Four ministries and commissions will launch new policies for electric car industry

The four ministries reiterated support for the “2010 China Automotive Industry Development International Forum” held on September 4 by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The Vice Minister of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang disclosed that “The 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Electric Vehicle Technology” (below The draft "planning" draft has been drawn up, will further increase the investment in electric vehicle science and technology R & D, continue to support and lead the development of China's electric vehicles, seize the opportunity of the next 5 to 10 years, becoming a powerhouse of energy-saving and new energy vehicles.

Wan Gang gave a clear statement on the technical development path of new energy vehicles: “In the next 5 to 10 years, hybrid vehicles will become the main direction for the transformation and upgrading of traditional energy-saving technologies; pure electric, including plug-in electric The automobile will become the mainstream of the recent development strategy; fuel cell vehicles will become the commanding heights for future development."

The new energy vehicle development line formulated by the Ministry of Science and Technology was basically approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Finance. Wang Fuchang, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that "the development of small pure electric vehicles and small energy-saving vehicles should be prioritized." Wu Haijun, Director of the Department of Economic Development of the Ministry of Finance, stated that “through the demonstration and promotion, we should further clarify the development path with pure electric drive as the main direction”.

The National Development and Reform Commission added the key parts and components of new energy vehicles to the 2010 edition of the "Encouragement Catalog for Industrial Structure Adjustment." "These include battery management systems, motor management systems, electric vehicle drive motors, electric integration and charging equipment, etc.," said Chen Bin, director of the Department of Industrial Coordination at the National Development and Reform Commission.

The four ministries, starting from their respective functions, explained the multi-dimensional support for pure electric vehicles, further demonstrating that electric vehicles will become the preferred technical route for the development of new energy vehicles in China.

“The development of pure electric vehicles allows the government to see a hope that this hope is not only confined to its possible contribution to the transformation of China’s auto industry. It has greater significance in that it is possible to increase China’s comprehensive competitiveness and enhance China’s greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions in the right to speak. The latter may be more able to become the government's strong advocate for the development of electric vehicles." Anonymous industry insiders told reporters that the government will be electric vehicles as the main direction behind the significance.

After reaching an agreement on the new energy vehicle technology path, the common question faced by the four ministries and commissions is: How can the industrialization of electric vehicles break the ice?

The electric vehicle was the theoretical path at the VIP roundtable held on September 3rd. Chen Qingtai, the tenth member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Economic Commission, fully explained the strategic intent behind the country's vigorous development of electric vehicles.

At present, the country has taken cultivating emerging industries as a major strategy to increase national competitiveness. It is hoped that the development of emerging industries will serve as an opportunity to form a new situation in which technological advancement and industrial upgrading will promote each other, and China's industrialization will enter a new stage. It is against this background that electric vehicles, as a representative of new energy vehicles, have been included in the vigorously-developed list as a part of emerging industries.

Chen Qingtai believes that the transformation of automotive power systems is a strategic opportunity for China to achieve technological leapfrog with independent knowledge industries. The global development of electric vehicles has started. China has generally kept pace with the world's development. If it is properly grasped, it may change the situation of China's auto industry rather than strong, and gradually enter the world's leading industry in automotive technology. More importantly, the characteristics of zero-emissions in electric vehicles may add weight to our country’s favorable position in the future of carbon economy competition.

“The reason why all ministries regard electric vehicles as the preferred technology path is that it can drive innovations in power batteries, new motors, electronic control systems, electrical functional components, intelligent software, and power grid technology facilities and automotive intelligence. And development.” Chen Qingtai emphasized that this route can form a growth period of 20 to 30 years in the future and is an ideal strategic emerging industry.

“In the face of the most important technological revolution in the automotive industry in the past 100 years, Chinese companies must look at today with a global perspective and strategic thinking. If they give up at the starting point, several years later, the electric vehicle sector will repeat the technology that fuel vehicles have gone through again. Imitation, low-end manufacturing, and subject to the history of people, this is something we absolutely do not want to see."

At the national strategic level, Chen Qingtai’s attitude is resolute—the hope that the electric car industry is placed is not chasing but surpassing.

