Source: Xinmin Evening News 2024-05-08 16:56 Shanghai
The two rows of charging piles in the parking lot are all slow charging, and the charging capacity is less than 10 degrees in nearly an hour and a half; There are various charging standards and payment methods, and it is difficult to solve problems in time......
Compared with the past when the layout of charging piles is few and difficult to find, now open the mobile phone navigation software to find charging facilities, and the green outlets are dense, however, the "charging anxiety" of car owners has a new interpretation.
In the first half of April this year, the retail penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles in China was 50.39%, surpassing that of traditional fuel passenger vehicles for the first time. At present, the number of new energy vehicles in Shanghai has reached 1.28 million. From January to March 2024, the total number of licensed vehicles in Shanghai is 108924, of which 48,457 are new energy passenger cars, accounting for 44.49%. However, the reporter's investigation found that in the face of an increasingly large group of car owners, the energy supplement service is still significantly lagging behind the needs of consumers.
Without guidance, it is not easy to find a pile
At present, almost all kinds of shopping malls are equipped with a certain number of charging piles. However, the journey to find a pile is still bumpy.
The Longhua Club opened on September 26 last year. It is said that the new shopping mall, whether it is the charging logo or the configuration of the charging pile, should not lag behind in planning. However, for first-time car owners who come to Longhuahui, finding piles is a big challenge.
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A row of charging piles in Longhua will show "equipment under maintenance"
From the moment the reporter drove into the underground garage, he fell into the dilemma of finding a pile. According to the usual driving route, the garage has not seen the charging sign along the road, especially at the fork in the road, there is no sign to guide left or right, can only circle around. The reporter went around 2 times and did not find the charging pile, and suddenly saw that there was an entrance leading to another parking area, and it suddenly opened up, and there was a row of charging ports on the wall. The reporter arrived at the parking lot less than 11 o'clock, the passenger flow was small, and it took 10 minutes to find the pile. It's hard to imagine how difficult it will be to find piles during peak hours.
Shanghai Jiuguang Center in the Daning section of North Shanghai has been open for more than 2 years and is very popular with consumers. However, on the charging pile guidance signs, it is not satisfactory. There is a lack of guidance along the way, but there are two eye-catching branded charging stations on the basement level, which are only available for specific brands to charge. According to the guidance of the property staff, it was found that there were still sporadic charging piles on this floor, but they were already occupied. The reporter drove to the second basement floor, and as soon as he arrived at the entrance, there was a row of charging piles with an open layout, both fast charging and slow charging. Successfully turned on the charging mode, and encountered new problems, the entire second underground floor was pitch black, several elevators were closed, and finally found the escalator on the basement floor, the reporter saw the prompt sign that said "the second underground floor is suspended". In order to save energy, it is understandable that the shopping mall deactivates the second basement floor when the passenger flow is low, but most of the charging piles are laid out on the second basement floor, which brings inconvenience to car owners.
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At 11 o'clock in the morning, there was a second basement floor with sufficient points in the Daning Jiuguang Center, and it was pitch black
All kinds of "codes" are stupid and can't be distinguished
In some parking lots, charging piles are easy to find, but the charging process is very bad. The reporter was in the Jing'an Kerry Center in the center of the city, and encountered a "code scanning crit".
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In Greenland Fun City, there are clear charging guidelines for parking lots, but most of the malls surveyed do not have such charging signs
At 2 p.m., I entered the parking lot of Kerry Centre from Anyi Road, and I saw the charging pile as soon as I got out of the basement. The charging piles at Kerry Centre are concentrated and numerous, and they are easy to spot. The reporter successfully found a vacant seat and began to scan the code to experience charging.
According to the usual operation, there is generally a QR code on the charging pile, and the charging program can be started by scanning the code. The charging pile here says "e-charge", and there is also a very conspicuous QR code. Scan the code to enter the "e-charging" applet, prompting that to enter the mobile phone number to register, you must recharge first. Operate well as required, the applet also recognizes that the charging gun has been plugged in, the safe charging is starting, and there is a second display, and the result is more than 80 seconds, and the applet prompts a timeout. The reporter thought that the network was not good, so he pulled out the gun and plugged it in again, and tried again, but the result prompted "It has been charged in a short time" and the system could not be started. Helplessly, start the vehicle, drive out of the parking space, and find another pile, and the result is exactly the same. At this point, 10 minutes had passed since entering the underground garage. The reporter found another area, where the charging pile was integrated into an advertising box. The huge poster on the box reads the huge slogan "e-electric charging, there is electric charging together", and the charging process is described in detail below, and the first sentence states: Please pay attention to the "wing electric charging" public account and recharge it. After scanning the code to enter, the reporter found that this "wing electric charge" was not the "e electric charge" that was tried before, the link was a different address, and it was necessary to register and recharge after entering. Now dumbfounded, which code can be scanned to charge? After experiencing it, I scanned the code four or five times, and the result was "no charge together".
