标签归档 西安品茶

Gao Ziguang, head of Xiaomi ecological chain: Smart home is not just about controlling home appliances with mobile phones.

Gao Ziguang, head of Xiaomi Smart Home Platform

[FAW-Volkswagen Magotan exclusive title 2017 T-EDGE Technology Life Festival International Leaders Summit]

Now when it comes to Xiaomi, people don’t necessarily think of mobile phones. Xiaomi has many eco-chain companies and made many smart home products. At the Titanium Media 2017 T-EDGE Technology Life Festival, we invited Gao Ziguang, vice president of Xiaomi ecological chain and head of Xiaomi smart home platform.

As an Internet veteran, he has been in this industry for nearly 15 years, catching up with the rising wave of mobile Internet, and later devoted himself to the cause of IOT(Internet Of Things).

In his speech, he talked about the biggest difference between the Internet and the Internet of Things — — The Internet industry only needs to make products, while the Internet of Things industry needs to make hardware products and build an entire ecological platform in addition to software products.

In this process, Xiaomi invested in more than 100 eco-chain enterprises, but so far only released more than 40 products. "Because there are still a large number of enterprises developing this system, Xiaomi is not looking for OEM production," Gao Ziguang said. "We are developing from beginning to end, just like the laser projection TV released a few days ago. The development time is 3 years and 6 months."

Let me talk about my understanding of the Internet of Things first.

I have been engaged in the Internet industry since 2004, when it was the era of PC Internet, and after about ten years of rapid development, I entered the era of mobile Internet in 2011. We believe that the largest scale in the PC Internet era is 100 million simultaneous online.

Tencent QQ reached this order of magnitude. I was also in Tencent at that time, and I also witnessed that Tencent QQ was online from a small number of users to a peak of 200 million users. We will soon enter the next era around 2011, that is, the arrival of smart phones. The arrival around 2011 is the era of smart phones. We believe that in the era of mobile Internet, it will reach the order of 1 billion, and each person will have a connected terminal. There are nearly 1 billion active users in China, all of whom are active on Tencent’s platform.

So what is the next era of mobile Internet? We think it may be the Internet of Things. Every device you used at home before: refrigerator, air conditioner and washing machine may be connected to the internet. Then its order of magnitude will be raised to tens of billions. You can imagine how much equipment your home has.

What is the significance of Internet of Things connection? Our understanding in recent years is digitalization — — In the past, many operations, including turning on the light, were physical buttons, which included the brightness and color of the light. Only digitalization will bring the possibility of new innovation and some experiences that were impossible before. Once home appliances are digitized, they will be programmed, and there will be endless possibilities.

For example, if a beautiful woman you care about sends a Weibo, your light will turn red, your light will turn red, and your computer will turn on. Then its combination may be endless.

Today’s artificial intelligence is no longer a pure internet business. Every device in your home is also a part of artificial intelligence. When you go home, your wife goes home, and you go home happily, how bright the lights in your home are, whether the curtains should be opened or closed, and whether your TV should be turned on or off may actually be decided by artificial intelligence. All the physical equipment I’m talking about must be digitized. You are happy today, and your music is such a tune when you go home, and the color temperature of your light is adjusted to such a color temperature.

In the past few years, Xiaomi has been trying to do such a thing. In 2013 and 14, he started to do it. In 2015, he released the brand of Mijia, which is the path of Xiaomi. Xiaomi is a mobile phone company, but we are not completely a mobile phone company. The software and hardware serve the Internet. IOT is our ecological circle. Since 2014, our room has released many products, almost all of which are intelligent, with cameras, kettles, sweeping robots, bicycles, scooters and even a pair of shoes. Every one is a smart device. All of them are networked.

What is the user’s acceptance so far? You see 40 kinds of equipment so far. About a month ago, the most expensive equipment in Xiaomi’s history, laser projection TV 9999, was released. It is still very uneasy to release this product, and whether young rice noodles can afford this equipment. Within 24 hours of laser projection TV, 20 million RMB crowdfunding was robbed.

We have entered a new era, that is, the era of consumption upgrading. We young people are knowledgeable and willing to improve our quality of life. How do we make so many products? It is more complicated than the pure internet.

I have been doing pure internet for more than ten years. I am doing QQ today, and I am doing pure QQ. I am doing pure music today. Then, after doing the Internet of Things, we must first have a complete Internet of Things system, starting with hardware, going to the cloud, going to APP, and various devices. There is no user to use a perfect technical platform.