Catch up with the world is still just a slogan. Despite the hope that electric vehicles have been surpassed by relevant ministries and commissions, the industry and market evaluations and public opinion attitudes are not positive.

In July, the Subsidy Policy for Privately Purchased New Energy Vehicles promulgated by Shenzhen City stipulated that on the basis of national government subsidies, Shenzhen will add 30,000 yuan to dual-mode electric vehicles and 60,000 yuan to pure electric vehicles. This means that Shenzhen citizens can enjoy a subsidy of up to 80,000 yuan for the purchase of dual-mode electric vehicles and up to 120,000 yuan for the purchase of electric vehicles.

Even with the stimulation of high subsidies, BYD's dual-mode electric vehicle F3DM has completed more than 100 private sales since July, and currently has more than 60 orders in its hands. Wu Haijun said that this figure is a difficult breakthrough for the industrialization of electric vehicles. Prior to this, BYD F3DM had less than 30 private sales.

If the industry scale cannot be opened, it will not be able to drive the enthusiasm of companies for investing in electric vehicles. Without investment, breakthroughs in key component technologies cannot be discussed; key component technologies cannot be broken, and electric vehicles can only be found in the car companies' laboratories. Assembling prototypes, reducing production costs, and stabilizing the safety of entire vehicles will not be possible. However, production costs cannot be reduced, vehicle safety cannot be guaranteed, and the realization of industrial scale can only be empty talk.

"Compared with the near perfect fuel industry chain, the industrialization of electric vehicles that has just started has always had the technology of maturity and market size, user popularity and infrastructure construction, industrial scale and production costs between the chicken or the first Egg contradictions. In the absence of market expectations, which companies are not willing to rashly change the car route." Chen Qingtai believes that in this case, electric vehicles to achieve "surpassed" must be formulated by the state to promote a series of policies.

Dong Yang, executive vice president and secretary general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, believes that at present, individual car companies have surpassed the advanced level of the world by comparing the electric car products in the laboratory with those of multinational companies that have mass marketed electric vehicles. The conclusion is unscientific.

“Now some of the electric cars produced in China can only be expressed in terms of the advanced level in the world, and they have not reached the level of catching up with the advanced level in the world. I do not agree with the argument for overtaking on the curve.” Dong Yang said.

Four ministries support policy or intensive introduction of "China's electric vehicles have begun to enter the stage of industrialization from the research and development stage."In the eyes of the industry, Wan Gang's phrase means that the four ministries and commissions will formulate various policies to promote the industrialization of electric vehicles. Intensive introduction.

In order to promote the industrialization of electric vehicles, the "planning" drafted by the Ministry of Science and Technology proposes to deepen the demonstration and promotion and explore commercial promotion models, including further deepening the existing joint promotion mechanism of science and technology and finance, establish special funds, and increase demonstrations. The financial subsidies for product development, optimization, and application will expand the pilot models for the demonstration and promotion of electric vehicles in the public service and private vehicle fields, and explore new business models for electric vehicle demonstration and promotion, such as separation of vehicles and vehicles, battery leasing, and vehicle leasing. Strengthen the combination of technological innovation and business model innovation.

The National Development and Reform Commission hopes to promote the industrialization of electric vehicles indirectly by advocating government official vehicles to take the lead in using new energy vehicles and setting an example for ordinary consumers.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is working with relevant departments to carry out the revision of the 2004 version of the automobile industry development policy. It is understood that the new automobile industry development policy will clearly point out that "the development of energy-saving and new energy vehicles will be a breakthrough, and actively create a policy environment, an innovative environment, a market environment and a development environment for the development of automobiles, and comprehensively enhance the international competitiveness of China's automobile industry. ."

The Ministry of Finance recently promoted private purchase of new energy vehicles as the main measures: to increase policy support, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of consumers to buy, so that new energy vehicles in the life cycle of the purchase and use of integrated costs to reach lower than similar traditional cars, fundamentally Solve the problem of insufficient purchasing power of consumers and start the market quickly. Promote the production enterprises to accelerate the pace of development and listing of new energy automotive products to meet the diverse needs of consumers. Pilot cities are required to set up an open market platform, formulate unified support measures, encourage local auto companies to actively participate in and participate in fair competition, and allow consumers to buy products with high quality and low price.