The development of new energy vehicles is a key strategic issue. Research and development are still hidden

"Developing new energy vehicles is not only an industrial issue, but also a major strategic issue of the country and an important global strategic issue." Professor Kang Shaobang of the Institute of International Strategic Studies of the Central Party School hosted the first China New Energy Vehicle Pilot City Forum held on the 16th. Indicated. The forum was sponsored by China Energy News and China Automotive News. Heads of relevant government departments such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Finance attended the meeting with representatives of new energy autos and some pilot cities. They also discussed how to take up new energy vehicles. The responsibilities have been discussed in depth.

Energy and Environment Create New Energy Vehicle Demands

Since the beginning of reform and opening up, China’s total economic output has grown substantially, the population has increased, and heavy chemical industry has developed rapidly, all of which have increased the pressure on the environment. Statistics show that annual emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are more than 23 million tons each year, and nitrogen oxides also show an increasing trend. With the improvement of the people’s economic level, the average annual growth rate of motor vehicle ownership in China has reached 15.2%, and the pollution of exhaust gas has continuously increased.

Yang Chaofei, Director of the Department of Policy and Regulation of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said: “The development of new energy vehicles is in line with the national trend of environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction. The development of new energy vehicles has strongly promoted the modernization of the automotive industry, and it has become a new economic growth point."

“Compared with the total energy efficiency of different technical routes of a car, the energy efficiency of pure electric vehicles is higher than that of gasoline engines, diesel engines and gasoline engines. Therefore, the development of new energy vehicles has become a realistic choice for China and even the world.” Chen Quanshi, director of the Institute of Automotive Research at Tsinghua University, said.

"Technology backwardness" is untenable

Li Qingwen, president of China Automotive News and editor-in-chief of China Energy News, described the necessity and importance of developing new energy vehicles in China in the context of the development of international new energy vehicles. Li Qingwen stated that at present major multinational companies have a clear strategic plan for new energy vehicles, but it is worth noting that they do not encourage China to develop new energy technologies. Judging from the past, the blockade of technology by transnational corporations has always been very strict. Especially for developing countries such as China, the core technologies of multinational corporations generally adopt direct import methods instead of local production. However, with the development of new energy technologies and the emerging tendency of new energy technologies to replace traditional technologies, they are beginning to lift the ban on traditional technologies and block the new energy sources.

"Some large, advantaged enterprises have no clear understanding of the discovery of new energy vehicles. At present, there are claims in the industry that China's new energy vehicle technology is two generations away from foreign countries. The reluctance to work hard on the research and development of new energy vehicles is not correct.Developing new energy vehicles should be an important part of the national new energy strategy. If China does not develop new energy vehicle technologies, this is equivalent to making good Development opportunities will be handed over to people,” said Li Qingwen. “From the perspective of the development of China’s new energy vehicle technology, domestic car companies have generally taken action, but large groups have reservations and small and medium-sized enterprises are relatively enthusiastic.”

Chen Quanshi also expressed his opinions on the issue of technological differences. He pointed out that new energy vehicles represented by electric vehicles have started from the national level from the "Eighth Five-Year Plan," and key technologies and sample development have gone through four to five years. It is planned that the achievements made by China in key technologies are obvious to all. Therefore, in the field of new energy vehicles, China and developed countries have their own strengths.

“The next decade is a crucial period for the transition of new energy vehicles to industrialization. China should recognize the reality and grasp the development opportunities,” said Yu Honghui, deputy general manager of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group Corporation.

R&D of key components remains hidden

It is understood that the draft new energy vehicle development plan clearly states that the specific development goals of China’s energy-saving and new energy vehicles are: By 2020, the industrialization of new energy vehicles and the market scale will reach the top in the world, among which the number of new energy vehicles will reach 5 million; The annual sales volume of energy-saving vehicles represented by hybrid vehicles has reached the top in the world, with annual sales reaching 15 million vehicles.

Li Qingwen also mentioned in his speech that at present, the pressure for the industrialization of new energy vehicles in China is more from components, especially key components such as power batteries, drive motors, electronic control systems, and power coupling systems. Due to its inherent advantages of lithium and rare earth resources, and the relatively good foundation of the battery and motor industries, there are many companies engaged in the research and development of power batteries and drive motors, and there are many existing product types. However, the common problems faced by the two types of products are poor stability and poor product consistency, which makes it difficult to adapt to large-volume, market-oriented needs. In the field of electronic control systems and power coupling systems, there is a large gap between China, lack of products that have real market potential and application value, and lack of companies with sufficient R&D and production capabilities.

China's electric car standards do not lag behind

The status quo of China's energy-saving and new energy vehicle standards is a hot issue that people are currently concerned about.

“At present, people always have the wrong understanding that the standards formulated by China are copied from abroad. In fact, in the process of setting standards for China’s electric vehicles, attention is paid to the reference of international standards, but more attention is paid to the research and development of electric vehicles based on Chinese electric vehicles. Self-drafting of the demonstration operation conditions was carried out, and in the standards for electric vehicles that have already been released, 6 items of international standards were used as equivalent or equivalent, 13 items were re-developed with reference to international and foreign standards, and 23 items were completely autonomously formulated. From this, it can be seen that compared with international standards, China's standard for electric vehicles is not lagging behind, and many are ahead of international standards, said Zhou Rong, chief engineer of Qingyuan Electric Vehicle of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, at the forum.