[Academician Liu broke the "fierce news" and questioned the era of electric vehicles, where is the future of the automobile industry going?]
Hello everyone, today we are going to talk about a topic that has been very hot lately - the future of the automotive industry.
I believe that many friends are full of expectations for electric vehicles and think that this is the development direction of the automobile industry. But recently, there is a heavyweight who has expressed different views and caused heated discussions - he is Mr. Liu Wenqing, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Academician Liu, a leading expert in the field of automotive and transportation in Continental, said bluntly: "The future transportation of mankind may not be all electric vehicles. "
It does not deny the development potential of electric vehicles, after all, electric vehicles do perform well in terms of energy saving, environmental protection, power performance, etc. But at the same time, the limitations of electric vehicles in terms of range, charging time, battery life and other aspects are also obvious.
The most important thing is that Academician Liu believes that relying on electric vehicles alone is far from enough. It will not be able to meet the growing travel needs of human beings in the future. The reasons behind this have to be considered from various aspects such as energy structure, environmental load, and urban management.
From an energy point of view, even if electric vehicles are widely used. They still need to rely on electricity from thermal power stations. The carbon dioxide emitted by thermal power plants may greatly reduce the selling point of electric vehicles as "environmentally friendly".
At the same time, Academician Liu reminded that if the world's private vehicles are changed to electric vehicles. The amount of electricity needed will skyrocket several times over. At that time, the load of thermal power plants and their environmental emissions will become even more terrible.
From the perspective of energy distribution and urban land, the popularization of electric vehicles needs to solve the problem of lack of charging infrastructure. And if we build charging piles in the public areas of the city. It is likely to lead to new urban management problems, such as increased urban traffic congestion and the occupation of green spaces.
What's more, electric vehicles may not be the ultimate solution. Academician Liu said that there are many more cutting-edge new energy vehicle technologies under research and development at home and abroad. For example, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are expected to become a new option after electric vehicles.
The industrialization of any new technology takes time, and technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells still have a long way to go before they can be commercialized. Therefore, hybrid vehicles are still a good choice for the transition.
Academician Liu also revealed that the mainland is launching the "Automobile and Transportation" project, a major national strategic demand project. Concentrate on tackling various key core technologies that will affect the future of mobility. Autonomous driving, intelligent networked vehicles and other fields will be the focus of research.
There is still a lot of uncertainty about what the future holds for the automotive industry. Although electric vehicles are an important direction, they are not the end point. We can neither rest on our laurels nor rush it. It is necessary to formulate a scientific and reasonable development roadmap according to the development trends of new technologies.
From Academician Liu's point of view, blindly pursuing electric vehicles seems to be a bit "too optimistic" and "blind in reasoning". The cars of the future will carry more sustainable, intelligent and safe technological elements, and electric vehicles are just one of the forms.
Eventually, any automotive technology that is ubiquitous today needs to be highly integrated and coordinated with the energy system, urban planning, traffic management, and other aspects to truly solve the problem of human mobility. Otherwise, it will be "old wine in new bottles".
What kind of attitude should we have as ordinary consumers? I think we should keep an open-minded and far-sighted mind. Follow the dynamics of new technology development, do not invest too much in the temporary period, etc. Choose when the time is right. For enterprises, maintaining technical acumen and focusing on collaborative innovation on the track of automobile industry development is the way to win.
The automotive industry has changed dramatically and is no longer simply manufacturing. It is in a boom in the development of intelligence, networking, and new energy, and the integration with other industries will become more and more close. We need to be bold and innovative at the same time, and we must maintain a high degree of vigilance, and it is not advisable to be overly optimistic and pessimistic.