With the promotion of the strategy of "carbon neutrality and carbon peaking" and the urgent need to develop new energy power to ensure national energy security, since 2021, the new energy of commercial vehicles in mainland China has entered an era of great leaps and bounds. In this context, commercial vehicles such as pure electric, hydrogen, natural gas and methanol fuel have emerged.
Under the opportunity of this wave of transformation and upgrading, methanol energy has gradually become a hot topic in the commercial vehicle industry. In the field of methanol application technology, remote vehicles are undoubtedly an outstanding representative. In just a few years, the methanol heavy-duty truck business for remote vehicles has continued to grow and expand unabated.
Seize the methanol heavy-duty truck segment track to achieve industry technology leadership
Green methanol storage is convenient to use, rich in resources and widely used, and is a globally recognized carbon neutrality path, which has gradually become the focus of the industry in recent years. Focusing on the demand for energy reform, Geely has been deeply engaged in methanol vehicle technology for 16 years, and has mastered nearly 200 core technologies, developed nearly 20 methanol fuel models, and achieved large-scale operation of 27,000 vehicles, with a total operating mileage of 8 billion kilometers and a maximum single mileage of 1.2 million kilometers.
Everything is predetermined, and if it is not predetermined, it is abolished. As a commercial vehicle brand under Geely, long-range vehicles have been determined to be the reformer of the commercial vehicle industry and the leader of new energy since its inception. With a high starting point and a thick foundation, long-range vehicles have always adhered to the multi-energy layout and the new energy of a full range of products, becoming the only enterprise in the world to launch methanol commercial vehicle products, occupying the market opportunity of methanol commercial vehicles in China and even the world.
Since the release of the world's first M100 methanol tractor in 2019, long-range vehicles have been riding the track of methanol-powered commercial vehicles, and today, a total of 7 methanol commercial vehicles and 4 methanol engines have been launched. In 2021, long-distance vehicles have accumulated a lot of money and launched a national VI methanol heavy truck, which optimizes the system again while meeting the engine's national VI emission standards and reducing energy consumption by as much as 5%. In addition to the highly mature technology, remote vehicles in the methanol heavy truck product testing and launch scale has always been in a leading position, the vehicle has passed more than 1500 hours of rigorous durability test, the vehicle life of more than 1 million kilometers, in Xinjiang, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces, cities put into use, reliability has been fully verified by the market.
In line with the domestic market environment Methanol heavy truck market demand is strong
On the road of new energy for commercial vehicles, methanol fuel vehicles have been recognized by many experts and scholars because of their unique application advantages, and have gradually become the focus of the industry in recent years. First of all, methanol is recognized in the world as a clean fuel, high energy density, convenient storage and application, is an important path to zero carbon emissions, the mainland methanol resources are rich, mature production technology, relatively low cost compared to other fuels; secondly, methanol vehicles follow the overall design structure of traditional fuel vehicles, compared to other energy models, more reliable and practical; third, methanol fuel does not need to build another filling station, in the existing gasoline and diesel supply network part of the technical transformation can be put into use, is conducive to large-scale commercial promotion.
Thanks to these advantages, as soon as the remote automobile methanol heavy truck entered the market, it won the wide recognition and favor of users with efficient operation quality and super cost performance. Feedback from remote methanol heavy truck users shows that the cost of methanol is only two-thirds of that of diesel, and the single vehicle can save about 5,000 yuan per month in fuel costs, which greatly reduces the transportation costs of logistics units or individuals, and the overall profit increases by more than 10%. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with key components such as methanol engine, Fast gearbox and Hand axle, which are stable and reliable in quality, high attendance efficiency, and overall stable operation, which are unanimously praised and praised by car owners.
The pace of progress is not stopping, and the road to new energy for long-distance vehicles is getting wider and wider
Scientific and technological innovation is like sailing against the current, and if it does not advance, it will retreat. The long-range car did not stop in front of the flowers and achievements, and moved non-stop to the next battlefield. In November 2021, Remote Auto officially released a new energy intelligent luxury heavy-duty truck - Remote Xinghan H, with three core highlights of home design layout, high-end intelligent driving, and future smart cockpit, matching pure electric power exchange, extended range power exchange, methanol P2 hybrid and other new energy power, adding another transportation "artifact" for the logistics industry.
In terms of cross-border joint, long-distance vehicles have also reached strategic cooperation with China Railway Intermodal Logistics in the field of methanol new energy supply, jointly developing and promoting multi-trailer container new energy intelligent heavy trucks powered by methanol, methanol extended range and pure electric drive, and at the beginning of the new year in 2022, long-distance vehicles released the first new energy methanol-powered double-trailer car train in China, equipped with independently developed 13L methanol engines, and the vehicle transportation efficiency and operation quality have been greatly improved, once again becoming the focus of attention inside and outside the industry. In terms of methanol energy, remote vehicles have also begun a comprehensive layout. In December 2021, Long-range Vehicles and GCL Group joined hands to carry out comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in the fields of mobile energy market expansion, power exchange heavy trucks, methanol vehicles, carbon capture, and liquid sunlight.
A few days ago, at the 2022 annual partner conference of remote vehicles, Fan Xianjun, CEO of Geely Commercial Vehicle Group, said that long-distance vehicles will continue to exert efforts in the field of power systems, adhering to the development goals of green methanol liquid hydrogen energy leaders and new energy power systems, and on the existing basis, the effective thermal efficiency of methanol liquid hydrogen power will be increased by 10%, and the development goal of continuously maintaining technological leadership will be maintained.
Standing on the shoulders of Geely Holding Group, remote cars have always adhered to the concept of "creating intelligent interconnection and leading green commerce", changing the industry pattern with science and technology, promoting social development, and setting an example for reducing pollution emissions and improving the living environment. Long-distance vehicles have cut through thorns in the pioneering and forward of the field of methanol power, and contributed to the construction of the mainland's new energy logistics system.