The first one is to build a platform of our own Internet of Things system. After we do this, we don’t want users to use our platform. Second, it is necessary to develop a large number of intelligent hardware. People say that Xiaomi is not focused, and even the rice cooker is cooking. It is difficult for us to do it well by ourselves, so we explored a new business model. We have invested in nearly 100 eco-chain enterprises, each of which is an expert in this field. This is a rice cooker, this is a sweeping robot and that is a camera.

Our supply chain, our values, our requirements for quality and cost performance are that Xiaomi always adheres to the core values.

The Internet of Things is still an early embryonic industry today. After three years of development, these 100 companies have released 40 products. How did you just release 40 products? Because there are still a large number of enterprises in research and development, this system made by Xiaomi is not looking for OEM production. We are developing from beginning to end, just like the laser projection TV released a few days ago, and the research and development time is 3 years and 6 months.

In fact, the Internet of Things has brought us new opportunities, and the products we developed have been accepted by users. Take the rice cooker as an example. No matter how many years an entrepreneur has worked in the rice cooker industry before, it is difficult for you to make a breakthrough. What kind of flowers can you make? How can your channel be beautiful? Almost impossible. This is why almost no new enterprises have been born in the home appliance industry in the past 20 years. Because its innovation is almost difficult. The manufacturing industry in China is separated from R&D and manufacturing, and the manufacturing level can be very good as long as you don’t take the initiative to cut corners.

What should we do?

The Internet of Things has given us a window. Besides the pot itself, we also have the Internet of Things. We are connecting the rice cooker to the Internet — — The air pressure in Beijing is different from that in Tibet. The air pressure you need to cook rice is different. This is the most basic intelligence. The air pressure required by different rice is also different, which is the most basic intelligence.

If you can connect to the internet, what can you do in the future? Recipes. Just cook with your mobile phone, and it is no longer a pure craft. Intelligence makes it have infinite possibilities. With the arrival of the era of consumption upgrading, it is possible to innovate in industries where brands and home appliances are difficult to innovate.

The internationalization of Xiaomi is also gradually unfolding. In fact, our internationalization is still very early, because Xiaomi is only in its seventh year this year, and it takes a long time to deploy. In addition to the Indian market, Xiaomi has not done international work.

So far, Vietnam has no official channel to enter, but there are many Xiaomi equipments. So all these equipments were smuggled in the past, which means that a large number of people smuggled from China to the whole world, some were dealers and some were brought by friends. Xiaomi didn’t do it officially. The market density in Vietnam was too high, but we didn’t go in, even in South America and North America, because North America didn’t do it at all. These should be brought by a large number of Chinese.

We have 60 million IOT devices. When I was doing QQ, I was always over 100 million when I was doing Tencent business. However, the Internet of Things is very difficult, because each device means a piece of hardware, which is a long process from definition, research and development, mold opening, production and sales to users, and then to interconnection. There are more than 88 million users who use this device every day. We think Xiaomi should be said to be the largest Internet of Things platform in the field of intelligent hardware.

We were very uneasy when we first did this thing, because we didn’t know whether the Internet of Things could work or not. When we did this thing three years ago, we had a lot of heated discussions, and it took us three years to achieve 60 million sets, which has given us great confidence. We are the earliest batch of IOT platform. Why didn’t we publicize it? Because we believe that in the current era, intelligence is still smart for the sake of intelligence, and we have not found just what we need.

Our press conference will emphasize the promotion of intelligence, because we think intelligence is for you. I used to think that intelligence is remote control, which is icing on the cake. If you can’t find what you just need, intelligence is just a gift. In most cases, intelligence is still based on delivery. We have so many partners. After several years of cooperation and verification of our platform, I will open it to non-ecological chain enterprises.

After that, everyone can realize Xiaomi’s PM2.5 sensor. After detecting the high temperature, turn on another air conditioner and light, so there is no need for secondary development. If this step is achieved, simple automation will be realized. When the temperature is high, the air conditioner will be turned on, and when the PM2.5 is high, the purifier will be automatically turned on, which is very useful in many scenarios.

The next development of the Internet of Things, we have a huge amount of data. To achieve further accurate e-commerce matching, if the humidity in your home is too low, you need a humidifier to do accurate matching, and then the whole industrial chain can be deeply researched and developed to make products with relatively high quality and fair value. This is a new thing we are doing — — Boutique life e-commerce This project was only launched in April this year, and now it is developing rapidly, and the user matching is very smooth.

