Small J is a prestigious Ideal ONE car owner.

Right now, Small J is lying in his Ideal ONE car with closed eyes, muttering non-stop: “If only I hadn’t skipped the maintenance for my Ideal ONE today…”

What happened?

Let’s go back in time to 24 hours ago, to the moment when the Ideal Car 400 customer service called him.

At noon that day, Small J was using the nap mode in his Ideal ONE car, lying down on the reclined seat and taking a good half-hour nap. When he woke up, he received a call from Ideal Car’s 400 customer service.

The customer service told him that his Ideal ONE was due for a small maintenance checkup.

The customer service also said that since Small J was Ideal’s Plus member, they could arrange a free pick-up and drop-off service for him.

Small J is a penny-pincher, he usually only sends red envelopes for one cent in WeChat groups.

He even set the reservation charging time for after 10 p.m. on Ideal ONE, so that he could use three cents per degree valley electricity for charging. The calculated cost of using the car was less than one cent per kilometer.

Therefore, Small J naturally would not want to miss this free service.

After confirming the maintenance and pick-up time for the next day with the customer service, Small J packed up his personal items in the car and waited for the driver to arrive to take the car for maintenance.

Unfortunately, Small J received a call from his boss in the afternoon, who asked him to accompany him to the neighboring city 200 kilometers away to visit a client the next day.

“My Rolls-Royce is broken, drive your car tomorrow.” said the boss on the other end of the phone with a smirk.

“Who are you trying to fool? You are even more stingy than me, obviously you just don’t want to drive your own car out.” Small J muttered in his heart: “Luckily I have a gasoline car at home, I’ll drive that old fellow out tomorrow.”

Since buying the Ideal ONE, Small J not only used it for commuting, but also drove it with his friends for weekend trips.

Therefore, the gasoline car at home has long been ignored and accumulating dust in the corner.

If this gasoline car had a sense of humanity, it would definitely feel very sad about its current situation.

Oh no! Can’t open the car doorEarly the next morning, the designated driver arrived on time, picked up the car keys from Little J, and drove his gasoline car to the after-sales service center.

When Little J returned to his garage and tried to open the car door, he realized that he had forgotten to unlock it first. He had gotten used to using the keyless entry feature of his Ideal ONE and had forgotten that he needed to unlock the car door first.

“Oh no! I also forgot the key!” Little J usually used the Bluetooth key on his phone with his Ideal ONE and had not carried a physical car key for a long time.

Well then, he had to go back up to his apartment to get the key.

After retrieving the key, Little J hurriedly got into the car and drove off, hoping not to keep his boss waiting.

But wait, why couldn’t he shift gears?

Ah, he had to start the car first. Unlike the Ideal ONE, he couldn’t just hop in and shift gears immediately.

After struggling for a while, Little J finally managed to drive the car out of the residential area.

Sneeze! Why was it so cold?

Although located in the south of the Yangtze River, Hangzhou, where Little J lived, only had two seasons in a year – summer followed by winter.

Moreover, a strong cold air from the north had arrived in the past few days, causing the temperature in the early morning to drop significantly.

Due to the low temperature, the engine took longer to reach working temperature, which meant that the car’s heating system didn’t work effectively since it relied on the engine’s residual heat.

Without seat or steering wheel heating and with a heater that couldn’t blow warm air, Little J shivered in his old gasoline car and missed his Ideal ONE more than ever.

In September, Ideal ONE had added the “Set Departure Time” feature through OTA. By setting the departure time, selecting the desired temperature for the air conditioner and seat/steering wheel heating/ventilation options, the car could automatically turn on these functions at the specified time, resulting in an extremely comfortable environment upon opening the car door in the morning.

Additionally, the PTC air conditioner in the Ideal ONE could immediately blow warm air upon activation, unlike gasoline cars, which had to wait for the engine to reach working temperature before delivering warm air.

If using the fuel priority mode or the hybrid mode, after the Ideal ONE’s range extender’s coolant reaches its working temperature, the vehicle will automatically switch to using the residual heat generated by the range extender to provide warm air, ensuring that the battery’s electricity is not wasted.

Deduct 3 points! 100 yuan is gone

Small J crawled onto the elevated road along with the slow traffic during the morning rush hour, and he saw the flashing road surveillance cameras and suddenly remembered something…

“Today is Wednesday, and my car’s license plate number is restricted!” Small J was at a loss.

According to regulations, during the “peak-hour car restrictions” period, entering the “peak-hour car restrictions” road area where the no-entry sign is set in Hangzhou will result in a 100 yuan fine and a three-point deduction.

In Hangzhou, the Ideal ONE vehicles which are licensed with green plates not only are not restricted during workday rush hours but also are not affected by the odd-even license restriction policy when traveling to scenic spots on weekends.

Small J has gotten used to driving the Ideal ONE, which is not restricted, so it is not surprising that he forgot about the car with an odd-numbered license plate.

When the boss is unhappy, the consequences are severe

After finally arriving at the entrance to the boss’s residential compound, Small J saw that the boss was already waiting on the road and quickly greeted him to get into the car.

The boss asked, “Where is your Ideal ONE? Why didn’t you drive it today?”

“I took it for maintenance, so I’m driving this old model today.” Small J realized that the boss’s expression was somewhat embarrassed.

The boss loves to sing and has always been envious of the Ideal ONE’s karaoke functionality.

Originally, according to the boss’s plan, he deliberately found an excuse not to drive his Rolls-Royce today so that he could sit in Small J’s Ideal ONE and sing karaoke all the way, feeling happy and carefree.

