A few days ago, the second "China Automotive Awards" announced the shortlist, and Geely methanol vehicle research and development and application were shortlisted
Special Jury Prize. At this most authoritative, most consumer-recognized and most market-guided industry event, Geely Automobile has been on the list for two consecutive years, which is enough to prove that the market and users have a high recognition of the Geely brand. Geely Automobile is becoming a bellwether for the development of Chinese brand cars with products that exceed user expectations and technologies that lead the development of the industry.
Methanol is a new type of green and clean energy recognized worldwide, and the development of methanol economy is not only in line with the requirements of sustainable ecological development, but also in line with the interests of national energy security. Geely Automobile is one of the earliest domestic independent brands in response to national policies and devotes itself to the field of methanol vehicle research, deeply cultivating the methanol automobile industry for 17 years, Geely has invested more than 3 billion yuan in this field, with more than 200 related core patents, not only mastering the technical production strength of "collecting carbon dioxide synthetic clean methanol fuel", but also having the full chain system capability of methanol vehicle research and development, manufacturing and sales.
Since 2005, Geely has taken the lead in applying methanol technology to family cars, and has launched six generations of methanol models, which are widely used in the urban operation transportation industry. At the same time, Geely methanol commercial vehicles are also developing steadily, covering various market segments such as urban buses, heavy trucks, and light trucks. From 2013 to 2018, Geely participated in the national methanol vehicle pilot project in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Gansu and other regions, "methanol fuel passenger car" and "methanol fuel engine" won high scores of 97.36 and 97.28 respectively, Minister He Guangyuan, Academician Ni Weidou, Academician Li Jun and other industry experts evaluated Geely's methanol vehicle technology has reached the international leading level. From 2016 to 2018, Geely methanol vehicles were tested and operated in Iceland, not only to achieve the same use experience as fuel vehicles, but also to make great contributions to energy conservation and emission reduction, known as "renewable methanol vehicles". Recently, Geely launched the world's first alcohol-electric hybrid sedan with the 4th generation Emgrand as the carrier, and the new car has the strongest 40% energy saving rate of the same class and the maximum design output torque of the industry's highest 4920N·m differential, truly achieving "low energy consumption" and "strong power".
On the eve of the two sessions this year, Li Shufu, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Geely Holding Group, also put forward the "Proposal on Promoting the Application of Methanol Vehicles to Help Carbon Neutrality in the Transportation Sector". He believes that the promotion and application of methanol vehicles will help achieve healthy and sustainable development in the field of transportation, which is in line with the purpose of "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutrality" in the mainland. In the future, geely will continue to increase investment in the field of methanol vehicles under the guidance of the "Smart Geely 2025" strategy and build a safer, greener and more comprehensive smart energy system. The trend of new energy is irreversible, and the transformation of electrification is also imperative. As the leader of the global methanol automobile industry and the pioneer of the methanol track for new energy vehicles, Geely Automobile is leading the automotive industry to a green future with technologies that lead the development of the industry and products that exceed user expectations.