Text/Figure Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Qi Yaoqi
The first plenary session of the 16th People's Congress of Guangzhou (hereinafter referred to as the "Municipal People's Congress") was held on January 24, and Feng Xingya, the newly elected deputy and general manager of GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE Group, brought four suggestions, focusing on improving the subsidy policy for new energy vehicles in Guangzhou, promoting the consumption of energy-saving vehicles in Guangzhou, improving the supporting policies for the testing of intelligent driving vehicles in Guangzhou, and accelerating the promotion of the power exchange mode of new energy vehicles, etc., to promote the high-quality development of the automotive industry and help the provincial and municipal economies to walk in the forefront of the country. This year's Municipal People's Congress focused on the current hot economic issues in all walks of life, and is committed to promoting the sustainable realization of high-quality development in Guangzhou.
Improve various types of automobile consumption subsidies and promote the development of the automobile consumption market
Guangzhou's comprehensive subsidy for the purchase of new energy vehicles has expired on December 31, 2021, and car buyers who are in the process of canceling the subsidy are currently holding a wait-and-see attitude, which has affected the automobile consumer market to a certain extent. At the same time, the decline of state subsidies has also brought cost pressure to car companies.
In addition, the annual energy-saving vehicle index arrangement of energy-saving vehicles and the expected growth rate of the market have also mismatched, and the impact of unstable subsidy policies on the consumption of energy-saving vehicles in the market is also more obvious. To this end, Feng Xingya put forward two major suggestions on the subsidy policy for the consumption of new energy vehicles and the promotion of energy-saving vehicle consumption in Guangzhou.
First, it is recommended to introduce subsidy policies as soon as possible to maintain the stability and continuity of the policies. In view of the market and consumer demand, we will continue the comprehensive subsidy policy for new energy vehicles and accurately set subsidy standards for qualified models. At the same time, we can refer to the practice of introducing subsidy policies for many years at the national level, extend the subsidy policies until 2025, release a good guidance signal, enhance the predictability of consumers and car companies, and maintain the stability and sustainable development of the automobile consumer market. At the same time, we will improve other incentive policies, polish the golden signboard of Guangzhou automobile manufacturing, ensure the effective and rapid development of the new energy vehicle market, and complete the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the innovative development of new energy vehicles.
The second is to suggest that the indicators of energy-saving vehicles in Guangzhou be increased in combination with the actual needs of the market, so as to meet the objective needs of market development, release policy guidance signals, and encourage consumers to choose energy-saving and emission-reducing products. At the same time, local subsidy policies will be introduced as soon as possible, maintain policy stability and continuity, continue to improve incentive policies, and comprehensively promote the consumption of energy-saving vehicles.
Policy escort intelligent driving accelerates the development of research
At present, the development of intelligent driving technology is changing with each passing day, and the development and research of bicycle intelligent technology are in full swing, but the landing of all research is inseparable from road testing, so that intelligent driving car test "there is a way to go" and "there is a road to go" is the key to determining the development speed of intelligent driving cars.
Guangzhou has a prominent pillar position in the automobile industry, although many relevant plans have been introduced to support road testing, but there are still problems such as limited highway testing and incomplete test scenarios; cumbersome application process for road test notices for intelligent driving vehicles; limited mutual recognition of off-site tests, and multiple difficulties.
Feng Xingya, general manager of GAC
To this end, Feng Xingya put forward suggestions for improving the supporting policies for the testing of intelligent driving vehicles in Guangzhou. In the face of the rapid development of intelligent driving, it is necessary to match the gradual opening of some highway sections, complete the test scenarios, study the revision and research of the guiding opinions and road section management measures in combination with the actual situation, and study the test management rules of intelligent driving cars in the road environment such as urban highways and urban expressways. The application process for road test notices for intelligent and connected vehicles should also be continuously optimized with the increase in demand, so as to promote the mutual recognition of road test standards and reduce the threshold of off-site.
Keep up with the pace of "double carbon" and run out of the "acceleration" of new energy vehicle power exchange
Under the background of the "double carbon" goal and the frequent landing of relevant support policies, power exchange, as one of the mainstream energy replenishment models of electric vehicles, has also received more and more attention.
As of the end of November 2021, the number of pure electric vehicles in Guangzhou has exceeded 286,000, but due to the limited installation of private charging piles, the unreasonable layout of public charging stations, the long charging time and other factors, consumers' "recharge (charge/change) anxiety" can still not be completely solved.
For car companies, the overall threshold for research and development of power exchange technology is relatively high, among which the introduction of unified battery standards is late, the construction of power exchange infrastructure is lagging behind, the demand for capital investment is large, and it is difficult to unite between enterprises, and a variety of factors continue to plague the promotion of power exchange mode.
New Energy Vehicles Infographic
On how to promote the development of the new energy vehicle power exchange model, Feng Xingya suggested that it is necessary to continue to optimize the relevant standards of the power exchange mode, reduce the threshold for power exchange, and organize local enterprises and industry associations to revise local standards such as power exchange safety and power exchange interface, support the standardization of power exchange mode, reduce the doubts of car companies, and clear obstacles for the standardization and generalization of power batteries; promote the acceleration of power exchange mode and power station construction, provide policy planning support, improve policy planning rules, and continuously enrich the power exchange subsidy policy. Multiple measures are taken at the same time to promote the healthy development of the industry.