New energy electric vehicles are entering a new stage of development

“Provide consumers with affordable electric vehicles.” Nikai Ming, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group (China), at the 25th World Electric Vehicle Conference, revealed the dream of many auto companies chasing after new energy vehicles. One side reflects that China's new energy vehicle development is entering a new stage.

For decades, the global automotive industry has never been as consistent in the selection of new energy vehicle development technology routes as it is now. After the outbreak of the international financial crisis in 2008, under the pressure of the automotive industry, it began to think deeply about the industrial transformation. It is in this process that the technical route for the development of new energy vehicles is increasingly clear, with hybrid and purely electric vehicles. The electric vehicles represented by fuel cells are generally considered to be an important direction for the future development of automotive power and energy systems.

The current electric car conference was held for the second time in our country. The last time was 10 years ago. In 1999, Beijing hosted the 16th session. At that time, there were not many electric car products that could be displayed at home and abroad. In particular, the electric cars independently developed by China's auto companies were almost blank. After 10 years, when the electric car assembly came to China again, not only major international automakers brought their newly developed electric vehicle products, but also Chinese auto companies brought their own self-developed electric vehicles to display. Many models have already Realize mass production. At the exhibition site, the main participants are no longer research institutions, but vehicle manufacturers and component suppliers. Chinese and foreign auto companies can be said to be equally divided; at the electric car conference, the topics discussed are not limited to the technical level. It covers all aspects of the electric vehicle industry chain and becomes a platform for the industry to learn, communicate, share results, and share experiences.

As Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang summed it up: “After a decade of grinding, China’s electric vehicles have begun to enter the stage of industrialization and commercialization from the stage of research and development and demonstration. The electric vehicle industry in China is emerging. The vigorous vitality has become an indispensable force for the global electric vehicle industry and market development."

From concepts to drawings, prototypes, demonstrations, and small-scale production, the electric cars that once had been dreamed of seemed to have come a long way from people. However, when an electric vehicle began to run on the road, people found that if they really wanted to open the electric car home and there was a lot of obstacles, the problem was “can't afford it” and “not work well”. The high cost and limitation of the use of links have become the problems that must be solved for the realization of electric vehicles from industrialization to scale-up.

On November 2nd, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the four ministries and commissions of the National Development and Reform Commission jointly organized an expert group to demonstrate the subsidy program for private subsidies for new energy vehicles in Beijing. The plan proposes to promote the purchase of 30,000 new energy vehicles by private ownership by the end of 2012, and to build 100 charging stations, one power station, and 36,000 charging stations (sets). There are five cities in the country that are conducting such private subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles. In 2009, the state promoted thousands of operations in the ten cities in the public transport field. Only this year, the subsidy for new energy vehicles used by the central government's public transportation system reached 1 billion yuan. The government’s determination to promote the popularization of electric vehicles is insignificant.

At this exhibition, Volkswagen has brought in golf electric cars and Lattice electric cars that are scheduled to be put into trial operation in some cities in China in 2011. According to Ni Kaiming, Volkswagen plans to launch two electric vehicles in the Chinese market and it is expected that the company will be listed in China by 2014 at the latest. If the entire sales volume can reach 100,000 by 2018, Volkswagen will design a new electric vehicle suitable for the Chinese market. Volkswagen has started to develop electric golf three years ago, and its technology is mature. However, it is planned to produce this car in China in 2013 or 2014. It is hoped that it can produce electric vehicles that consumers can afford to use more. At the time, the cost of the battery will be reduced further, providing a more convenient and safe charging mode.