After singing for a while, you can still find a movie to watch on the co-pilot entertainment screen. But unexpectedly, his wishful thinking fell through.

“Forget it, let’s go!” The boss couldn’t help but get angry.

“Yes…Yes…” Little J nodded and quickly started the car. Approaching the end of the year, he didn’t want these things to affect his year-end bonus from the petty-minded boss.

Has the old car gone bad after being idle for too long?

After the morning rush hour, there were obviously fewer cars on the road, and Little J’s old gasoline car could finally run happily.

But Little J found that there was something unusual about the car. Although it was an automatic transmission car, there was still a jerking feeling when shifting gears.

Moreover, the car’s power was also a bit off, and every time he stepped on the accelerator, he had to pause for a while before feeling the acceleration.

Little J thought that leaving the car idle for too long would cause problems. However, what he didn’t know was that these situations were completely normal for gasoline cars.

After driving the electric-driven Ideal ONE for a long time, one would naturally become particularly sensitive to the jerking of the gearbox and the delay of power.

After all, the power of the Ideal ONE driven by the motor can respond instantly and accelerate smoothly like silk.

It’s really tiring to drive on the highway

Of course, the problems of jerking when shifting gears and power delay can be overcome by enduring them.

What really drove Little J crazy was that the old car didn’t even have a cruise control.

Although it was only a distance of 200 kilometers, Little J almost got a cramp in his right foot due to the long drive.

“This is much more tiring than driving the Ideal ONE on the highway for five or six hundred kilometers in one go!” Little J couldn’t help but admire: “It turns out that different cars can have such different driving experiences on the highway.”

If it were the Ideal ONE, the advanced driving assistance system could be activated when driving on the highway, and the lane-keeping function could ensure that the car is driving steadily in the middle of the lane.

The driver only needs to hold the steering wheel with both hands, monitor the traffic situation on the road, and intervene in the situations that the driving assistance system cannot cope with in time.Translation:

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Also, can’t forget about navigation. Although this old guy’s car has navigation function, the map file has long expired and cannot be used. Therefore, Xiao J still needs to mount his phone to use navigation.

On the way, the customer suddenly called, and the call interface occupied the navigation screen on the phone. Because he couldn’t see the navigation information, Xiao J almost took the wrong ramp onto another highway.

The same situation is different with the Ideal ONE. The navigation map is updated online, and you can directly ask the “Ideal Fellow” voice assistant to set the destination, and the navigation information can be displayed on both the instrument screen and the central control screen.

If someone calls during driving, you can also answer the call directly through the car’s Bluetooth, completely avoiding the safety hazard of using a mobile phone while driving.

Crunch, the hub is damaged

After a thrilling journey, Xiao J finally arrived at the customer’s company downstairs.

There are not many parking spaces in the customer company’s campus, and there is just one side parking space on the right side of the road.

Although our old guy does not have a 360-degree panoramic camera, fortunately he is equipped with a rear radar.

Xiao J carefully parked the car into the parking space, suddenly he heard a “Crunch” sound.

“It’s over, it’s over…” Xiao J got off the car and found that the hub on the passenger side had hit the roadside stone and left several deep scratches.

If the Ideal ONE were present, this situation could be 100% avoided as long as the 360-degree panoramic camera and hub view were used.

After some effort, Xiao J finally parked the car in the parking space. With the experience from this morning, he didn’t forget to turn off the car before getting out this time, and then locked the car using the remote control.

How nice it would be if we could go back to yesterday

In the following time, Xiao J had no mood to participate in the meeting with the customer.

Starting from forgetting the keys in the morning, Xiao J had a really unlucky day.

Driving in the cold and suffering is not a big deal. He was remembered by a petty boss, fined and points deducted for breaking the restricted road, and the hub was also damaged… Thinking of these things made him feel even worse.

Sitting in the meeting room, Xiao J lowered his head and closed his eyes, silently regretting in his heart: “If I had known, I wouldn’t have gone to maintain Ideal ONE today…”

At this time, music suddenly came into his ears.

“Hmm? Isn’t this the music that plays when the Power Nap mode ends…” Xiao J opened his eyes and found that he was not in the customer’s meeting room, but in the Ideal ONE car.It turned out that everything just now was a dream! It was all fake!

In a daze, Xiao J heard his phone ringing and answered it casually, “Hello?”

“Hello, is this Mr. J? I am the service expert from Ideal Motors. I saw that your Ideal ONE maintenance period is coming soon. Do you need help making an appointment for ¥%&…?”

“No! No!” Xiao J suddenly shook as he listened, instantly becoming sober.

He quickly interrupted the customer service’s words, “I will make an appointment for maintenance time myself on the car maintenance appointment page of the mobile APP, thank you and goodbye!”

After hanging up the phone, Xiao J sat still for a long time. He pinched his thigh hard to confirm again that he was not in a dream.

Since everything in the dream was fake, Xiao J let go of his worries and opened the Ideal Motors mobile app on his phone. He still chose to make an appointment for tomorrow morning’s maintenance and the Plus membership pick-up and drop-off service.

Stretching lazily, Xiao J got out of the car and walked towards the office building without looking back.

As the Ideal ONE beeped, the door locked automatically. The lunch break was over and it was time to go back to work.

In the distance, Xiao J’s boss was on the phone with a customer near the floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor of the office building. “Okay, okay, then I will bring my subordinate Xiao J to visit tomorrow…It’s okay, it’s just a 200-kilometer journey, not far…”

Disclaimer: The content of this article is purely fictional. If there are any similarities, well…it’s actually pretty normal.

This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.