I selected my number on the number selection machine at the entrance (before leaving, I selected and randomized on the 122 website), but there were no good numbers available, so I chose to rely on the machine. There are many good numbers that can be selected by machine. Of course, I think my number is better than 59699, 36388, etc.
To the hall on the 10th floor, go to the end of the left side after entering and find a seat to wait for the driving license, license plate, production certificate green book, and inspection approval sticker (no need to stick). Theoretically, it should take one hour, but it only took half an hour in reality.
Installation
At the end of the inspection channel, the installation master provided free installation, and the license plate frame cost 100 yuan, which could be chosen by myself.Translate the following Chinese text in Markdown format to English Markdown format, keep the HTML tags inside the Markdown, and output only the result.
Note: On weekdays before 7:30am or after 2pm, the overall waiting time may be shortened because there are fewer people. It’s very simple, no need for proxy, and if necessary, ask for guidance from other proxies. No tax will be handled on Saturdays, there will be no gas cars, and there will be very few people. I saw a baby blue Bentley GT with a value of 9 million on the spot and chatted with the owner for a while. I only saw the other ONE car, estimated to be around 4 minutes.
Take a panoramic photo of the final driving license and send it to the WeChat group backstage to complete the binding on the ideal app.
ETC
After returning, it is recommended to apply for the ETC one day later. I applied that night, but the license plate number did not pop up. It was fine the next morning. The Shanghai Transportation Card APP is free to use.
Shanghai Electricity Subsidy Application
With the license plate, apply for the electricity subsidy on the Suishenban platform that evening. Before December 31, the license plate must be obtained, and the application can be completed before January 31.
Looking forward to OTA 2.0.
Leonardo
December 26, 2020, noon
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