On January 18, CATL launched the overall solution of combined power exchange at its EVOGO power exchange brand conference, and also announced that FAW Besturn NAT, a pure electric model for the rental and online travel markets, has the long-term goal of becoming a "national taxi". What kind of spark will be sparked by the NINGDE era power exchange brand and the Pentium NAT model, and what changes will the joint efforts of the NINGDE era and FAW Besturn bring to the field of travel?
First, the policy warm air blows frequently, and the power exchange has become a new development outlet
In October 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on Launching the Pilot Work on the Application of the New Energy Vehicle Power Exchange Mode", and many places were included in the pilot application scope of the new energy vehicle power exchange mode. In November of the same year, the "Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicle Power Exchange" was implemented, which is the first basic general national standard formulated by the automotive industry in the field of power exchange mode, which solves the urgent problem that there is no standard to rely on in the power exchange mode. Subsequently, in January this year, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments issued the "Implementation Plan for Promoting Green Consumption", which proposed to strengthen the construction of supporting infrastructure such as charging and replacing electricity, new energy storage, and hydrogenation.
The intensive introduction of favorable policies for power exchange may have sounded the prelude to victory for the power exchange cooperation between the Ningde era and the Benten NAT.
Second, the composition and favorable analysis of power exchange solutions in the Ningde era
The continuous guidance of the power exchange policy reflects the current market pain points and demand to a certain extent. Replenishment anxiety is plaguing consumers who buy new energy vehicles, especially for operating companies and taxi drivers for Pentium NAT. Through the combination strategy of changing the power block, quick change station and APP, CATL provides a new solution for the market.
Among them, the "chocolate power exchange block" is a mass-produced battery specially developed for the realization of shared power exchange, with three characteristics of small and high energy, free combination and minimalist design. The express change station has four characteristics: small area, fast circulation, large capacity and full climate. Each standard station only needs three parking spaces, a single block to change power for about 1 minute, the station can store 48 power exchange blocks, to ensure that users always have a full power block can be replaced, no need to wait for a long time. At the same time, the substation can also be provided with versions adapted to the climatic and environmental conditions of different regions. App assumes the role of a link between different modules and users, providing interconnection and service between people, vehicles, stations and blocks.
Some public opinion believes that the Ningde era cut into the power exchange market, or will promote 2022 to become the first year of power exchange discharge. As a leading power battery enterprise with a market value of more than one trillion yuan, CATL is more likely to become an important participant in the power exchange industry and even a standard leader by virtue of its leading technology, scale effect and experience accumulation in the field of battery research and development and manufacturing. In the past 10 years, the Ningde era has participated in the "myth" of the rise of China's new energy vehicles; in the next 10 years, the Ningde era will also create a new "era".
Third, Pentium NAT product performance and power exchange positive analysis
In addition to the high-profile cooperation with the Ningde era of power exchange, Pentium NAT, which has been listed for less than a year, has accumulated some advantages in industry reputation and market performance. Not only has it won the most concerned travel model, the best online travel model, the annual recommended travel model and other important awards in the industry, but also recently successfully reached the top of Changbai Mountain and passed the low temperature performance evaluation of pure electric passenger cars. Up to now, Pentium NAT has been put into operation in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hefei, Tianjin, Changchun, Lanzhou, Liaoyuan and other cities, with the charging version to drive the power exchange version, showing an amazing expansion rate.
The big stride of The Besturn NAT towards the "National Taxi" began with FAW Besturn's profound insight into the travel scenario. FAW Besturn hopes to optimize the hardware and software configuration of the vehicle to achieve a balance between the four core dimensions of identification, safety, efficiency and experience, and improve the car experience of drivers and passengers in the whole process of travel.
Take a Pentium NAT ride simulation experience. In the stage of passenger ordering and driver receiving orders, the driver receives orders and machine navigation through the Pentium NAT steering wheel, quickly completes the operation and clearly views the route; at the same time, passengers do not need to worry about the difficulty of finding the car, in addition to the vehicle tracking of the platform APP, the unique line design of the Pentium NAT and the folding rear windshield can be quickly identified. During the passenger boarding phase, the Pentium NAT's electric sliding doors, large opening design, and flat floor make it easy for one or more passengers to sit down. In the stage of the trip, the comfortable space layout, flexible seat adjustment, and good seat material ensure that the driver and passengers feel the riding texture of the C seat, and there are more active, passive, electric, intelligent, and healthy five-dimensional safety guarantees, and the safety of the driver and passenger is guarded throughout the process.
Compared with the mainstream models in the travel industry, it is found that the wheelbase and warranty of the Pentium NAT have absolute advantages, which is actually a high embodiment of operational thinking: space affects the driver-passenger experience, and warranty is related to operational efficiency. In addition, it is worth noting that the mileage of the Pentium NAT is at the industry average, which is the same as the daily operation needs of taxis and online ride-hailing cars, which is also in line with operational thinking, after all, the increase in battery life means an increase in battery, which in turn leads to an increase in vehicle prices and energy consumption.
How to improve the satisfaction of operating companies and drivers with fixed mileage? This may be the deep reason that prompted Pentol NAT to become a member of EVOGO 001 in the Ningde era: after supporting power replacement, Pentol NAT will completely eliminate the energy replenishment anxiety of operating companies and drivers, and then break through the bottleneck of new energy development in the travel industry.
Power swapping will also provide significant cost advantages for Pentium NAT users. According to public information, the cost of batteries accounts for about 40% of the price of new energy vehicles. In the vehicle-to-electricity separation mode, Pentium NAT users do not need to pay this part of the cost when purchasing a car, just rent the battery on schedule to be used worry-free, at the same time, the user does not need to bear the risk of battery attenuation and depreciation, because you can go to the change station at any time to replace the battery in good condition and sufficient power.
4. Summary
The power exchange CP formed by the combination of CATL era and FAW Besturn NAT has brought hope for the popularization of the power exchange mode and a broad commercial imagination to the field of travel. As for whether the power exchange will change the pattern of the travel industry, the market and users will give the answer.