China News Service, Chengdu, September 5th (Shan Peng) More than 700 kilometers of cruising range, 1.8 seconds of 100 kilometers acceleration, intelligent parking in parking lots... The 24th Chengdu International Automobile Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as Chengdu) is being held here. (International Auto Show) is like a stage for domestically-made new energy vehicle technology competition, car-building "new forces" have shown their housekeeping skills, hoping to take the lead in the fierce competition.
On the 5th, the new energy vehicle exhibition hall at the Chengdu International Auto Show was bustling, which may be the epitome of the current upsurge of new energy vehicle consumption in China.
The latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows that from January to July this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles reached 1.504 million and 1.478 million, respectively, a year-on-year increase of two times.
Xu Haidong, deputy chief engineer of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, analyzed that China's new energy vehicle market has entered a period of rapid growth.
According to observations, young people are the main force to visit the new energy vehicle exhibition hall of the Chengdu International Auto Show.
A number of auto sales staff said that the number of potential consumers who plan to buy new energy vehicles has increased significantly compared with previous years. The appearance, driving performance, and product quality are the most frequently asked questions on site.
"Domestic new energy vehicles are advanced in technology, synchronized with the development of car shape and technology, and the brand is also in the rising stage." Xu Haidong said.
In the "new four modernizations" of automobiles represented by electrification, intelligence, connectivity, and sharing, China's automobile industry, which focuses on the new energy vehicle track, is in a leading position.
As early as the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, the "863 Program Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Major Project" launched in 2006 arranged more than 200 topics in key components and power systems of energy conservation and new energy vehicles, focusing on breakthroughs in key components Bottleneck technology to build China's electric vehicle industry-university-research joint research and development innovation system; in 2012, China officially issued the "Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2012-2020)", which further promoted measures such as "increase fiscal and tax policy support" The development of China's new energy automobile industry, such as arranging funds to support new energy automobile technology innovation projects, and granting subsidies for private purchase of new energy plans, etc.
“The government has provided a large amount of subsidies to allow new energy vehicle companies and infrastructure to develop very well.” In Xu Haidong’s view, policy support and guidance are important reasons for China’s new energy vehicles to gain a firm foothold and start quickly. New energy vehicles have gained advantages in the fields of pure electric hybrid, intelligent network connection, and infrastructure including the Internet of Vehicles and 5G.
"However, the new energy vehicle infrastructure is still under continuous improvement and construction, and there is a lot of room for development of related technologies, and investment and research and development are still needed to form a relatively reliable technological innovation to drive the development of the entire industry."
In recent years, subsidies for new energy vehicles have been reduced, forcing Chinese car companies to continue to advance in technological innovation.
For example, "Ji Krypton 001" researches and develops fast charging technology to achieve "5 minutes of charging for 120 kilometers"; "Changan C385" is equipped with a super electric drive, which has a high-frequency pulse heating function that can alleviate the battery attenuation of electric vehicles in winter; "Xiaopeng P5 "The lidar onboard can sense objects within a field of view of 150 meters in front of the vehicle and 150 degrees in the lateral direction to improve driving safety.
The "New Energy Automobile Industry Development Plan (2021-2035)" issued in November last year even pointed out the direction for the future development of new energy vehicles.
In the process of the "New Four Modernizations" of new energy vehicles, intelligent network connection is one of the most important tracks for car companies, universities and scientific research institutions.
At Xihua University in the Pidu District of Chengdu, a white SUV with two detection radars can often be seen walking through campus roads at low speed.
According to Kong Lingan, associate professor of the School of Automobile and Transportation at the school, his team is developing autonomous driving technology for the L4 level. At present, the car has relatively complete hardware and software in the perception system, planning and decision system, and control system. Complete automatic turning, recognize pedestrians, vehicles and other actions.
“The ultimate goal of connected cars is to run smart cars on smart roads.” Peng Yiqiang, dean of the School of Automobile and Transportation, Xihua University, said that China’s new energy vehicle technology has gradually reached the world’s advanced level, but there are still many things to do with smart driving. There is a long way to go. Colleges and universities must provide high-quality talents for industry development, and enable students in vehicle-related majors to understand cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent networking, computing platforms, environmental perception, and control to meet the needs of modern industry development.
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