Demand for electric vehicle charging stations continues to grow

Electric vehicles have long been a key area for car companies to develop new energy vehicles. Because of the high technical level and supporting facilities of such vehicles, in the previous development, automobile manufacturers have encountered obstacles of varying degrees: First, the cost of developing electric vehicles has remained high, resulting in high prices; second, electric Vehicle battery technology is not perfect, and the duration of continuous power supply is short. It does not meet the needs of owners who drive daily. The number of charging stations is very small. Therefore, the owner may worry that if the battery is insufficient during driving, the charging needs cannot be met. In order to improve this phenomenon, the government, non-government organizations, and some enterprises have started investing in electric vehicle charging stations to fill such gaps.

More than 10 times expansion

A recent report released by the IHS Automotive and IMS Institute pointed out that due to continued sales growth of electric vehicles and increased government support, the growth of electric vehicle charging stations will also enter a stage of rapid development. As of 2011, the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the world was 135,000. The report estimates that the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the world will reach 10.7 million in the next 10 years. Alastair Hayfield, co-director of the IHS Research Institute, said: “The number of charging stations is not currently within the industry's expectations in 2009. However, it is undeniable that if the electric vehicle market wants to further develop, it will need to vigorously build electric vehicle charging stations to match Future sales of the electric vehicle market will increase.” As far as the United States is concerned, although the proportion of its electric vehicles is still relatively small, there are currently more than 5,800 electric vehicle charging stations in the country. The U.S. Energy Agency predicts that by 2020, the market for electric vehicles charging for residents will be expected to reach 1 billion U.S. dollars. The big market can not be ignored. The construction of more and more charging stations will also help ease the concerns of consumers when choosing electric vehicles, thereby promoting consumption.

Charging station

According to the report, the United States, China, Japan and Germany will become the countries with the most electric vehicle charging stations in the future. As Alastair Hayfield said, sales of electric vehicles will continue to grow during the next 10 years. Therefore, supporting facilities are particularly important. Since the above four countries have global leading automakers, and these automakers all regard electric vehicles as one of the important businesses for future development, the governments or other institutions in these four countries will seize this opportunity and vigorously Build a charging station. In addition, these four countries have one thing in common: the government is very supportive of the development of electric vehicles, and to varying degrees, it provides policy support to car manufacturers.

From another perspective, with the continuous improvement of technologies such as electric vehicle batteries and the decline in the price of electric vehicles, more and more consumers will choose new energy vehicles. For example, the United States plans to introduce electric vehicles that everyone can afford in the future, and some cities in China, such as Hangzhou, will replace public transportation vehicles with new energy vehicles. All these are paving the way for future demand for electric vehicles.

At present, the technical principle of the electric vehicle charging station is to rely on the high-voltage direct current system to charge electric vehicles through the use of two DC systems, CHAdeMO and CCS. The efficiency of this charging technology is slow and it is under construction. When charging stations, they are also limited by the coverage of the network. In the future, new types of wireless charging will be developed, which will solve the network restrictions and make the coverage of charging stations even broader.

Increased confidence

In the first quarter of this year, U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla announced a turnaround and became a new representative of technology to create profits. Tesla's core competitiveness is not reflected in the technical accessories and manufacturing capabilities, but is focused on outstanding industrial design and resource integration capabilities. The application of the battery management system is one of its core advantages. It uses a lithium battery of the same size as a laptop battery and can collect thousands of lithium batteries to increase the mileage of electric vehicles. Because Tesla has created a high-end vanguard brand image and the product has a higher price, it can also reduce cost pressures. The new energy company with the same owner of Tras can provide it with a full charge network. These factors have prompted Trass to become the new darling of the market. Tesla's turnaround has increased confidence for carmakers. Although the current technology may not meet the previous expectations, but as long as it has its own core competitiveness, and models meet consumer preferences, then this market is also very promising. Therefore, the future of electric vehicles will gradually be favored by more and more consumers, and the demand for charging stations will become stronger and stronger.