Therefore, we also hope that more users can access smart products through smart homes, and we also hope that more partners can cooperate with us to realize the linkage between more devices and let users know what smart life is.

Speaking of the entrance, Xiaomi is a mobile phone company. If you use a Xiaomi mobile phone, you can control home appliances without opening the chain screen, but the entrance must not be a single one. After the development of voice technology, the light will be turned off as long as you shout. This does not mean that there must be a stereo in every room. There is a microphone in the lamp, and the entrance is decentralized. (This article is the first titanium media)

Fengyun T9 is the first time that the whole network really "lies flat", with a total mileage of over 370,000 kilometers.

Appearing: Wang Song

Edit: Zhang Jingbo

On May 18th, Chery Fengyun T9 launched the first real long-term test of the whole network, and the national Chery Fengyun dealer "Baicheng Qianhao" went to the listing site of Fengyun T9 in Beijing on May 21st. In this test, the total mileage exceeds 374645km, and Fengyun T9 once again shows the luxury performance of "reverse virtual standard".

Changzhou Mercedes-Benz EQE price reduction information! The special price is 322,200. If you miss it, you won’t have it.

[car home Changzhou Preferential Promotion Channel] Good news! There is a special promotion going on. Don’t miss it, Changzhou friends! The highest discount reached an astonishing 155,800 yuan, and the lowest starting price dropped to 322,200 yuan. If you want to start with this luxury electric car, click "Check the price of the car" in the quotation form to get a higher discount!

常州奔驰EQE降价信息!特价32.22万,错过就没有

The design of Mercedes-Benz EQE combines elegance and futuristic feeling. The front face adopts family-style design language and is equipped with a large-area closed air intake grille, which highlights its identity as a pure electric vehicle. The interior of the grille adopts unique details to enhance the visual impact. The LED headlights on both sides are sharp in design and perfectly integrated with the grille, which further enhances the recognition of the whole vehicle. Overall style, Mercedes-Benz EQE presents a simple and atmospheric aesthetic feeling, with smooth body lines and gradually rising waistline from front to back, creating a dynamic and powerful visual effect. In the rear part, the through taillight design is adopted, which echoes the front face shape and further strengthens the modernity of the whole vehicle.

常州奔驰EQE降价信息!特价32.22万,错过就没有

Mercedes-Benz EQE has a body size of 4969*1906*1514mm and a wheelbase of 3120mm, providing spacious interior space and comfortable riding experience. The side lines of the car are smooth and elegant, and gradually tighten from front to back, showing a dynamic posture. The front and rear wheel tracks are 1634mm and 1645mm respectively, providing good stability and handling. Equipped with 255/45 R19 tyre size, matched with exquisite 19-inch wheels, it enhances the sense of movement of the whole vehicle.

常州奔驰EQE降价信息!特价32.22万,错过就没有

The interior design of Mercedes-Benz EQE continues the luxury style of Mercedes-Benz, adopting high-quality materials and fine craftsmanship. The steering wheel adopts multi-function design, which is convenient for the driver to operate. The central control panel uses a 12.8-inch OLED touch screen, which supports a variety of functions, including navigation, music playback and vehicle settings. The seat is made of high-grade leather, which provides good support and comfort. At the same time, the seat also has many electric adjustment functions, which can meet the needs of different drivers. The overall interior design is simple and luxurious, creating a comfortable driving experience.

Mercedes-Benz EQE is equipped with a powerful motor with a maximum power of 350 kW and a maximum torque of 858 Nm, which provides excellent power output and smooth driving experience for the vehicle.

The owner of car home said that his favorite is the interior, which is more important than the appearance. As a person who makes solid wood customization, he especially appreciates EQE’s solid wood center console, which is very familiar with the operation. He mentioned that the first special edition could not be selected, but the zero-level operation of the central control panel was very convenient, and the response speed and UI design were excellent. In addition, he also appreciated the sense of fashion and technology of the sports dashboard, as well as the beauty of the atmosphere lights. At the same time, the design of the central control intermediate air outlet and the left and right turbine air outlets is simple and excellent. Generally speaking, he thinks that the interior of Mercedes-Benz EQE has a high sense of quality and luxury.

Can Pangdonglai Save Traditional Supermarket?

