On April 7, Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce, presided over a roundtable meeting of Chinese-funded electric vehicle enterprises in Europe in Paris, France. Representatives of more than 10 enterprises such as the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the European Union and Geely, SAIC, BYD and CATL attended the meeting. The participants introduced the investment and operation in Europe and the response to the EU anti-subsidy investigation of electric vehicles, and the meeting focused on optimizing the global layout of Chinese enterprises and deepening the pragmatic cooperation between China and the EU in the electric vehicle industry.
However, at this roundtable, some of Wang Wentao's views sparked heated discussions among netizens, mainly because of what he said in his speech, "Wang Wentao said that China's electric vehicle companies rely on continuous technological innovation, perfect production and supply chain system and full market competition to develop rapidly, rather than relying on subsidies to gain competitive advantages."
Some netizens commented: It's purely funny, there are no three hundred taels of silver here. Of course, such an evaluation is too subjective and too emotional. Some netizens also analyzed specifically: "Now it is true that there is no subsidy, relying on oil vehicles to restrict the purchase and unlimited trams, relying on trams to exempt from purchase tax + free road tolls." In this regard, it can be seen that some netizens feel that electric vehicles enjoy a variety of preferential treatment, fuel vehicles and their users are unfair, so they said: "Don't talk about competition abroad, that is, if the purchase tax subsidy, government subsidies, and green cards are not restricted in China, how much can you sell electric vehicles? If you really want to overtake in a corner, it is recommended to cancel the green plate and various subsidies, and compete fairly with oil vehicles, so that you can really see the strength of the tram. ”
Of course, netizens' views have their own limitations, and we should also see that the successful rise of China's electric vehicles in recent years is not only due to the guidance and support at the national level, but also to the rapid development of technology. Electric vehicles existed 100 years ago, but the technology was not mature at that time, and now the battery technology has begun to mature, and China has established the world's largest, most advanced technology, and the strongest battery industry chain in supporting industries, which is the premise of the outbreak of China's new energy vehicles.
Moreover, today's Chinese electric vehicles, in addition to the continuous breakthrough of the three electric technology, continue to reduce the anxiety of users, but also in the sense of design, luxury and intelligent technology rolled up tricks, because of this, in the European Union side of some "resistance". Just imagine, if the product is not strong enough, the other party cannot be so "important".