On January 5, 2022, the Global Consumer Electronics Show (CES) officially opened in Las Vegas, USA. The annual CES is a bellwether for the global consumer electronics industry, bringing together all the forward-looking black technologies. Although the world is still under the shadow of the epidemic, CES still strives to overcome all difficulties and adopts the method of online combining offline to hold exhibitions. This year, autonomous driving, green energy and environmentally friendly mobility have become hot spots for companies to chase.
Electric vehicles are no longer an unfamiliar topic to consumers. Energy conservation and emission reduction, green environmental protection has become the world consensus. Last month, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order outlining the U.S. government's comprehensive plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Under the plan, the U.S. government will spend billions of dollars on electric vehicles and achieve 100 percent electric vehicle purchases by 2035. At present, major enterprises and manufacturers have joined the Red Sea market of electric vehicles.
Sony, a Japanese company focused on electronics manufacturing, threw a big news at CES, announcing that it would establish a car company in the spring to target the electric vehicle market. A new all-wheel-drive seven-seat electric SUV prototype was also on display. Kenichiro Yoshida said that the first priority of this SUV is safety, and a total of 40 detection sensors are installed inside and outside the vehicle to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers.
Mercedes-Benz, a big name in traditional car companies, is not far behind, and demonstrated the Vision EQXX concept electric vehicle at the CES exhibition to achieve the goal of "comprehensive electric". The MERCED CEO even declared at the show that it would be "the most energy-efficient model mercedes-benz has ever seen." ”
General Motors, on the other hand, has pledged to spend $35 billion on electric and self-driving cars by 2025. GM CEO Mary Bora officially unveiled the new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV at cess, GM's second all-electric model based on the Ultium battery platform. In addition to this, Bora said that in addition to the electrification of all small cars by 2035, and the electrification of all heavy vehicles at the same time. GM launched the concept of brightDrop logistics intelligent platform and quickly incubated its solution within a year. BrightDrop is an ecosystem of light commercial electric vehicles, electrified containers, and cloud-based software designed to build an all-electric logistics industry that provides smarter, more efficient solutions for last-mile logistics. Last month, GM delivered its first all-electric delivery vehicle to FedEx.
"By 2023 in the U.S. alone, 100 million packages will be delivered every day. This growth presents amazing business opportunities, but it also comes with real-life challenges: including labor shortages, increased street congestion and, of course, increased carbon emissions... With our Ultium-based electric van Brightrop, we will help reduce the carbon footprint of last-mile distribution. With our software and electrified containers, traffic congestion in cities can be drastically reduced and our streets safer for both pedestrians and drivers. BrightDrop President and CEO Travis Katz explained at cess.
(Editor: Kim Ri-wei)