Today’s Experience with Ideal L9
Today on my way back, I turned on the Pure Electric Mode, but unfortunately forgot to turn it off. Surprisingly, on the highway, it was able to maintain a battery level of 3%. However, in the city, I managed to drain the battery to 0%. (I do not recommend this practice. Pure Electric Mode should only be used with 20 km of battery life left before reaching home.)
At 0% battery level, the Ideal L9 was still able to output roughly 80-90 kW of power (the power bar display may not be precise). When driving in the city, I was still able to accelerate rapidly from red lights and keep up with conventional gas cars in terms of starting speed. As I accelerated, the sound of the range extender also increased, but overall it was bearable and acceptable. Even when waiting at a stoplight, the range extender didn’t shut off but maintained a constant power output to recharge the battery, with only minimal steering wheel vibration.
I recorded the sound of the range extender at a parking lot charging station, taking into account the effects of reverberation in the underground parking garage, and I was satisfied with the performance of the range extender. Testing the limits of the range extender at 0% battery level is one of the three things I think every owner of an Ideal L9 should do.
Why can the Ideal L9 use Pure Electric Mode until 3%, or even 0% (with about 3 degrees of residual charge), while the ONE can only go down to 17%? This is primarily due to the Ideal L9’s battery being developed in collaboration with CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) with a battery model of 622, which has an improved formula allowing it to discharge more effectively at low battery levels. With this improved performance, the Ideal L9 is able to confidently use Pure Electric Mode until 3%.
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