On December 13, US time, the Biden administration announced a federal strategy to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the United States, hoping to eventually change the US automotive industry and catch up with China in the electric vehicle market.
The 500,000 charging station construction is based on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed by U.S. President Biden this month, which decided to allocate $5 billion to U.S. states and $2.5 billion to rural areas and poor communities for the construction of charging stations in these areas, with the ultimate goal of forming a nationwide charging network.
The White House says accelerating the electrification of private cars and commercial fleets could help meet President Biden's goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 while creating thousands of jobs.
Vice President Harris announced the new strategy for the electric vehicle charging network at an event in suburban Maryland late Monday. In addition, Harris also called on Congress to approve Biden's $2 trillion social spending and environmental policy bill, which includes tax cuts and subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, which is still pending approval in the Senate.
The picture shows US Vice President La Haris charging a Chevrolet Volt electric car at the maintenance facility in Brandiwan, Maryland, on the 13th (local time).
The new strategy also includes the creation of a "joint electric vehicle office" to co-ordinate the work of the Departments of Energy and Transportation, issue standards and guidelines to the states, and maintain consultations with manufacturers, local governments, environmental groups and others. The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Transportation are also expected to set up an electric vehicle advisory committee, which officials hope will be set up and operational early next year. The advisory board will develop guidelines for states and cities to strategically deploy electric vehicle charging stations by February 11 next year.
Through a series of efforts, the Biden administration hopes that the United States can catch up with China in the electric vehicle market, or at least surpass China in the plug-in electric vehicle market. At present, the market share of plug-in electric vehicles in the United States is one-third of the size of China's electric vehicle market.
President Biden has set a goal of half of new car sales by 2030.
After talking about the United States, then talk about Japan. Japan's auto industry, which has been passively investing in electric vehicles, has begun to invest on a large scale with strong support from the government.
The Japanese government is also actively supporting the expansion of electric vehicles, planning to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations to 150,000 by 2030, five times the current level. The lack of charging stations is seen as one of the obstacles to expanding the supply of electric vehicles. At the same time, it is planned to increase the budget from next spring to increase subsidies for electric vehicles, which is expected to double the current subsidies.
The government takes the lead, and the car companies are not ambiguous. General Motors of the United States, Toyota of Japan, and Nissan have announced large-scale investment in the electric vehicle industry.
Last week, GM CEO Mary Barra publicly expressed support for biden's government subsidy policies and said GM plans to launch electric vehicles at various price points to attract more buyers, including producing electric compact crossovers that cost less than $30,000. GM's plans are:
Invest $35 billion by 2025 in the development of electric vehicle and autonomous driving products.
More than 30 electric vehicles will be launched worldwide by 2025.
By 2025, it will sell more than 1 million electric vehicles worldwide, winning the leading position in the electric vehicle market in North America and catching up with Tesla in sales.
By 2030, more than 50% of plants in North America and China will be able to produce electric vehicles.
Increase EV revenue from about $10 billion in 2023 to about $90 billion in 2030.
On December 14, Toyota Motor held a grand press conference, and 15 electric vehicles were unveiled. And announced plans:
Toyota aims to sell 3.5 million pure electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide by 2030.
Invest $35 billion in electric vehicle development, and 30 electric vehicles will be launched by 2030.
In 2030, Lexus will become a pure electric brand, achieving pure electricity in Europe, North America and China, and expanding to a global scope in 2035.
By 2025, 15 bZ series models will be launched, including 9 new models, and Toyota and Lexus will have 10 EV models in China.
Nissan's latest Vision 2030:
In the next five years, it will invest 2 trillion yen (a total of 112.84 billion yuan) to accelerate the layout of electric drives and technological innovation.
By FY2030, the company plans to launch 23 electric models, including 15 all-electric models.
Nissan and Infiniti brands will account for more than 50% of electric vehicles.
In the next five years, Nissan Motor will launch 20 pure electric models and models equipped with Nissan e-POWER technology.
Invest 20 billion yen (a total of 1,128.4 million yuan) in charging infrastructure by 2026.
By fiscal 2026, sales of electric vehicles in the Chinese market will account for more than 40% of total model sales.
By fiscal 2026, sales of electric vehicles in the European market will account for more than 75% of total model sales.
By fiscal 2026, sales of electric vehicles in Japan will account for more than 55% of total model sales.
By fiscal 2030, sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. market will account for more than 40% of total model sales.
Although Honda has not released a very specific electric vehicle strategy, toshihiro Mibe, the newly appointed CEO in April this year, has begun a complete overhaul of Honda's automobile, planning to phase out Honda's proud internal combustion engine by 2040.
Mibu Toshihiro said in a recent interview with the media that electrification is not a one-time thing, and at this stage, he does not want to make a desperate bet, does not want to put too much energy on this, and Honda is still in its infancy.
Therefore, Honda should not act alone, should work with partners such as General Motors, and then expand the scale to ensure the viability of the business, which is Honda's initial strategy in the North American market. Once a certain scale is reached, the launch of original Honda products will be considered.
For Honda's investment in electric vehicles, Mibu Toshihiro said that it is currently immeasurable, still considering when it will be able to actually produce and launch solid-state batteries, Honda already has lithium-ion batteries, if the investment is too large, and the production equipment between lithium-ion and solid-state batteries can not be universal. Therefore, it is necessary to think in the long run and consider when the best time for this multi-billion dollar investment may occur in the late 2020s.
Toshihiro Mibu concluded by saying that Honda may set up a pilot next year to review the progress of the test process. When high-capacity, high-security batteries are finally developed, the batteries and their platforms will change dramatically, enhancing their competitiveness. This is the advantage that Honda will be able to stand out in the future. I'm not going to launch a car that doesn't have the value of an electric car. In developed markets, we aim to achieve 40% of electric vehicles by 2030.
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