Where are the new energy vehicles?

Since June 2010, it was confirmed that since the pilot projects of private subsidies for new energy vehicles started in five cities in Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Hefei, the state has continuously increased subsidies for the purchase of new energy vehicles. However, the policy subsidy is so strong. Large, actual sales are few. Therefore, insist on the development of pure electric vehicles, or change to the main development of hybrid power? Become a new topic for new energy vehicles.

New energy vehicles are all other energy vehicles except gasoline and diesel engines. Including fuel cell cars, hybrid cars, hydrogen energy cars and solar cars. China's new energy automotive industry began in the early 21st century. In 2001, the research project of new energy vehicles was listed in the “863” major scientific and technological topic during the “Tenth Five-year Plan” period of the country, and a strategy for the advancement of hydrogen-powered vehicles with gasoline vehicles as the starting point was planned. Since the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", China has put forward the strategy of "energy-saving and new energy vehicles". The government pays close attention to the R&D and industrialization of new energy vehicles. In the next few years, the country continues to increase its support for new energy vehicles. New energy vehicles are an inevitable direction for the future development of automobiles. Our country is expected to be in. During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, China's new energy vehicles will formally enter the stage of industrialization development: from 2011 to 2015, it will enter the stage of industrialization and promote new energy city buses, hybrid cars and small electric vehicles in the whole society. During the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” period, from 2016 to 2020, China will further popularize new energy vehicles, multi-energy hybrid vehicles, plug-in electric cars, and hydrogen fuel cell cars will gradually enter ordinary families.

Due to factors such as technology and cost constraints, the development of new energy vehicles has been unclear. A few years ago, almost all high-level automotive companies in Europe expressed disdain for hybrid power. At the time, Toyota's hybrid vehicles had begun to sell well, and the European auto giants had little reaction in the hybrid field. They even felt bored at the reporter’s question of “how to think about hybrid power.” The answer was often just awkward. . "Hybrid power is only a transitional technology. From a practical point of view, we are more optimistic about clean diesel technology. In the long run, the ultimate solution is fuel cells." This was the response of a European automotive group R&D director during an interview with the author. This is almost the European automotive industry's standard response to the hybrid problem. However, at present, U.S. General Motors, the most active advocate of fuel cell technology, has also realized that the “Hydrogen economy era” may still be too distant and return to reality. Power has built Chevrolet VOLT extended-range electric vehicles - in fact, it can also be regarded as a generalized hybrid car; Peugeot was the first to introduce a diesel hybrid model at the auto show - although it has not been Can put into mass production, Mercedes-Benz, BMW quickly put their hybrid vehicles to the market. Everyone has a 180 degree shift in attitude towards hybrid technology.

Hybrid power is really just a transitional solution because it still depends on traditional energy sources and it is insurmountable. European and American auto giants have already realized this reality and adjusted their respective new energy road maps. However, in China, where the new energy technology is the least successful, it now seems to have recognized the Huashan Road, which is directly on pure electric power. An ambitious development plan for electric vehicles was formulated, high subsidies for electric vehicles were issued, a central-level enterprise alliance was established, and pilot demonstration operations were conducted. The country was greatly promoted, but unfortunately, the market did not cooperate and the response was very cold. Up to now, only 10 pure electric vehicles have been sold in the Shanghai market, and only 25 in Hangzhou. Of course, there is a reason for this. First of all, the price of electric vehicles is much more expensive than that of fuel vehicles. Although the state subsidies are already quite abundant, many owners still think that the cost of purchasing electric vehicles is too high. Secondly, some electric vehicles currently on the market use the DC charging mode. However, around the car city, the charging piles built by the State Grid are all AC charging modes, which means that these cars can't be charged in their homes. Once the batteries are consumed, they still need to go to a specific place to complete the charging.

Although the cost of hybrid vehicles is also higher than that of traditional automobiles, it also represents a direction for the development of new energy vehicles. Adjustments made by European and American auto companies also indicate that hybrid vehicles already have commercialized conditions and markets. China is still immature in terms of batteries, motors and control systems. Pursuing purely electric new energy vehicles in the existing policy environment is not necessarily a good thing. Relative to domestic car companies, foreign companies are more pragmatic. Many of our companies have launched new energy sources in order to get the country's new energy subsidies. If companies want to do well in the market, they must have leading technologies. With advanced new energy technologies, products have the advantages to lead the market.

The development of new energy vehicles cannot rely on any one of the government, enterprises and consumers. New energy vehicles are faced with supporting issues of urban planning and urban construction, supporting issues for enterprises such as complete vehicles, parts and components, batteries, and power grids. Therefore, governments, enterprises, and consumers need to work together to make overall plans.