What's the problem? The reporter had no choice but to find the property staff on the first floor, and the mystery was solved. It turned out that it was necessary to download an App called "Lianlian Charging Pro" to charge here, and with the help of the property staff, after more than half an hour, the reporter finally charged it. Fortunately, the amount previously recharged to "e-charge" is automatically linked to this App account, but when it is fully charged, the remaining amount in the account cannot be refunded. When you click "Request a refund", the system will display "You have a problem with the order, please contact customer service to deal with it before refunding".
It took 84 minutes to charge less than 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity
Many new energy vehicle owners will choose to charge when visiting the mall, and the battery will be full in the time of a meal. However, the journalist's investigation found that this may just be an extravagant hope. Among the 8 shopping malls surveyed by the reporter, 6 have a much larger number of slow charges than fast charging.
The efficiency of slow charging is low, the charging time is long, and most shopping malls have now canceled the preferential measures of charging free parking fees, resulting in higher parking fees for car owners. The number of charging piles configured by Longhua will be very sufficient, and the equipment looks relatively new, which can support WeChat and Alipay to directly scan the code for charging. But almost all of them are slow charging, and there are several displays that say "Device under repair". The reporter searched for a long time at the scene and did not find a fast charging interface.
In slow charging mode, in the K plot of West Bund Media Parking Lot, it takes 84 minutes to charge 9.75 kWh and cost 17.55 yuan, and in fast charging mode, in Daning Jiuguang Shopping Center, it charges for 17 minutes with a charging amount of 9.86 kWh and costs 17.75 yuan. In other words, the charging volume and cost of both are similar, but the fast charging time is only one-fifth of that of slow charging.
According to industry insiders, slow charging is "chewing and swallowing slowly", although the charging speed is slow and takes a long time, it can reduce virtual power and prolong battery life; Fast charging is "gobbling", the charging time is fast, but it is easy to generate virtual electricity, and if it is used frequently, the damage to the battery is greater than that of slow charging. In emergency situations, the advantage of fast charging is very obvious, and the owner can charge it to 80% in 1 hour or even faster, improving travel efficiency.
In the "Shanghai Public Parking Lot (Library) Charging Facilities Construction Management Measures", which began to be implemented in April last year, the basic principle of "fast charging as the mainstay, slow charging as the supplement, operating piles as the mainstay, and other piles as supplements" was proposed. For the new (reconstructed and expanded) public parking lots (libraries), the proportion of fast-charging parking spaces shall not be less than 30% of the total charging parking spaces.
The charging fee is generally rising, and the industry is still losing money
Mr. Zhang, a tram user, told reporters that it takes about 7 to 8 hours to fully charge with slow charging, and if you are at home, this time is fine, but visiting shopping malls generally does not exceed 2 hours, and the range increased by slow charging is too limited. "If you use fast charging, you can basically fully charge it when you have a meal in the mall."
Most tram owners may have a question in their minds: why is fast charging far less equipped than slow charging in shopping malls?
"The capacitance of different shopping malls is different, and fast charging piles occupy more capacitors. Many shopping malls have limited capacitors and do not have the conditions to install more fast charging piles. Zhou Wei, a senior industry person, explained to reporters that if shopping malls want to increase capacity, the cost is higher, which is also the reason why many shopping malls are reluctant to install more fast charging piles. In addition, fast charging equipment requires high purchase and installation costs; Installation is also difficult, often requiring upgrades or modifications to the power system, involving cable wiring, power distribution, and adjustment of safety standards.
At the end of last year, the cost of vehicle charging increased significantly, as little as a few dimes, more than one yuan, and the highest increase was almost "doubled". The charging fee of public charging piles is composed of two parts: service fee and electricity fee. Some enterprises use a unified electricity price, and some use time-of-use electricity prices, which are divided into multiple periods such as peaks, flat sections, and troughs 24 hours a day, corresponding to different electricity price levels. The service fee is adjusted according to the regulations of different regions, different time periods and different enterprises.
