Reporter: Recently, the State Council Executive Meeting discussed and adopted the "12th Five-Year Plan for National Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan," noting that the new energy automotive industry needs to accelerate the development and application of core technologies for high-performance power batteries, motors and other key components and materials. To form an industrial system. At present, what is the status of independent innovation in China's new energy automotive technology?
Wang Binggang: From the perspective of the entire automotive technology, we are still at a stage of studying abroad, and so are energy-saving and new energy vehicles. However, learning does not mean that we cannot have independent innovation. Taking electric vehicles as an example, the development of electric vehicles in various countries in the world should be said to have not yet been particularly mature and are still in the stage of exploration and recognition in many fields. This gives us the opportunity to create more independent innovations. These opportunities are much more than fuel vehicles. Therefore, we must start now, focus on the future, and come up with a path of independent innovation, especially in battery technology competition can not lag behind. By solving the core problem of batteries, our electric vehicle development will become more active. It should be said that we have a good foundation in battery technology research and we have gathered a considerable number of domestic talents from abroad. It is believed that under the support of the country's great efforts, through the collective efforts of scientific researchers, it is not difficult for us to become an advanced country in the world for research, development and production of batteries. China’s new energy vehicles have not started late and have made gratifying progress. However, our competitors are “heavyweight”. Therefore, we still say less about the so-called “overtaking of corners”. It is most important to work hard.
Reporter: How do you think companies should become the real innovation subject of the new energy automobile industry?
Wang Binggang: At present, in the field of new energy vehicles, the main position of innovation of enterprises is not very strong. We urgently need to establish an innovation system that is based on the basic research of universities and research institutes and common technical solutions, and at the same time increase the input of independent research and development. Having leading product research and development capabilities, excellent quality control systems, and solid economic strength are the conditions that new energy automotive companies should have. The “Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan” adopted in the recent discussion pointed out that the average fuel consumption of passenger cars produced in 2015 would fall to 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers, and will drop to 5.0 liters by 2020, which is an indicator for China’s automotive technology. The progress has an important leading role, and companies should use this as an opportunity to drive innovation.
Reporter: What experiences do foreign countries have in developing new energy automotive industry?
Wang Binggang: There are many aspects. For example, from a business perspective, they have many good practices in the innovation of the new energy automotive industry. They will fully apply their rich experience in traditional automotive R&D, give full play to the advantages of the university in basic research, and conduct in-depth and collaborative research on electric-driven automotive technology. For example, the vehicle contains a battery pack thermal management system, battery pack safety technology, battery module standardization, motor drive device modularization, pedestrian reminder system, energy recovery humane control, remaining mileage estimation, and the like. Take Germany as an example. They have already considered the electric vehicle action as a national action. From the beginning, they have called for the coordination of all participants. They want to establish a national coordination platform for electric vehicles, from the political, industrial, scientific, regional and consumer sectors. Representatives form and form working groups to undertake different tasks.
Reporter: Under the current situation, how to balance the development of new energy vehicles and energy-saving cars?
Wang Binggang: The development of energy-saving vehicles is the fastest way to achieve effective energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies. It is currently the mainstream technology for industrial competition and is the basis for future new energy vehicle technologies. The development of new energy vehicles is the fundamental solution to future problems. It is the focus and hope for future auto industry competition. The road is still long, but fierce competition has already begun. We must start quickly. Therefore, the policy of China's automobile industry should be that energy-saving cars and new energy vehicles should be pursued simultaneously, and neither should be ignored.
March 28, 2024
