To promote the development of new energy vehicles, what measures will be taken in 2022?

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released data showing that in 2021, the mainland's new energy vehicles will develop rapidly, with production and sales exceeding 3.5 million units, an increase of 1.6 times year-on-year. In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will make every effort to promote the development of new energy vehicles to a higher level. How to improve the industrial supporting facilities? How to stabilize the automotive supply chain? What supportive measures will be introduced?

"In the past year, the development of the new energy automobile industry can be summarized as 'three rapids', that is, the rapid growth of production and marketing scale, the rapid improvement of quality brands, and the rapid growth of product exports." Guo Shougang, deputy director of the First Department of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the sustainable development capacity of the industry has been further enhanced.

Mainland new energy vehicles have entered a new stage of accelerated development, but industrial development is also facing challenges such as increasing pressure from international competition and security risks in the industrial chain supply chain. How to promote the development of new energy vehicles to a higher level?

Improving the resilience and competitiveness of the industrial chain is the key. Luo Junjie, director of the Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to strengthen the combing of the industrial chain system, especially to strengthen departmental coordination and ministerial and provincial linkage, coordinate to solve the shortage of key components such as chips, and promote the improvement of the supply capacity of the entire industrial chain of chips.

"We will formulate policies and measures to support the accelerated development of new energy vehicles, maintain the effective connection of the policy system, coordinate and improve the ability to guarantee key resources, strengthen communication with Qinghai, Sichuan, Jiangxi and other places, and coordinate to accelerate the development of domestic lithium resources." Guo Shougang said.

It is important to speed up the improvement of supporting facilities and promote new energy vehicles to go to the countryside. In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will accelerate the construction of charging and replacing infrastructure, and promote the proportion of new energy vehicles in urban public transportation, taxi, logistics and distribution.

"We will also accelerate the application of new technologies such as 5G information and communication, vehicle-road collaboration, develop more functions, and put forward higher standards and stricter requirements in terms of quality and safety, low-temperature application, etc., so that consumers prefer to buy and use it more at ease." Guo Shougang said.

Helping enterprises achieve green and low-carbon development is an important measure to improve industrial competitiveness with a long-term perspective.

With the rapid growth of production capacity, how to use energy efficiently is one of the most concerned things for the head of Hezhong New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. The person in charge said that the State Grid Zhejiang Tongxiang City Power Supply Company cooperated with enterprises to build a smart energy control system, and under the suggestion of the power supply company, enterprises used idle roofs to install photovoltaics to improve the energy utilization rate of equipment and promote green energy use.

Guo Shougang said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is organizing the preparation of a green and low-carbon development roadmap for the automobile industry, clearly deepening the digital application of the production and manufacturing process, and promoting the wide application of green and low-carbon technology and equipment. At the same time, we will accelerate the research and formulation of the "Management Measures for the Recycling and Utilization of New Energy Vehicle Power Batteries", carry out pilot acceptance of power battery recycling, and promote the green and low-carbon development of the whole industry chain.