Zhang Yi: Electric cars are new things that need care

In order to speed up the development of electric vehicles, starting from June 1 this year, the state launched private subsidies for the purchase of new energy vehicles in five cities including Shanghai, Changchun, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Hefei. For plug-in hybrid vehicles and pure electric vehicles, subsidies of up to 50,000 yuan and 60,000 yuan are given respectively.

On July 6, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a trial meeting for private purchases of new energy vehicles in Shenzhen. On the same day, Shenzhen held a ceremony to implement private subsidies for the purchase of new energy vehicles.

The Shenzhen Municipal Government announced that in the country, plug-in hybrid vehicles will receive a maximum subsidy of 50,000 yuan each, and electric vehicles will receive a subsidy of 60,000 yuan per vehicle. This will be supplemented by plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles. 30,000 yuan and 60,000 yuan subsidies. Shenzhen became the first of the five pilot cities in China to start the state to subsidize private purchases of new energy vehicles.

The Shenzhen government’s additional subsidies allowed consumers to purchase BYD F3DM plug-in hybrids, which were all cheaper by 80,000 yuan, from 169,800 yuan to 89,800 yuan, and BYD E6 pure electric vehicles were cheaper by 120,000 yuan. , from 300,000 yuan to 180,000 yuan.

Electric vehicles enter a new stage of accelerated development

For the Chinese government’s initiative to encourage consumers to purchase electric vehicles, the vast majority of people welcome it, arguing that this is an important step in promoting the adoption of electric vehicles into the family and accelerating the implementation of new energy vehicles.

However, there are also individuals who have different views on this government initiative. Some people think that it is unfair to use taxpayers’ money to subsidize a few people. Others believe that the quality, safety, and standards of electric vehicles have not yet been established. The government has given huge subsidies before commercialization and made up too early, even a bit farce.

For these accusations, some netizens wrote a message saying that electric cars are a new thing and certainly not perfect. An electric car is like a newborn baby. In the process of its growth, we need everyone to care for it and help him grow up healthily.

Earth's oil is always used up. After the oil is used up, what is it to drive the car? With natural gas, natural gas and petroleum, it will also be exhausted. With ethanol, there is a problem of competing for food with people and it seems that it is not feasible either. With hydrogen, there is no pollution, but the cost is too high to be commercially available. Among the many new energy automotive solutions that can be recharged and zero-emission non-polluting electric vehicles are considered the ultimate solution and are considered as the future direction of the automotive industry.

After the international financial crisis, the global automotive industry initiated a new revolution, and the accelerated development of electric vehicles has become one of the obvious trends. As a breakthrough in the new round of economic growth and the fundamental way to realize the transformation of transportation energy, electric vehicles have become the common strategic choice of major countries and automobile manufacturers in the world, and they are also the strategic choices of the automobile markets in various countries. Driven by the governments of all countries, the world auto industry has entered a period of all-round energy transition and electric vehicles have entered a new stage of accelerated development.

Countries occupy the commanding heights of electric vehicles

In order to occupy the commanding heights of electric vehicles, the United States will invest heavily in energy technology in the next 10 years to promote the research and development of advanced batteries and electric vehicles. In the next five years, Japan will invest 200 million U.S. dollars in the development of electric vehicles. France will invest 400 million euros in research and development of hybrid and electric vehicles in the next four years. Germany launched the National Hydrogen and Fuel Vehicle Program in May last year and launched the national electric vehicle development plan in September.

The world's major car manufacturers have invested heavily in research and development of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles developed by GM, Nissan, and Mitsubishi will be put on the market during the year. Volkswagen, Renault, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo research and development of electric vehicles are also in the road test. Chinese auto companies are also investing heavily in the research and development of electric vehicles. In the near future, there will be a number of electric vehicle models on the market.

Electric vehicles are small in size at the beginning and costly, requiring the government to give subsidies at the initial stage of industrial start-up. In order to promote electric vehicles, some foreign governments give consumers substantial subsidies. The US government gives consumers who buy electric cars a subsidy of 7,500 US dollars per vehicle. The French government is equivalent to EUR 3,000 per vehicle. The Japanese government also provides electric vehicle purchasers with a subsidy of 770,000 yen.

Without government subsidies, it is impossible for consumers to buy electric cars at all. BYD President Wang Chuanfu once said that the development of electric vehicles must ultimately take the path of marketization. Driven by government subsidies, costs will gradually decrease as sales increase. Ultimately no longer rely on government subsidies.

The current development of electric vehicles in the world is in the ascendant and the competition is fierce. The intensity of policy support, the progress of technological development, and the degree of supporting facilities all determine the speed of development of global electric vehicles in the future, and also determine the country’s competition in the field of electric vehicles. force.

The "Auto Industry Adjustment and Revitalization Plan" issued by the State Council at the beginning of last year put forward the implementation of the new energy vehicle development strategy for the first time. "Planning" clearly stated that by 2012, new energy vehicles will account for 5% of the total vehicle production. The development of electric vehicles in China will compete with the world on the same stage.

Developing Electric Vehicles Is Related to China's Petroleum Security

The development of electric vehicles abroad is more environmentally friendly. In addition to environmental considerations, China also considers the issue of oil security. China is a country with relatively short oil resources. It needs to import large amounts of crude oil and refined oil each year. With the rapid increase in car ownership, it has exerted tremendous pressure on the domestic fuel supply. The large-scale promotion of electric vehicles can reduce the reliance of cars on imported oil and affect the national oil security.

There is a view that China's power plants are mainly coal-fired power plants that use electricity to drive cars, are not environmentally friendly, and cannot reduce carbon emissions and harmful gas emissions. Power experts believe that China currently has a peak-to-valley electricity rate of 1 billion kWh per day. It can supply 40 million electric cars to charge. Electric vehicles are charged every day between 1 and 7 in the morning and do not need to add new power generation capacity. It also reduces power waste.

During President Obama’s visit to China, the Sino-U.S. Joint Statement issued by the Chinese and U.S. governments stated that both sides welcome the launch of the China-US Electric Vehicles Initiative, which will enable the two countries to put into use millions of electric vehicles in the coming years.

A McKinsey research report pointed out that in the traditional automotive field, China has fallen behind the world leading level for several decades, but in the field of new energy vehicles such as electric vehicles, China has cost and market advantages, and has the potential and potential to lead the global electric vehicle market. status.

Electric vehicles are a new thing. The number of pure electric vehicles on the road running in the world is only a few thousand, but China is only a few hundred. Compared with hundreds of millions of traditional energy vehicles worldwide, the number of electric vehicles is minimal. What China is conducting in five cities is just a pilot project. After gaining experience, it will be promoted to other cities.

Electric vehicles have just started. To achieve industrialization and scale, it takes a long period of development. It also requires the construction of a large number of infrastructure facilities. However, electric vehicles are the direction of development and the prospects are endless. There is a basic judgment on this point.