The central control panel of traditional fuel vehicles has become a unique intelligent touch screen for new energy vehicles, bringing a new driving experience to drivers and passengers; the owner can be recognized by swiping the face, and today's new energy vehicles are becoming more and more "smarter" "... At the 2018 (15th) Beijing International Automobile Exhibition held recently, 174 new energy vehicles, which accounted for 1/6 of the total number of exhibitors, were all unveiled and became the protagonists.

In 2018 my country Automobile Forum was held at the same time. The participants believed that my country's new energy automobile industry had achieved remarkable results with the strong support of national policies. With the advent of the post-subsidy era, the bottleneck problems faced by new energy vehicles, such as low cruising range, hard-charging, and single model, will be gradually solved. The development pace of the new energy vehicle industry will be faster, and more people will learn from it. Benefit.

The rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry

"New energy vehicles have become a symbol of the transformation and upgrading of the global automobile industry. After nearly 10 years of unremitting efforts, my country's new energy vehicles have shown obvious comprehensive advantages in research and development, industry and market." Wan Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said that in In terms of research and development system, my country has established a "three vertical and three horizontal" research and publication bureaus for hybrid electric vehicles, pure electric cars, fuel-powered cell vehicles, and batteries, motors, and electronic control technologies, and implemented the "pure electric drive" research and development strategy. A research and development system that combines learning and research, and integrates "large, medium and small"; in terms of industrial development, my country has established an industrial chain from new energy vehicles to parts and components, accelerated industrial transformation and upgrading, and accelerated the formation of leading backbone companies; in terms of market cultivation, sharing The innovation and development of new business models such as automobiles, electrification and intelligence attract cross-border integration and development.

Driven by comprehensive advantages, my country's new energy vehicle production, sales, and ownership in 2017 accounted for more than half of the world's total. The latest data shows that by the end of 2017, the cumulative sales of new energy vehicles in the world exceeded 3.4 million, and my country accounted for more than 50%. In 2017 alone, the sales of new energy vehicles in essential countries in the world exceeded 1.42 million, and the sales of new energy vehicles in my country reached 777,000. From January to March 2018, the total sales of new energy vehicles in my country reached 140,000, a year-on-year increase of 154%.

"It is particularly worth mentioning that the technological progress of the power lithium battery industry, which is closely related to new energy vehicles, is faster." According to Wan Gang, the technological progress of critical materials for power lithium batteries in my country has accelerated, and the performance indicators of power lithium batteries have steadily improved; Further breakthroughs have been made in components and standard-essential technologies; the power density of fuel power cell stacks has exceeded 2.0 kW/L, original technological innovation has been achieved in the research and development and mass production of bipolar plates, and significant progress has been made in fuel power cell power system components and integration technologies.

At the same time, the industrial system is gradually improving. Power lithium battery manufacturing equipment has grown from scratch, essential materials and electronic motor control have grown from weak to strong, and the vehicle platform development and integrated control capabilities have been significantly improved, forming a new energy vehicle industry system with a complete structure and independent control.

These achievements of my country's new energy vehicle industry cannot be separated from the strong support of the central government in recent years. It is understood that since 2009, the central government has vigorously supported the promotion of new energy vehicles and has gradually established a systematic policy system. On the consumer side, financial subsidies are used to help consumers to purchase and use new energy vehicles; on the operation side, fixed annuities are given to the operation of the promoted new energy buses; on the infrastructure side, there is a large amount of promotion and better construction of charging facilities. In terms of research and development, it will vigorously support the research and development and industrialization of critical components such as newly designed and developed new energy vehicle models and power lithium batteries. At the same time, the central government has continuously increased its support for the new energy vehicle industry in terms of taxation, standard and regulatory construction, and advanced manufacturing.

The new energy vehicle industry is constantly innovating.

With the strong support of the central government and the joint efforts of all parties, my country's new energy vehicle industry has grown from nothing. It has gradually developed and produced—the world's new energy vehicle power. At the same time, the overall strength of my country's new energy vehicles is still insufficient. The participants believed that to maintain the new energy vehicle industry, car companies would not be able to rely on the "crutch" of financial subsidies. The long-term financial support will not play a positive role in marketizing new energy vehicles. Still, it will make the original high-quality new energy vehicle companies lose the power of technological innovation.

