At the moment when the "internal combustion engine" is about to become a thing of the past, major car companies have turned to a new track in the new energy industry, and many electric drive models have sprung up. Obviously, in the eyes of many consumers, plug-in hybrid and pure electric products will become the "mainstream" of the automotive industry, and this "solidified thinking" will more or less affect the research and development focus of car companies.
So, is it only plug-in hybrid or pure electricity that can represent the future of the new energy era? At present, Toyota, Great Wall and other car companies are vigorously developing more possibilities of "hydrogen energy"; and Geely Automobile is even more aggressive, and the Emgrand alcohol electric hybrid model that is expected to be listed in the second quarter of this year has been given more expectations.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the declaration information of the latest batch of new cars, and the Emgrandol Hybrid Edition was impressively listed. From the appearance level, it is not difficult to find that the new car continues the appearance design of the fourth generation of Emgrand, the "energy string" front grille, the stable and elegant body line, is still a familiar taste; but unlike the fuel version, the Dorhao alcohol hybrid version has added "mint green" color trim strips at the front face subgrid, front lip and tail skirt, which has a stronger recognition while highlighting the identity of "mellow hybrid".
Appearance aside, the biggest highlight of the Emexol Hybrid Edition is naturally at the power level. The new car will be equipped with a 1.8-liter alcohol hybrid engine and a 3-speed hybrid electric drive DHT Pro transmission, using methanol as an energy source. According to official accounts, the pollutant emissions of new cars will be reduced to 5% of gasoline vehicles, and carbon emissions are only 2.5% of gasoline vehicles; their alcohol consumption per 100 kilometers is 9.2L, and the alcohol consumption per kilometer is less than 0.3 yuan. Small pollution, low cost of vehicles, and methanol are also renewable energy sources, these advantages give mellow hybrid models a broad prospect of not losing pure electric vehicles.
Obviously, in this era of fuel consumption is too expensive and charging queues, alcohol-electric hybrid models have become the "new continent" of the new energy market, but if they want to be fully rolled out, they cannot be separated from the support of two key factors of "car safety" and "energy efficiency".
In fact, as early as 2005, Geely Automobile began to develop methanol power system to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, and in the past 17 years, it has mastered more than 200 pieces of related patents and developed more than 20 methanol passenger cars and commercial vehicles in six generations. It is not modest to say that Geely Automobile has an absolute right to speak in the methanol power market and has full product confidence.
At the level of "energy replenishment efficiency", frankly speaking, the current methanol fuel filling station does not yet have the ability to cover the whole country, but if the Emplex alcohol hybrid version enters the market, it is expected to take the lead in covering the market segments with high frequency of taxis and other vehicles and relatively concentrated users, and with the continuous improvement of infrastructure, gradually enter the homes of ordinary users. Just as the "much criticized" at the beginning of the birth of pure electric vehicles, methanol hybrid vehicles do not rule out becoming the "dark horse" of the future new energy market.
Conclusion: From another point of view, the rise of the pure electric vehicle market has made the price of battery raw materials rise, and the market competition has entered a white-hot stage. If Geely Automobile can find another way from the field of methanol hybrid, it will not be a bad thing for the Chinese auto market and the long-term development of the automotive industry. "Putting eggs in different baskets" is undoubtedly the smart way to do it.