  Author: Xin Ziqiang

  Recently, the media reported that Fat Donglai, a retail enterprise, started to help two Yonghui supermarkets in Henan. Previously, Fat Donglai had helped and reformed Gabrielle, a supermarket enterprise in Jiangxi, and Super BBK, an old-fashioned supermarket in Hunan.

  In recent years, the life of offline chain supermarkets has not been easy. The number of stores in Yonghui Supermarket peaked at 1,440, and by 2023, the number of stores has been reduced to about 1,000. The regional retail enterprise BBK closed 113 stores last year alone. In addition, CR Vanguard, Carrefour, Wal-Mart and other retail enterprises have also frequently reported the news of closing stores. Under the impact of online retail and offline new formats, traditional retail is constantly seeking a way out.

  In contrast, Fat East has achieved a double harvest in performance and word of mouth in recent years. Fat people come from the East all the year round, and explosive goods are hard to find. With cost-effective products, excellent service and excellent employee treatment, Fat Donglai quickly became popular and became an example for retail enterprises to learn.

  According to reports, Fat Donglai’s adjustments to several supermarkets include: adjusting the layout of stores to provide more convenient and smoother shopping routes; Adjust commodities to provide first-line brand commodities with better quality and more reasonable price; Improve the treatment of employees and stimulate their enthusiasm. Judging from the current adjustment and reform effect, during the May 1 holiday this year, the average daily sales of BBK Changsha Meixihu Store with the help of Fat Donglai exceeded 2.1 million yuan, and the average daily passenger flow was 15,963. Before the reform, the average daily sales of the store was 150,000 yuan, and the average daily passenger flow was 2,000. Whether this is a short-term flow brought by the Fat East or a real improvement after the adjustment, it still takes time to verify.

  Then, can the successful model from Fat East save the traditional supermarket?

  The commercial market is complex and changeable, and the success of an enterprise is influenced by multiple factors, and no enterprise’s success can be perfectly reproduced. This is the fierce market competition, but also the charm.

  Fat Donglai is the representative of "small but beautiful" offline retail. According to the data, Pangdonglai Trading Group Co., Ltd. was established in 1997, and Shangchao only opened in Xinxiang and Xuchang, Henan Province. Because there is no large-scale chain, Pangdonglai has been deeply cultivating the local market and putting more energy into ensuring service and product quality rather than pursuing scale expansion. In contrast, many poorly managed supermarkets don’t have the advantages such as being fat and coming from the east to dig deep into local cities and high profit rate. At the same time, some supermarkets are very different from Xinxiang and Xuchang because of their competitive environment and market conditions. Simply applying the business model of being fat and coming from the east is not only not conducive to getting rid of the current predicament, but also may lead to embarrassing results.

  Even so, Shangchao, who took the initiative to learn from Pangdong and explore ways to improve its business status, is still worthy of encouragement and affirmation. It should be noted that Fat Donglai does have something extraordinary in terms of employment and management. Traditional businessmen learn advanced experience and constantly make up for their own shortcomings, which is a process of accumulating improvement strength and seeking to break through qualitative change.

  At the same time, the retail industry itself is highly complex and the market competition is fierce. Only by constantly adjusting the business strategy according to market changes in time can we ensure a favorable position in the competition. It is a solid step for Shangchao, which is seeking to break the situation, to learn from an enterprise with excellent operating conditions like Pangdonglai with an open mind. Looking forward to the emergence of more high-quality enterprises like Fat East. (Xin Ziqiang)

[Editor in charge:
Jin lingbing
]

Both knees turned out to be unable to walk. Rene Liu will operate next month to save the jade leg (Figure)


Rene Liu sat alone and waited, looking lonely.


  Despite the doctor’s advice, Rene Liu insisted on holding a concert and tentatively scheduled an operation on the 1 ST of next month. She still said in a ghost horse: "I still discuss with the doctor, at least let me have a hangover for a few more days!" It turned out that Rene Liu injured her left knee in a car accident when she graduated from junior high school. She said, "I didn’t care at first, but I used to support it with my right foot. I didn’t expect it to deteriorate into a right knee valgus, which is more serious than my left knee." In addition, although the wounded were in the body, Rene Liu put on a 5? High boots, although the wounded can’t be seen on the surface, she needs the help of the staff when going up and down the stairs.

Editor: Wang Yuxi

Biden withdrew from the election, who is the loser?