"The reason why there is a big difference in charging fees is that each platform attracts customers by fighting price wars." Zhou Wei also pointed out that the operating platform is charging service fees, but the entire industry is still in the loss stage.
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Charging robot solves the problem of "car looking for pile" is expected to become "pile looking for car"
Some new explorations are on the way. During this year's "May Day", in the four parking lots of Shanghai International Tourism Resort, 100 square white mobile charging cars - "Lightning Treasure" concentrated on "work", shuttling between parking spaces to charge cars, eliminating the trouble of "car looking for piles". Xinmin Evening News 2024-05-08 16:56 Shanghai
The two rows of charging piles in the parking lot are all slow charging, and the charging capacity is less than 10 degrees in nearly an hour and a half; There are various charging standards and payment methods, and it is difficult to solve problems in time......
Compared with the past when the layout of charging piles is few and difficult to find, now open the mobile phone navigation software to find charging facilities, and the green outlets are dense, however, the "charging anxiety" of car owners has a new interpretation.
In the first half of April this year, the retail penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles in China was 50.39%, surpassing that of traditional fuel passenger vehicles for the first time. At present, the number of new energy vehicles in Shanghai has reached 1.28 million. From January to March 2024, the total number of licensed vehicles in Shanghai is 108924, of which 48,457 are new energy passenger cars, accounting for 44.49%. However, the reporter's investigation found that in the face of an increasingly large group of car owners, the energy supplement service is still significantly lagging behind the needs of consumers.
Without guidance, it is not easy to find a pile
At present, almost all kinds of shopping malls are equipped with a certain number of charging piles. However, the journey to find a pile is still bumpy.
The Longhua Club opened on September 26 last year. It is said that the new shopping mall, whether it is the charging logo or the configuration of the charging pile, should not lag behind in planning. However, for first-time car owners who come to Longhuahui, finding piles is a big challenge.
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A row of charging piles in Longhua will show "equipment under maintenance"
From the moment the reporter drove into the underground garage, he fell into the dilemma of finding a pile. According to the usual driving route, the garage has not seen the charging sign along the road, especially at the fork in the road, there is no sign to guide left or right, can only circle around. The reporter went around 2 times and did not find the charging pile, and suddenly saw that there was an entrance leading to another parking area, and it suddenly opened up, and there was a row of charging ports on the wall. The reporter arrived at the parking lot less than 11 o'clock, the passenger flow was small, and it took 10 minutes to find the pile. It's hard to imagine how difficult it will be to find piles during peak hours.
Shanghai Jiuguang Center in the Daning section of North Shanghai has been open for more than 2 years and is very popular with consumers. However, on the charging pile guidance signs, it is not satisfactory. There is a lack of guidance along the way, but there are two eye-catching branded charging stations on the basement level, which are only available for specific brands to charge. According to the guidance of the property staff, it was found that there were still sporadic charging piles on this floor, but they were already occupied. The reporter drove to the second basement floor, and as soon as he arrived at the entrance, there was a row of charging piles with an open layout, both fast charging and slow charging. Successfully turned on the charging mode, and encountered new problems, the entire second underground floor was pitch black, several elevators were closed, and finally found the escalator on the basement floor, the reporter saw the prompt sign that said "the second underground floor is suspended". In order to save energy, it is understandable that the shopping mall deactivates the second basement floor when the passenger flow is low, but most of the charging piles are laid out on the second basement floor, which brings inconvenience to car owners.
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At 11 o'clock in the morning, there was a second basement floor with sufficient points in the Daning Jiuguang Center, and it was pitch black
All kinds of "codes" are stupid and can't be distinguished
In some parking lots, charging piles are easy to find, but the charging process is very bad. The reporter was in the Jing'an Kerry Center in the center of the city, and encountered a "code scanning crit".
Image
In Greenland Fun City, there are clear charging guidelines for parking lots, but most of the malls surveyed do not have such charging signs
At 2 p.m., I entered the parking lot of Kerry Centre from Anyi Road, and I saw the charging pile as soon as I got out of the basement. The charging piles at Kerry Centre are concentrated and numerous, and they are easy to spot. The reporter successfully found a vacant seat and began to scan the code to experience charging.