It is understood that to gradually reduce the dependence of car companies on the state subsidy policy in the production and promotion of new energy vehicles and forcing car companies to promote the marketization of new energy vehicles independently, four departments, including the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced in 2015 " Notice on the 2016-2020 Financial Support Policy for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles, which clarifies that new energy vehicles that meet the policy support in 2016 can enjoy financial subsidies ranging from 25,000 to 600,000 yuan; except for fuel-powered cell vehicles, other The subsidy standards for models are adjusted appropriately. The subsidy standards for 2017-2018 will be reduced by 20% based on 2016, and the subsidy standards for 2019-2020 will be reduced by 40% based on 2016.

"It can be seen that with the gradual decline of state subsidies and local subsidies, the majority of new energy vehicle companies will face the market test brought about by the post-subsidy era this year," said Dong Yang, executive vice president of my country Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The arrival of the post-subsidy era marked by the decline of the slope will allow new energy vehicle companies to continuously innovate in terms of power lithium batteries and models to solve the problem of low cruising range and better meet the market demand. At the same time, the country will further improve the charging infrastructure and the environment for the use of new energy vehicles to truly solve the bottleneck problem of the hard-charging of new energy vehicles.

Many domestic new energy vehicle manufacturers have presented their latest models at this auto show to improve the cruising range of new energy vehicles. At the SAIC booth, the staff introduced to reporters an SUV (sports integrated vehicle) new energy vehicle that will be sold this year. The maximum cruising range of the car can reach 500 kilometers, the power consumption of 100 kilometers is 14.2 kWh, and 80% of the electricity can be quickly charged within 40 minutes. Similarly, Changan Automobile announced five new models in the new energy field at the auto show. The second-generation Eado new energy vehicle consumes 14.2 kWh of electricity per 100 kilometers and has a cruising range of 405 kilometers under working conditions. The electric cruising range is approaching that of international giants.

At the same time, after the new energy vehicles are given intelligence, the embarrassing situation of a single model has been completely changed. Many exhibiting car companies took artificial intelligence and autonomous driving at this year's auto show as their product selling points. The reporter saw that from intelligent passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, special vehicles to the new generation of electric smart networked cars, many car companies had demonstrated the unique strength of my country's manufacturing at the auto show. "In addition to the cool appearance and high-tech control system, consumers are more concerned about the durability and driving experience of the car." Industry experts generally believe that although my country's auto brands have made progress in the field of electrification and intelligence, However, some core components, such as engines, vehicle driving controllability, and durability, are still far from the international level. My country's mid-to-high-end automobiles are occupied by foreign imported or joint venture vehicles.

In dealing with the challenges of the post-subsidy era, the country has been continuously improving the charging infrastructure in recent years to create a more comfortable environment for new energy vehicle users. Data shows that as of November 2017, a total of 205,000 public piles had been built nationwide, 1.8 times that of the same period in 2016, and the installation rate of private banks for new users exceeded 80%. "Even so, the development of my country's charging infrastructure industry still faces many problems such as utilization rate, standards, interconnection, and interoperability." Tan Hongjiang, deputy director of the power grid division of the Electric Power Division of the National Energy Administration, said that to accelerate the development of electric vehicle infrastructure, adapt to To develop the automobile industry in the new era, the National Energy Administration has put forward the overall goal of improving the charging support capability of the charging infrastructure in the next stage, namely: accelerating the improvement of the charging technology level; rationally deploying and optimizing the charging facility network; actively promoting the progress of the level of interconnection; Coordinate promotion, increase policy support; innovate standard system, supply technical support; strengthen industry self-discipline.

Wang Ruixiang, President of my country Machinery Industry Federation, said that in the new stage of my country's economy, adjusting structure, changing direction, and realizing high-quality development, it is necessary to accelerate the growth of new energy and intelligent networked vehicles continuously improve the quality of my country's automobiles, and launch high-end products. To meet the growing demand of the people for a better life.