On July 21, local time, US President Biden announced that he had decided to withdraw from the presidential election and would focus on fulfilling his presidential duties during his term of office.

CNN reported that this is the first time since 1968 that a current president in the United States has withdrawn from the re-election campaign.

The result of this "making history" is not surprising — — After the first candidate’s TV debate in the 2024 presidential election in the United States nearly a month ago, the discussion about whether Biden’s physical condition can support him to continue to participate in the election has never stopped.

In fact, the American people do not want to see the picture of current President Biden and former President Trump "competing on the same stage" again.

A recent poll data showed that 56% of the respondents did not support Trump’s election, 70% of the respondents did not want Biden to seek re-election, and many even questioned whether the current American political system served ordinary Americans.

Biden VS Trump, Americans feel that they are losers. Now, will this situation change?

From the first round of TV debates, the disappointment of Americans began to intensify.

In the American media’s own words, the debate was more about personal attacks than policy statements, and mutual abuse ran through the whole night.

Then, there was a constant voice from within the Democratic Party asking Biden to withdraw from the election, and the Republican Party also took the opportunity to spoil the situation.

This farce lasted for nearly a month.

Liu Weidong, a researcher at the American Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences, told Tan Zhu that on the surface, the biggest resistance to the Democratic Party’s substitution came from Biden himself and his team, but the serious opposition within the Democratic Party on this issue was the real reason for the delay in the substitution.

In the past, Biden himself insisted on not withdrawing from the election because "he is the only person who has defeated Trump at present".

But as long as we look back on the 2020 general election, we can find that Biden is actually just an option after compromise for the Democratic Party.

There are different factions within the Democratic Party. Diao Daming, deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Renmin University of China, described Biden’s characteristics as a long-term elite and relatively moderate stance, which made him more acceptable to different factions.

In the eyes of the top leaders of the Democratic Party at that time, Biden was the person who could best integrate the resources within the party and had the best chance to defeat Trump in the general election that year, so they would support Biden.

Now, the top of the Democratic Party thinks that Biden can’t beat Trump, so it is imperative to change people.

But how significant is Biden’s withdrawal to the Democratic Party?

At present, the National Congress of the Democratic Party has not yet been held. According to the relevant agenda, Democrats who are interested in competing for the new presidential candidate can take the initiative to express their willingness to stand for election in the next period of time, and then vote at the open party congress. The person with the most votes can be among the presidential candidates.

However, Ocasio Cortes, a well-known representative of the Democratic Party, revealed that there is still no decision on the candidate to replace Biden within the Democratic Party.

In the past few years since Biden’s administration came to power, there have been contradictions in legislation and policy making within the Democratic Party. There are more and more contradictions, Biden’s "bonding" role is getting weaker and weaker, and other candidates who can unify the differences within the Democratic Party have not stood out.

When differences between political parties become the norm in American politics, the interests of political parties will override the interests of the American people.

What the American people really care about will be selectively ignored.

In the statement of withdrawing from the election, Biden made it clear that he would fully support the current Vice President Harris to win the presidential nomination.

He also called on Democrats to unite and defeat Trump. In this regard, Trump responded for the first time that Harris is more easily defeated than Biden.

It can be seen that the two parties are fighting over how to belittle each other.

For the American people, what they want to see is the ability of the two parties to compete and solve problems.

At the beginning of this year, The Hill released a poll. The data shows that in this election year, Americans are most concerned about the border and immigration issues, followed by the economy and inflation.

When considering and solving problems, it is not enough to just observe a political figure or party, but to go deep into the texture of American political operation.

Take immigration as an example, the two parties should introduce a bill in Congress to solve this problem.

However, after three months of wrangling back and forth, the Democratic and Republican parties came up with a "package" bill that simultaneously strengthened border security and spent $60 billion to support Ukraine.

The reason why "packaging" occurs is that under the background of infighting, the best choice is to "package" the bill that one wants to pass into the other’s bill, so that both can be passed at the same time. If it cannot be "packaged", even if Congress is paralyzed, the two parties will not seek compromise.

On December 30 last year, an article entitled "The Root Cause of Congressional Dysfunction" was published on the website of "Politicians" who were biased towards the Democratic Party, which pointed out that the US Congress had fallen into a state of dysfunction.

From this perspective, the interests of the American people, whether Democrats or Republicans, are completely unimportant in their eyes.