According to the usual operation, there is generally a QR code on the charging pile, and the charging program can be started by scanning the code. The charging pile here says "e-charge", and there is also a very conspicuous QR code. Scan the code to enter the "e-charging" applet, prompting that to enter the mobile phone number to register, you must recharge first. Operate well as required, the applet also recognizes that the charging gun has been plugged in, the safe charging is starting, and there is a second display, and the result is more than 80 seconds, and the applet prompts a timeout. The reporter thought that the network was not good, so he pulled out the gun and plugged it in again, and tried again, but the result prompted "It has been charged in a short time" and the system could not be started. Helplessly, start the vehicle, drive out of the parking space, and find another pile, and the result is exactly the same. At this point, 10 minutes had passed since entering the underground garage. The reporter found another area, where the charging pile was integrated into an advertising box. The huge poster on the box reads the huge slogan "e-electric charging, there is electric charging together", and the charging process is described in detail below, and the first sentence states: Please pay attention to the "wing electric charging" public account and recharge it. After scanning the code to enter, the reporter found that this "wing electric charge" was not the "e electric charge" that was tried before, the link was a different address, and it was necessary to register and recharge after entering. Now dumbfounded, which code can be scanned to charge? After experiencing it, I scanned the code four or five times, and the result was "no charge together".
What's the problem? The reporter had no choice but to find the property staff on the first floor, and the mystery was solved. It turned out that it was necessary to download an App called "Lianlian Charging Pro" to charge here, and with the help of the property staff, after more than half an hour, the reporter finally charged it. Fortunately, the amount previously recharged to "e-charge" is automatically linked to this App account, but when it is fully charged, the remaining amount in the account cannot be refunded. When you click "Request a refund", the system will display "You have a problem with the order, please contact customer service to deal with it before refunding".
It took 84 minutes to charge less than 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity
Many new energy vehicle owners will choose to charge when visiting the mall, and the battery will be full in the time of a meal. However, the journalist's investigation found that this may just be an extravagant hope. Among the 8 shopping malls surveyed by the reporter, 6 have a much larger number of slow charges than fast charging.
The efficiency of slow charging is low, the charging time is long, and most shopping malls have now canceled the preferential measures of charging free parking fees, resulting in higher parking fees for car owners. The number of charging piles configured by Longhua will be very sufficient, and the equipment looks relatively new, which can support WeChat and Alipay to directly scan the code for charging. But almost all of them are slow charging, and there are several displays that say "Device under repair". The reporter searched for a long time at the scene and did not find a fast charging interface.
In slow charging mode, in the K plot of West Bund Media Parking Lot, it takes 84 minutes to charge 9.75 kWh and cost 17.55 yuan, and in fast charging mode, in Daning Jiuguang Shopping Center, it charges for 17 minutes with a charging amount of 9.86 kWh and costs 17.75 yuan. In other words, the charging volume and cost of both are similar, but the fast charging time is only one-fifth of that of slow charging.
According to industry insiders, slow charging is "chewing and swallowing slowly", although the charging speed is slow and takes a long time, it can reduce virtual power and prolong battery life; Fast charging is a "wolf-gobbling △ use, and the degree of damage to the battery is greater than that of slow charging." In emergency situations, the advantage of fast charging is very obvious, and the owner can charge it to 80% in 1 hour or even faster, improving travel efficiency.
In the "Shanghai Public Parking Lot (Library) Charging Facilities Construction Management Measures", which began to be implemented in April last year, the basic principle of "fast charging as the mainstay, slow charging as the supplement, operating piles as the mainstay, and other piles as supplements" was proposed. For the new (reconstructed and expanded) public parking lots (libraries), the proportion of fast-charging parking spaces shall not be less than 30% of the total charging parking spaces.
The charging fee is generally rising, and the industry is still losing money
Mr. Zhang, a tram user, told reporters that it takes about 7 to 8 hours to fully charge with slow charging, and if you are at home, this time is fine, but visiting shopping malls generally does not exceed 2 hours, and the range increased by slow charging is too limited. "If you use fast charging, you can basically fully charge it when you have a meal in the mall."
Most tram owners may have a question in their minds: why is fast charging far less equipped than slow charging in shopping malls?
