China News Service, Beijing, January 10th (Reporter Sun Yan) In today's rapidly rising oil prices, hybrid cars as "quasi-green cars" have become a fashion that domestic and foreign manufacturers have competed for and become the giants of this battle. They obviously lost some reason. However, due to the high prices, technical imperfections, and lack of government “helpâ€, the road to industrialization of hybrid vehicles in China is still very long.
At present, China's automobile fuel consumption has accounted for 75.5% of the total gasoline consumption. By 2020, China's automobile ownership will reach 130 million, and the annual oil demand will reach 450 million tons. Energy and the environment have become the major bottlenecks restricting the development of the automobile industry. . Therefore, the development of hybrid vehicles will not only fill the gaps in China's energy-saving automotive technology, but also make early adjustments to the structure of China's auto industry. At present, foreign auto giants such as Honda, Toyota, Audi, and General Motors have already made efforts in the hybrid vehicle market in China. The domestic manufacturers that have participated in hybrid vehicle research include FAW, SAIC, Dongfeng, Changan, Chery, Geely, and BYD.
Now, almost every person who drives has a real appreciation of the huge impact of soaring oil prices on their lives. In just over a year, the price of oil has nearly doubled. The first two days of taxiing, "The Brother" also said to the "China Economics Monthly" that the oil money each month to spend more than 1,000 yuan more than before.
The arrival of the era of high oil prices is undoubtedly a more daunting challenge for the automotive industry. The energy crisis has spawned a dynamic revolution in the global automotive industry, and a new era of industrialization of various new energy vehicles will formally come. Hybrid power is particularly favored in the international market, and hybrid wind is blowing all over China.
According to experts, hybrid vehicles are electric vehicles that use conventional internal combustion engines and electric motors as the power source. They use a combination of two systems, thermal energy and electric energy, to start the car. The biggest feature of the hybrid system is the complementary working mode of oil and electric engines. At the start or at low speeds, the car is driven solely by electricity. At this point, the gasoline engine is turned off and the fuel consumption of the vehicle is zero. These features make the hybrid vehicle's fuel consumption, exhaust emissions, etc. in the event of traffic jams much lower than those of cars driven solely by gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines. The emissions are reduced by approximately 80%, and fuel consumption can be reduced by 50%. In major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai where congestion is heavy, the fuel-efficient and environmental performance of hybrid vehicles is indeed worth caring for. Wang Lifang, director of the 863 Electric Vehicle Special Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology, said, “Compared with other types of electric vehicles, hybrid power is a more energy-efficient and promising engine.â€
Indeed, as industry insiders say, the current situation of China’s oil prices continues to rise and road congestion is difficult to fundamentally change in the short term, coupled with the implementation of fuel tax is imminent, the market for hybrid cars, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other energy-saving environmentally friendly models The demand is very urgent. Hybrid vehicles will be the highlight of the Chinese auto market, but there are still many obstacles to its development.
Hybrid power has suddenly become a major trend. The source comes from Toyota's hybrid "Prius" selling in the US market. At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2005, BMW, Audi, and GM announced their hybrid vehicles; in the autumn, this wind blows. Domestically, the cooperation between FAW and Toyota to produce Prius is coming soon. Domestic manufacturers also began to compete for "hybrid power". A big leap from the traditional single petrol engine to gasoline and electric hybrids was vigorously promoted in the Chinese auto industry. It was like a spring night and the trees were blossoming. "The trend. At present, the domestic automobile industry has basically reached a consensus: In the near future, it should mainly develop hybrid electric vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and emissions; in the long term, it mainly develops hydrogen-powered vehicles. Domestic manufacturers that have participated in the research of hybrid vehicles include FAW, SAIC, Dongfeng, Chang'an, Chery, Geely and BYD.
In the development and production of hybrid vehicles, Toyota had the fastest sales in the Chinese market. After releasing the news of the domestic production of the hybrid Prius with the FAW joint venture at the Changchun Motor Show in May 2005, Toyota seized various opportunities to publicize the Prius. The veil of the domestic Prius will soon be unveiled. In early November 2005, General Motors and SAIC Motors signed an agreement. The hybrid cars jointly developed by the two companies will be put into operation in China in 2008. Hybrid buses developed jointly will be put into use in 2010. Not long ago, the Volkswagen Group also conducted a similar "intimate handshake" with SAIC Motor in terms of hybrid technology cooperation. The agreement between the two parties stated that it will jointly develop a hybrid sedan based on Shanghai Volkswagen's Touran and plans to be in 2008. Small batch production. Shanghai Volkswagen will also produce 500 hybrid cars for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, which will be used for various themed events of the Olympic Games and will achieve large-scale production before the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
Other domestic auto companies are not willing to show their development strategies. The Jiefang Brand Hybrid City Bus independently developed by FAW has passed the project acceptance of the national “863†electric vehicle major special expert group. The Dongfeng Group's hybrid bus has completed the final product prototype test and passed acceptance in July 2005. Changan Group has fully independent intellectual property rights of the Antelope Hybrid Electric Vehicle has produced prototype cars, its equipped with hybrid technology Changan CV9 at the end of the next line. The Chery Group has established a national energy conservation and environmental protection automotive engineering and technology research center, which will undergo acceptance of the hybrid vehicles in the near future. At the same time, it will cooperate with Newcastle University of the United Kingdom on hybrid power projects.
Shanghai Maple Motors, a subsidiary of Geely Group, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Automotive College of Tongji University and is expected to complete the commercial production of hybrid cars within three years. Shenzhen Wuzhoulong Automobile Co., Ltd. also said that the largest scale hybrid vehicle demonstration line in China will be opened in Longgang District, Shenzhen.
Nowadays, China is transforming into a conservation-minded society, although hybrid vehicles have the obvious advantages of energy saving and environmental protection. However, for this kind of "follow-up" of domestic enterprises, the industry experts have warned of rational development.
Industry insiders believe that hybrid technology is complex and a systematic project. It is still immature in related product development and support. To achieve industrialization, this is a big roadblocker. At present, some domestic companies are relying on foreign companies in order to introduce hybrid vehicle products as soon as possible. However, this will inevitably lead to China's autonomous hybrid vehicle products in the future. However, there is still no core technology for the product, and there is no knowledge of property rights, and the problem of hollowing out cannot be solved.
The hardest part is to buy someone. The high technical content and high price of hybrid vehicles have resulted in a smaller scale of purchase and it is difficult to achieve mass production. At present, the manufacturing cost of hybrid vehicles in China is 30% higher than that of traditional automobiles of the same type. This is simply not enough for traditional methods of cost reduction such as procurement control, management enhancement, and design optimization.
Moreover, what the industry believes is even more important is that if hybrid vehicles are to be industrialized, they also need strong support from policies. In October 2005, the release of the standard for hybrid vehicles only indicated that there was no policy obstacle to the introduction of hybrid vehicles. In addition, other supporting policies of the government are still indispensable. Some experts suggest that the state can fully introduce some preferential measures for hybrid vehicles, such as exemption from road maintenance, vehicle purchase tax, or direct cash subsidies.