For the American people, what they consider is not which one will be better, but which one will be worse and which one will do something with no bottom line. The so-called vote is "the lesser of the two evils."

When a country’s political parties can only compete on the bottom line, then who will be the ultimate loser?

Beijing Letters and Calls Office pushes big data analysis platform to monitor letters and calls in real time.

  BEIJING, Beijing, November 17 (Reporter Zhang Ni) On the 17th, the reporter learned from the Beijing Center for Contradiction Analysis and Research of Letters and Calls that the Beijing Letters and Calls Office is actively building a big data analysis platform for "smart letters and visits". In the future, the platform can monitor and accurately predict the petition situation in real time through machine learning and artificial intelligence big data analysis technology.

  On the 17th, the expert review meeting for the acceptance of the big data analysis platform project of "Smart Letters and Visits" in the capital was held in Beijing. Zhongxin.com reporter Zhang Nishe

  On the 17th, the Beijing Center for Contradiction Analysis and Research of Letters and Visits held an expert review meeting on the acceptance of the capital’s "smart letters and visits" big data analysis platform project in Beijing. At the meeting, the platform passed the acceptance and is expected to be officially put into use from the beginning of December.

  The reporter learned from the meeting that in order to grasp the key to the development of letters and visits in the new era, Beijing Letters and Calls Office has actively built a "smart letters and visits" big data analysis platform, and the specific construction of the platform is under the responsibility of Beijing Letters and Calls Contradiction Analysis and Research Center.

  According to reports, the platform will monitor and accurately predict the situation of letters and visits in real time through machine learning and artificial intelligence big data analysis technology, which can not only grasp the development trend of letters and visits at any time, grasp the signs of extreme events, but also predict the possibility of future development of letters and visits from the source, so as to plan ahead and resolve the contradictions and conflicts between letters and visits in the bud.

  Specifically, the big data analysis platform of "smart letters and visits" in the capital mainly includes two functions, namely "deep mining" and "situational awareness".

  Among them, "deep mining" refers to the use of text mining and advanced NLP natural language algorithm to analyze the feelings expressed by the petitioners’ sentences and words in letters, eliminate subjective prejudice, and discover the objective laws of petition data based on artificial intelligence. The study of the emotional tendency of the complainant can better describe the "portrait" of the complainant.

  "Situation awareness" mainly includes two aspects. On the one hand, it means that on the basis of "deep excavation", the platform can make correlation analysis of events and predict the trend of letters and visits, thus laying a solid foundation for accurately investing in letters and visits resources. On the other hand, through text mining, the key words of letters and visits are captured, and relevant laws and similar cases are automatically and real-time pushed for business workers as work reference.

  In addition, in order to transform the petition data into multi-level and multi-dimensional information, reveal the logical connection behind the data, and then promote scientific decision-making, the Beijing Center for Contradiction Analysis and Research of Letters and Visits put forward the concept of "petition index" in 2011, and began to study the petition index in 2012.

  Based on the data of letters and visits, this study aims to construct letters and visits indicators through the quantity and quality of letters and visits, quantitatively present the current situation, characteristics and development trend of social risks, build an objective and scientific evaluation standard and system for letters and visits, and enhance the forward-looking, systematic and targeted work of letters and visits. At present, the "index of letters and visits" has the foundation to be popularized throughout the country.

  Experts attending the meeting commented that the two major innovations, namely, the big data analysis platform of "Smart Letters and Visits" and the application system of letters and visits index, have become the first step towards the era of artificial intelligence in the field of letters and visits in China, which is also a crucial step. This will fundamentally change the dilemma of passive response and resource consumption in traditional petition work, and open a new mode of petition work with active response and accurate allocation of resources. (End)

AT, CVT, MT, dual clutch, mainstream gearbox, who is better?

When choosing a car, everyone knows that the gearbox is a very important configuration. It directly affects the driving experience and fuel economy of vehicles. Today, let’s talk about the most mainstream gearboxes on the market: AT (automatic gearbox), CVT (continuously variable gearbox), MT (manual gearbox) and dual clutch gearbox. What are their advantages and disadvantages? Who is the real "king"? Let’s find out!

1. AT (automatic gearbox)

First, let’s take a look AT the AT gearbox, that is, the automatic gearbox. The working principle of AT gearbox is to automatically select the appropriate gear according to the vehicle speed and engine speed. The advantage of this gearbox is that it is easy to operate, especially when driving in the city. Frequent starting and stopping make many drivers feel tired, and AT gearbox can easily cope with it.

