Running on the New Track: China's Tram "Growth Record" China | Stage | Track
In the first half of the year, among the new three types of exports, the performance of new energy vehicles was impressive, and China continues to maintain its position as the largest exporter of new energy vehicles. From zero to ten million vehicles, it took China 15 years to reach the second ten million vehicles, which took less than a year and a half, and the production rate climbed rapidly. Sales, market share, and ownership have all reached historic highs. So where does this development momentum come from?
At the just concluded Changchun International Automobile Expo, there were not only independent exhibition halls for new energy vehicles, but also popular booths for independent brands.
Audience: The built-in design is very beautiful, and the appearance is more attractive.
Audience: Autonomous driving, intelligent cockpit, the overall experience is much better.
In the first half of this year, for every four cars sold in China's automotive retail market, one was a new energy vehicle. And just three years ago, this number had not been able to break through 6%.
Zhang Yongwei, Executive Vice President of the 21st Century Development Research Institute of Tsinghua University: Our country's new energy vehicle industry has entered a stage of high-quality development, mainly focused on large-scale promotion, from the stage of technology promotion and small-scale demonstration.
Due to considerations for energy, environment, and industrial development, China's 10th Five Year Plan has conducted research and development layout for the development of new energy vehicles, and related technologies have begun to be tackled. At this initial stage, everyone encountered a major event that could destroy confidence.
Zhang Jinhua, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers: The United States can be said to be a global fan of electric vehicles. In July 2003, they gathered at the Hollywood Cemetery in Los Angeles to hold a "funeral" for electric vehicles. The industry generally believes that this event marks the end of the history of electric vehicle development.
At that time, the global development of electric vehicles was led by the United States, and in 1996, Ford launched the electric vehicle EV1. However, due to various reasons, in 2002, Ford decided to reclaim all EV1, which led to the funeral of this electric vehicle.
Zhang Jinhua, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers: We believe that with the progress of lithium-ion power battery technology, electric vehicles are still a development direction that we can expect, and the national science and technology plan still supports the research and development of new energy vehicles.
Maintaining strategic composure and adhering to strategic leadership are key factors determining the future development of new energy vehicles in China. A series of policy support such as subsidies and tax reductions have gradually formed the market and industrial chain of new energy vehicles. In 2020, China's new energy vehicles have entered the market competition stage from the policy support stage. While electrification is underway, intelligent networking has become the main focus of independent brands.
Zhang Yongwei, Executive Vice Dean of the 21st Century Development Research Institute at Tsinghua University: The new generation of car consumers in China have changed their definition of cars and no longer pursue the attribute that cars must be more transportation oriented. What he cares about is whether you can gather more new technology and bring more fun.
It is understood that in 2022, more than one-third of domestically produced new energy vehicles can provide a certain degree of assisted driving. At the same time, China has also opened up intelligent connected vehicle testing roads with a mileage of over 15000 kilometers, and various unmanned driving scenarios have begun to be demonstrated and applied.