"The capacitance of different shopping malls is different, and fast charging piles occupy more capacitors. Many shopping malls have limited capacitors and do not have the conditions to install more fast charging piles. Zhou Wei, a senior industry person, explained to reporters that if shopping malls want to increase capacity, the cost is higher, which is also the reason why many shopping malls are reluctant to install more fast charging piles. In addition, fast charging equipment requires high purchase and installation costs; Installation is also difficult, often requiring upgrades or modifications to the power system, involving cable wiring, power distribution, and adjustment of safety standards.
At the end of last year, the cost of vehicle charging increased significantly, as little as a few dimes, more than one yuan, and the highest increase was almost "doubled". The charging fee of public charging piles is composed of two parts: service fee and electricity fee. Some enterprises use a unified electricity price, and some use time-of-use electricity prices, which are divided into multiple periods such as peaks, flat sections, and troughs 24 hours a day, corresponding to different electricity price levels. The service fee is adjusted according to the regulations of different regions, different time periods and different enterprises.
"The reason why there is a big difference in charging fees is that each platform attracts customers by fighting price wars." Zhou Wei also pointed out that the operating platform is charging service fees, but the entire industry is still in the loss stage.
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Charging robot solves the problem of "car looking for pile" is expected to become "pile looking for car"
Some new explorations are on the way. During this year's "May Day", in the four parking lots of Shanghai International Tourism Resort, 100 square white mobile charging cars - "Lightning Treasure" concentrated on "work", shuttling between parking spaces to charge cars, eliminating the trouble of "car looking for piles".
Under the introduction of the on-site staff, the reporter opened the mobile phone applet and took a picture of the license plate number and parking space number. Soon, the "Lightning Treasure" was summoned. Car owners don't even need to wait for charging to start, place an order and go.
The staff told reporters that the "lightning treasure" is equipped with a large battery pack of 104 degrees, and the charging power can reach 100 kilowatts, and under normal circumstances, it only takes about half an hour to charge a new energy vehicle for 30 degrees. The product supports the charging interface of all mainstream models on the market. In addition to providing fast and convenient non-inductive charging services for electric vehicles, its microgrid mobile energy storage system can also be connected to the campus microgrid for two-way energy conversion, so as to achieve efficient energy management and electricity price peak shaving.
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Screenshot of the charging applet
"It's very convenient, in the past, when I went out, I often encountered insufficient charging piles and occupied parking spaces, but with this kind of mobile charging equipment, I don't have to worry about these problems." Said a tourist who was experiencing the mobile charging service for the first time.
The reporter learned that similar charging robots have begun to land in some shopping malls in Shencheng. For example, a charging robot in the parking lot of the K11 shopping mall can make any parking space a charging spot. After the owner parks the car, the mobile phone scans the code to place an order, you can free your hands, and the robot will automatically reach the target parking space to help the user complete all the charging work.
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Author: Ye Wei Yang Shuo (Xinmin Evening News Gold Coast Studio)
Photo: Ye Wei Courtesy of the interviewee
Video: Yang Shuo
Editor: Haihai Jun Gong Zijun
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Under the introduction of the on-site staff, the reporter opened the mobile phone applet and took a picture of the license plate number and parking space number. Soon, the "Lightning Treasure" was summoned. Car owners don't even need to wait for charging to start, place an order and go.
The staff told reporters that the "lightning treasure" is equipped with a large battery pack of 104 degrees, and the charging power can reach 100 kilowatts, and under normal circumstances, it only takes about half an hour to charge a new energy vehicle for 30 degrees. The product supports the charging interface of all mainstream models on the market. In addition to providing fast and convenient non-inductive charging services for electric vehicles, its microgrid mobile energy storage system can also be connected to the campus microgrid for two-way energy conversion, so as to achieve efficient energy management and electricity price peak shaving.
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Screenshot of the charging applet
"It's very convenient, in the past, when I went out, I often encountered insufficient charging piles and occupied parking spaces, but with this kind of mobile charging equipment, I don't have to worry about these problems." Said a tourist who was experiencing the mobile charging service for the first time.
The reporter learned that similar charging robots have begun to land in some shopping malls in Shencheng. For example, a charging robot in the parking lot of the K11 shopping mall can make any parking space a charging spot. After the owner parks the car, the mobile phone scans the code to place an order, you can free your hands, and the robot will automatically reach the target parking space to help the user complete all the charging work.
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Author: Ye Wei Yang Shuo (Xinmin Evening News Gold Coast Studio)
Photo: Ye Wei Courtesy of the interviewee
Video: Yang Shuo
Editor: Haihai Jun Gong Zijun