However, the AT gearbox is not without its shortcomings. Because of its complex structure, the maintenance cost is relatively high. In some old models, AT gearbox may have the problem of shift delay or frustration. However, many modern AT gearboxes have done quite well and can provide a smooth driving experience.

2. CVT (continuously variable gearbox)

Next is the CVT, which is the continuously variable gearbox. CVT uses the combination of pulley and steel belt, which can realize stepless transmission ratio. This means that the vehicle can maintain the optimal engine speed when accelerating, providing better power output and fuel economy.

The advantages of CVT are very obvious, its ride comfort is very good, and drivers can hardly feel the existence of gear shifting, which is very suitable for urban commuting. In addition, CVT usually performs well in fuel economy and is suitable for consumers who pursue energy conservation.

Of course, CVT also has some shortcomings. The durability of CVT may be affected by long-term high-load driving. Some people think that the dynamic response of CVT is not fast enough when overtaking. Generally speaking, CVT is suitable for friends who want to drive smoothly.

3. MT (manual gearbox)

After talking about automatic gearbox, let’s take a look at MT, that is, manual gearbox. For drivers who like to control, MT is simply a "treasure land". Manual gearbox allows you to master the power output of the vehicle more accurately by controlling the shift by the driver himself, which is incomparable to other gearboxes.

MT is very common in sports cars because of its simple structure, low maintenance cost and lighter weight than similar automatic gearboxes. It is worth mentioning that the manual gearbox also performs well in fuel economy, because the driver can adjust the speed as needed at any time.

However, the disadvantages of MT also exist. For people who are not familiar with manual transmission, it may be a little troublesome to get on the road, especially in congested traffic conditions, and frequent gear shifting is very easy to make people tired. In addition, the cost of learning is relatively high, and many young people may stay away from manual transmission.

4. Dual clutch gearbox

Finally, we have to mention the dual clutch gearbox. Dual-clutch gearbox (DCT) can be regarded as an upgraded version of automatic gearbox, which can shift gears quickly through two clutches. In this way, there is almost no delay in the transmission of power, which brings an excellent acceleration experience to the driver.

The biggest advantage of dual-clutch gearbox is that it can greatly improve the dynamic performance of the vehicle, which is very suitable for friends who like driving. At the same time, the dual clutch also performs well in fuel consumption, taking into account performance and economy.

Of course, this kind of gearbox also has some shortcomings. Because of its complex mechanism, some faults may occur after long-term use, especially when driving at low speed, and the sense of frustration is obvious. This is also the reason why many consumers are hesitant when choosing.

5. Summary: Who is your best choice?

After some analysis, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of these four gearboxes. So, who is better? In fact, there is no absolute answer. The key is to look at your needs and driving habits.

If you pay more attention to convenience and commute frequently, then AT or CVT is definitely your good choice. AT provides a stable and reliable driving experience, while CVT performs better in fuel economy.

For friends who love driving and pursue a sense of control, MT is undoubtedly the best choice. It allows you to enjoy every shift, whether on the mountain road or on the track, it can bring you an extraordinary experience.

And if you want to balance performance and efficiency, the dual clutch gearbox is very suitable for you. Its fast gear shifting and good fuel consumption performance can bring you great driving pleasure.

Generally speaking, it is very important to know your driving needs and habits when choosing a gearbox. I hope today’s sharing will help you make a more wise choice in the future car purchase and find the one that suits you best!

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

On February 13th, the official and declaration drawings of SAIC-GM-Wuling’s first pure electric SUV model were announced. The new car was named Yep in English and "Baojun Yueye" in Chinese, and it is expected to be listed within this year. In fact, as early as last year’s launch conference of the 2023 Baojun KiWi EV, SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun predicted a square-box car that positioned the SUV as "urban fun fashion", which attracted a lot of attention at that time, and this car was "Baojun Yueye".

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

Judging from the official map and the declaration map, the overall new car is mainly square and tough design style, which is very similar to Suzuki Jimny model. The front face adopts a penetrating narrow-strip black enclosed grille, which is connected with the light groups on both sides. The LED headlight is composed of four horizontal light groups, which is highly recognizable. Under the new car, the off-road style front bumper shape is adopted, and the visual impact is quite good with the rib line raised by the hood.

