On March 18, the "2022 International Summit Forum on Vehicle Powertrain" under the guidance of the Passenger Vehicle Powertrain Professional Committee of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association was officially held. The theme of this forum focuses on "breaking the situation and double carbon", focusing on the energy structure and carbon neutral fuel industry outlook, The upward trend of China's power brand, and the life cycle carbon emission research of China's vehicle energy, the main purpose of which is to explore the diversification of vehicle power system and hybrid technology routes under the transformation and upgrading of China's automotive industry in the process of implementing the "double carbon" goal.
The weight of hybrid technology is increased
In 2020, the mainland officially put forward the development goal of "striving to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and striving to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060". In the "double carbon" era, oil-electric hybrid is an excellent solution for environmental friendliness in the process of industry transformation, and it is also an indispensable and important means for the automotive industry to "reduce carbon" standards.
The "Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0" pointed out that in 2035, the total carbon emissions will drop by more than 20% compared with the peak, and the traditional energy power will convert 100% into a more energy-efficient hybrid, and the new energy vehicle and hybrid will each account for 50% of new car sales.
Although the authoritative institutions in the industry have assessed the carbon reduction contribution of hybrid and electric vehicles somewhat differently, the view that hybrid energy can greatly reduce the carbon emissions of fuel vehicles is consistent. At the same time, the hybrid travel experience is also more in line with the actual needs of Chinese consumers.
From the perspective of the general environment, the rapid rise of battery raw materials that began last year has interrupted the downward trend of new energy costs that has lasted for many years, triggering the power electrification program may change the path and tend to the direction of "sustainable cost reduction". At the same time, this year's Russian-Ukrainian conflict led to a sharp rise in nickel metal prices, adding to the cost of lithium batteries, and also with the long-term conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the price of chemical oil has also risen, and the pressure on oil costs has increased to stimulate consumers to choose new energy models, which have increased the weight of hybrid technology in the layout of car companies.
Ray's Mind Hi · X broke the Japanese monopoly
All along, when it comes to hybrid technology, many people first think of the hybrid technology of the Japanese two fields, whether it is the Toyota THS power shunt technology route, or the Honda i-MMD power series parallel technology route, which basically represents the mainstream form of the current hybrid technology. However, with the gradual clarity of market prospects, independent brands have also laid out the hybrid market and launched their own new generation of hybrid systems, so that the potential of the hybrid market has been released again.
As a "technology flow" in its own brand, Geely has spared no effort in the research and development of hybrid technology.
On October 31 last year, Geely Automobile officially released the global power technology brand - Raytheon Power, and the world-class modular intelligent hybrid platform - Raytheon Intelligence Engine Hi · X。
"Hybrid is not only a fuel-saving machine, but also a comprehensive pursuit of economy, power, comfort, convenience and intelligence." In the view of Lin Xiaozhe, vice president of Geely Power Research Institute, hybrid technology has great advantages, which can not only drive the upgrading and emission reduction of fuel vehicles that account for the majority of market demand, but also help promote the development of electric technology.
Ray's Mind Hi · X has surpassed the Japanese two fields in key technologies. Ray's Mind Hi · X has excellent carbon emission reduction effect throughout the life cycle, with a thermal efficiency of up to 43.32% and a fuel saving rate of more than 40%. To know that Thor's Mind Ishi · X in X represents more than one, because it not only has a weakly mixed HEV, but also a plug-in PHEV, and even an extender hybrid. It can cover the product line from A0 class to C class car, and the different levels are realized by two hybrid engines and two hybrid transmissions with different combinations, such as the first use of the LeiShenZhi Qing Hi · X-tech model Hoshigoku L Thor Hi · The X-oil hybrid version is a combination of dhee15+DHT Pro.
Eventually, Hoshigoku L Thor Hi· The X oil-electric hybrid version has a combined power of 180 kW and a combined torque of 540 N·m.
It is reported that Ray's mind is in the air. X will be installed on the "China Star" first, the first model to wake up the L Thor Hi · The X oil-electric hybrid version is coming soon. In the next three years, it will provide a variety of power combinations including strong hybrid, long-endurance plug-in hybrid and extended range hybrid, which will be installed on more than 20 models of Geely, Lynk & Co and other brands.
It can be said that Thor Power and Thor's Intelligence Hi · X brings Geely into a new era of electrification of Power 4.0 technology. Taking this as an opportunity, Geely has also broken the monopoly of Japanese cars on the hybrid market for a long time, built a product layout in which cars + SUVs, fuel + new energy, performance and energy saving coexist, and smoothly formed a global research and development system in the field of pure electricity ecology, power exchange and new fuels.
China's power system as a whole is upward
Wang Ruiping, senior vice president of Geely Automobile Group, believes that the opportunity during the window of electrification transformation of the automotive industry will be fleeting, and enterprises must seize the opportunity to follow up the changes, while rapid growth and maturity, maintain the momentum of development through more innovation, and continue to enhance brand power. She said: "Chinese brands still have a lot of room for development in terms of volume, and in the future, they should take the internal cycle as the main body and the international and domestic dual cycles to promote each other as the direction, so as to make the market bigger and the brand stronger." ”
With the development of the automobile industry, the research and development and manufacturing of continental vehicle power systems has experienced the process of following and running, and has now reached a local leading trend. In recent years, Chinese brands have shown an overall upward trend in the field of power system research and development, and many car companies have been at the forefront of the world.
As hybrid vehicles are becoming the key areas of the current development of new energy vehicles, in recent years, Chinese brands have shown an overall upward trend in the field of power system research and development, and domestic car companies, including Changan, BYD and Great Wall, have significantly strengthened their investment in the research and development and industrialization of hybrid vehicles.
In the field of hybrid special engines, the thermal efficiency of products of power brands such as Geely and BYD has exceeded the 41% mark, highlighting the world's leading position in domestic engine research and development, sweeping away the impression of traditional technology backwardness and people, and greatly enhancing the image of Chinese brands. In the exploration of energy diversification, brands such as Geely and Hongqi have gradually solved the technical problems in the application of methanol and hydrogen fuel in the internal combustion engine.
At the same time, the Chinese power brand has become a consensus. In the new industrial changes, China has become the world's largest market for new energy vehicles and a highland for technological innovation, and has also provided a unique soil for the birth of world-class Chinese power brands. The national automobile brands represented by Geely are breaking the dominant position of foreign brands in the field of power, and are committed to "Chinese technology leading the world, And China's power supply to the world".
In fact, from catching up to following, Chinese brands led by Geely are accelerating their overtaking on a new track. Taking the "double carbon" as an opportunity, we will make a breakthrough in intelligence and electrification to promote the continuous upward movement of Chinese brands.