As one of the important pillars of China's national economy, the mainland automotive industry has broken through the shackles of unfavorable factors such as the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the past year, recovered to an annual production and sales scale of more than 26 million vehicles, and at the same time ended the negative growth trend for three consecutive years, maintaining the first position in the world for 13 consecutive years of automobile production and sales, in which the excellent market performance of new energy vehicles is indispensable.
The steady growth of the automobile industry market has provided strong support for the revitalization of the domestic industrial economy, and it is particularly worth mentioning that the development of new energy vehicles in the mainland has also achieved new breakthroughs in recent years, and the output, sales volume, penetration rate and growth rate have repeatedly hit new highs, becoming a new opportunity point for the high-quality development of the automobile industry. In 2022, the new energy automobile industry has also encountered the test of objective factors such as supply chain crisis.
In the face of the industry's big test, how should manufacturers find opportunities in the challenge and break through the dilemma? In the recent "China Electric Vehicle 100 People's Meeting 2022" conference, we may be able to find some answers.
Deepening infrastructure construction and promoting the maturity of the new energy industry
The future development of new energy vehicles has attracted much attention in the industry, and the China Electric Vehicle 100 Forum 2022 is carried out with the theme of "Greeting a New Stage of Market-oriented Development of New Energy Vehicles". During the three-day conference, industry elites gathered together to express their opinions and discuss topics such as the new energy vehicle market pattern, the coordinated development of smart cities, and the new direction of smart electric vehicle consumption. The conference invited leaders of relevant ministries and commissions, representatives of foreign government agencies, industry-leading enterprises, industry experts and scholars to give speeches, sharp and wise views and golden sentences collided continuously, depicting the blueprint for the development of new energy vehicles in the next stage of the mainland.
Huang Xuenong of the National Energy Administration said in a speech that in the construction of new energy vehicle charging infrastructure, the National Energy Administration and relevant departments have issued a series of support policies: as of the end of last year, the number of charging infrastructure in the country reached 2.62 million units, and the new energy charging supply network is gradually improving. Under the vigorous promotion of relevant departments, it can be said that although the infrastructure of new energy vehicles is still relatively weak, the degree of construction has been greatly improved and expanded, and this number can also support the development of new energy vehicles. For major manufacturers, the continuous improvement and popularization of infrastructure and the general rise in oil prices will give birth to more potential users of new energy vehicles and stimulate their willingness to buy new energy vehicles, which is undoubtedly the driving force for car companies to continue to deepen the field of new energy.
Give play to the role of top-level design and improve infrastructure support capabilities
Regarding how to promote the coordinated development of the new energy automobile industry and the energy and power transformation during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Huang Xuenong also put forward several prospects, which are of great guiding significance for the automotive industry and new energy manufacturers.
Huang Xuenong said that first of all, it is necessary to play a top-level design role. Combined with the development process of "carbon neutrality", we will make overall plans for the top-level design of new energy vehicles and energy development, and systematically evaluate the carbon reduction potential, energy supply path and energy demand of different automobile technical routes. In addition, it is also necessary to clarify the main methods, key objectives and tasks of the synergy between new energy vehicles and energy systems facing the dual-carbon target.
Second, continue to improve the ability to guarantee charging infrastructure. Relevant departments will introduce a series of policies to ensure the rapid promotion of the construction and installation of charging facilities in residential communities, improve the ability to guarantee charging and replacing in urban and rural areas, strengthen the operation and maintenance of charging and replacing facilities and network services, and do a good job in supporting power grid construction and power supply services.
Third, support technological innovation in the integration of new energy vehicles and power systems. Encourage industry institutions and enterprises to carry out orderly charging, V2G and other technology application demonstrations, promote the innovative development of new energy vehicles and power system green energy integration technology, encourage car companies to develop new energy vehicles with rich vehicle network interaction functions, promote the integration and connection of people, vehicles, piles, networks, clouds and other links, and support operating enterprises to increase the construction of two-way charging piles to achieve scientific and technological innovation and promote industrial integration and development.
In the future, the implementation of these recommendations is bound to promote the new energy automobile industry into a new stage, and also provide new energy manufacturers with ideas for designing and developing new products. First of all, in the context of the country's vigorous promotion of "carbon neutrality", new energy manufacturers need to comprehensively study the carbon reduction potential of products, and also need to think about how to make new energy-saving and environmentally friendly products; secondly, the relevant departments to promote the construction of infrastructure, for new energy manufacturers, can focus on fast charging, improve the efficiency of product use; in addition, it is necessary to strengthen the integration of new energy vehicles and power systems, develop new technologies such as wireless charging and automatic charging, and promote the "car network" with new energy vehicles as the core "Construction.
The people evaluate the car
There is no doubt that new energy vehicles have provoked the production and sales of China's automobile market in 2021, and looking at the global market, new energy vehicles will also play a leading role in the future. The development of the new energy automobile industry is a long-term strategic task for China and the world. At present, the industrial development of new energy vehicles in the mainland is in an upward critical period, which requires the supervision of the government's major policies, the scientific research of manufacturers on products, and the support of the market and users, which can be said to be indispensable for the future of the new energy industry.
At this stage, with the unremitting efforts of all parties in the industry, the mainland new energy automobile industry has pressed the fast-forward button while maintaining large-scale and high-quality growth. Although the overall development trend in recent years is good, it is also facing complex new situations and new problems such as the global chip supply chain crisis, the sharp rise in the price of battery raw materials, and the difficulty of tackling technical problems such as battery life, which are urgently needing to be solved. It is believed that under the supervision of relevant departments, these temporary challenges will be transformed into new opportunities to promote the mainland's new energy automobile industry to climb to a new height.