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

On the side of the car body, the new car adopts off-road vehicle style elements and two-door four-seat design, and the bottom is designed with wide wheel eyebrows. The short and pithy car body with wide wheel eyebrows looks muscular. In terms of dimensions, the length, width and height of the new car are 3381/1685/1721mm and the wheelbase is 2110mm respectively. In contrast, Suzuki Jimny has a length, width and height of 3550/1645/1720mm and a wheelbase of 2250. In the rear part, the new car also adopts the design of "square box+side door", a very popular hard-core off-road vehicle. The taillights are arranged vertically, showing a ring shape after lighting, and the trunk door is side-opened. The rear enclosure also adopts a generous off-road style, which echoes the front face and is very harmonious in overall collocation.

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

Unfortunately, as of now, Wuling officials have not announced the interior of the new car, and it is still impossible to judge the texture of the interior of the new car. However, the spy photos of the interior show that the new car will adopt KiVi EV’s interior design language, with an integrated central control panel and dashboard design and a three-position steering wheel.

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

As a micro electric vehicle, the new car is driven by rear-mounted rear-drive and equipped with permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum power of 50 kW and a peak torque of 140 Nm. In addition, the new car is equipped with lithium iron phosphate battery with a cruising range of 303 kilometers.

Another explosion? Wuling brand-new SUV named "Yueye"

On the whole, the appearance of the new car is really surprising. As the first pure electric SUV model of Wuling, it is officially defined as "urban fun SUV", but people in the industry prefer to call it "electric Jimny". As we all know, due to the restrictions of emission regulations and other factors, Jimny was not directly made in China, but was introduced into the China market as a parallel import. However, the high price of parallel import made many people flinch. For the emergence of "Baojun Yueye", the industry believes that the positioning of this new car is similar to that of Suzuki Jimny, so it may become a replacement for Jimny. The 303-kilometer battery life is indeed a good choice as a daily scooter. In addition, at present, most mini-electric vehicles and small pure electric vehicles in the domestic automobile market are cars, and the listing of new cars just makes up for the gap in this market. Of course, whether the new car can sell well depends on whether the price of the vehicle is appropriate. It is estimated that the price will be around 80,000-90,000 yuan.

Share valuable car news every day.

Autobots’ platform

The 15th-generation Toyota Crown has been pre-ordered for the Chinese market

  International online car channel news: FAW Toyota Crown in 2020 discontinued production, so that the model out of the Chinese market stage of history, so many people feel sorry. Just when consumers think that the crown car will bid farewell to the Chinese market forever, recently, the fifteenth generation of the crown car will be imported into the Chinese market and has opened the reservation of the news immediately attracted attention, FAW Toyota dealership has customers paid a deposit, the new car pre-sale price of 350,000 to 450,000 yuan.

[Car Channel News + News List] The 15th generation Toyota Crown opens the Chinese market _fororder_image001

Toyota Crown

  After the 15th generation crown was launched overseas, the new shape can be described as stunning four seats, which is more sporty and fashionable than previous generations. The new car is built on the Toyota TNGA-N platform and absorbs many advantages of the TNGA architecture.

[Car Channel News + News List] The 15th generation Toyota Crown opens the Chinese market _fororder_image003

The 15th generation Toyota Crown

  The 15th generation Toyota Crown still continues the layout of the front vertical rear drive of previous generations. The long front and more sporty design create the temperament of a large coupe. However, the 15th generation Toyota Crown is likely to become the last generation of rear-drive Crown models. It is reported that the next generation of Crown sedans will be changed to front-drive layout. The 15th generation Toyota Crown provides 2.0T, 2.5L hybrid and 3.5L V6 power in Japan. However, the new cars introduced into China are expected to only provide 2.0T and 2.5L hybrid power versions.

[Car Channel News + News List] The 15th generation Toyota Crown opens the Chinese market _fororder_image005

The 15th generation Toyota Crown

  With its pre-sale price range of 350,000 to 450,000 yuan, the price of the 15th generation Toyota Crown is more reasonable. The reason is that the 15th generation Toyota Crown is an imported model and is still positioned as a C-class car. What’s more, the last generation of rear-drive Crown is also expected to become a "plus" for the new car, making it more precious. Not only that, with Toyota’s good performance in the Chinese market in recent years, it also reflects consumers’ recognition of the Toyota brand, which will undoubtedly bring better market performance to the 15th generation Crown. (Image source: Toyota Motor)