Driven by manufacturing technology and the "double carbon" macro policy, the mainland's new energy vehicle market has developed rapidly in the past few years. In 2019, the total sales of new energy vehicles in China were about 1.21 million units, surging to 3.5 million units in 2021, and the mainland has become a big producer and sales country of new energy vehicles.
Behind the rapid growth of domestic new energy vehicle production and sales, it cannot be ignored that the emergence of micro-EVs. In 2019, micro-EVs accounted for 17.7% of total sales of new energy vehicles, and by 2021, this figure has reached 29.8%.
The popularity of micro-EVs, we can explore a little bit from Wuling Hongguang MINIEV, which has dominated the sales list of new energy vehicles for many years. In the past year (March 2021 to February 2022), Wuling Hongguang MINIEV sold 405,000 units, more than double the second best-selling Tesla Model Y 198,000 units. At present, micro-EVs with many advantages such as low price and easy to use are still showing a trend of increasing year by year in domestic sales.
In the past year (March 2021 to February 2022), Wuling Hongguang MINIEV sold 405,000 units, ranking first in the domestic pure electric vehicle sales list.
Safety performance is also "miniaturized"?
Due to the small body volume of the car, the price of the micro EV is relatively low, and many users have concerns about its safety performance. In this regard, we found Liu Yuguang, senior technical director of the Automobile Evaluation and Management Center of China Automobile Center, to discuss the safety of micro-EVs.
Liu Yuguang, Senior Technical Director of Automobile Evaluation and Management Center of China Automobile Center.
Liu Yuguang said that driven by macro policies and market factors, the development momentum of micro-EV in China is quite rapid, and its flexible and compact body, low mileage and other characteristics can solve a series of user parking, walking through streets, charging and a series of problems. However, the safety of such models deserves our attention.
At present, the ordinary cars sold on the market fully consider the safety performance of the car when designing, and provide a relatively complete active and passive safety configuration. Taking the passive safety configuration as an example, the energy absorption collapse space of the car body, the seat belt and the airbag are the most basic design and configuration.
However, the micro EV is limited by its body size and manufacturing costs, and its body can be used to provide collapse and energy absorption space in the event of a collision accident. In addition, due to the cost, the price and performance of the on-board seat belt and airbag are different from those of ordinary cars.
A new "examination paper" for micro-EVs is released
However, Liu Yuguang stressed that the difference in the safety configuration of these basics does not mean that the safety performance of micro-EVs is insufficient, and the basic indicators of the models on sale in the regular channels on the market can meet the basic requirements of the national mandatory, but whether it is a "qualified product" or a "superior product" problem.
In addition, it is worth paying attention to the performance of the micro-EV "three-electric system", such as the safety of charging, the speed of charging, the compatibility of charging, wading safety, and the mileage, especially the mileage under low temperature conditions.
In summary, in order to guide and solve the pain points and concerns of users and improve the performance of micro-EVs, CHINA AUTOMOBILE Center comprehensively considered its market positioning, development and design difficulties and consumer pain points, widely solicited the opinions of industry enterprises, and tailored the "Special Evaluation Procedures for Micro Electric Vehicles" for micro-EVs under the framework of C-NCAP and CCRT evaluation systems. Liu Yuguang said that the regulation applies to pure electric passenger cars with a body length of less than 4 meters, and the evaluation content is moderately condensed and simplified on the basis of the original C-NCAP and CCRT evaluation projects.
In the upcoming special evaluation of micro-electric vehicles, the most core indicator elements of collision safety will be assessed, and the evaluation content mainly includes three items: frontal collision, side collision and whipping test, which is also the most concerned by the people.
For example, the range test. The CCRT test carried out since 2018, which adopts the "China Working Condition Method" customized by the China Automobile Center, has completed the Chinese working condition fuel consumption test of nearly 100 hot-selling models, and the published fuel consumption results show that it is very close to the user's actual use. This is enough to show that the "China Working Condition Method" evaluation adopted by CCRT has a fairly high reference value. Following the same measurement methodology, the CCRT was able to measure the true cruising range of the micro EV.
The "Special Evaluation Regulations for Micro Electric Vehicles" can evaluate and grade the micro-EVs on the market through objective and professional test evaluation, and through the intuitive rating results, let consumers understand the performance information of related vehicles, and serve as a reference for car selection and purchase.
Micro pure electric vehicles should be short-distance transportation in cities
In view of the current situation of micro-electric vehicles, Liu Yuguang also believes that when users use such cars, they must pay attention to occupant safety and safety. Compared with other normal-size models, micro-electric vehicles are in a weak safety performance, not suitable for long-term high-speed, and more suitable for short-distance transportation in the city.
In addition to the safety performance of the vehicle itself, the driver and occupants should also raise their safety awareness. According to an international survey, 90% of all traffic accidents are caused by human factors, and people are the first factor.
Written in the end: the emergence of micro-EVs, its relatively low price, small body, for many users to bring more than normal size of the vehicle convenience. However, subject to cost and vehicle structure, the safety performance of micro-EVs deserves the attention of every user. With the introduction of C-NCAP and CCRT evaluation procedures for such models, the micro-EV industry will usher in a unified "examination paper", which not only promotes the progress of the industry, but also solves the problem of car selection for users.
Text | Wave
(This article is the author's personal opinion only and does not represent the position of DearAuto.) )
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Mr. Li Guoyong of Guangdong Green Law Firm