The global auto giant's power to "decarbonize"
Liu Chang
At the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Volvo, Ford, General Motors, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, BYD and India's Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover six major automakers signed a commitment: By 2040 The production of fuel vehicles will be phased out globally.
"Zero Carbon", "Carbon Neutrality", "Clean Energy", "Energy Saving and Emission Reduction" have become the hot words of this conference.
The industrial transformation triggered by "zero carbon" has been particularly prominent in the automotive industry, and major global automakers have successively formulated long-term plans to achieve "decarbonization".
In order to win the protracted battle of "decarbonization", 21 major car companies and parts suppliers have announced a timetable for "decarbonization".
The world’s major automakers have taken action to phase out all fossil-fuel vehicles, including hybrid vehicles, and increase the output of pure electric vehicles.
As the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla invested billions of dollars to build "super factories" in Berlin and Austin, USA, which will greatly increase its annual output.
In addition, German car companies are also simultaneously advancing the realization of the "decarbonization" goal.
Volkswagen announced that it plans to stop producing gasoline and diesel engines for European models as early as 2033 in order to accelerate the development of electric vehicles. At the same time, it promises to invest more than 110 billion US dollars in electric vehicles and batteries by 2030, and in Europe and China in the next ten years. And North America launched millions of electric vehicles.
Many countries such as Singapore and Sweden have stated that they will ban the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030.
According to statistics, global automakers plan to invest approximately US$515 billion in the next 5 to 10 years for the development and production of new battery-powered vehicles and gradually get rid of internal combustion engine vehicles.
Under the global wave of carbon neutrality, green transformation has become an inevitable choice for automakers.
Carbon neutrality is both an opportunity and a challenge for the automotive industry.
We look forward to seeing global car companies steadily transform in accordance with their carbon neutral strategy, gradually achieve carbon emissions reduction, and achieve carbon neutrality at an early date.