Our reporter Sun Hongyang
In mid-February, the city issued the "Implementation Plan on Further Strengthening the Control of the Whole Chain of Electric Bicycles in the City", which clearly put forward the principle of "charging (replacing) the electric cabinet as the main, supplemented by the charging pile", in order to reduce the risk of electric bicycle charging. fire accident.
Intelligent power exchange cabinets have appeared in many urban areas in Beijing. They are very popular with takeaway riders because of their simple and time-saving operation. However, due to the impact of battery matching and price, the utilization rate of ordinary residents is not high, and they are difficult to implement in some communities.
Is the power exchange cabinet a community convenience facility or a market-oriented urban furniture?
The reporter started a visit.
The power exchange cabinet does not occupy a lot of space and can be replaced in 1 minute
Park, scan the code to open the cabinet, take out the fully charged battery, install it on the electric bicycle, and then put the lacking battery into the empty battery compartment. The entire battery replacement process takes only 1 minute.
The reporter saw in the non-motor vehicle parking lot near the Rongjing East Street subway station in Yizhuang Economic Development Zone that there are takeaway riders from time to time in front of the blue and white smart power exchange cabinet.
The two power exchange cabinets have a total of 24 battery compartments. Users can click "Xiao Ha Power Exchange" on the Hello Travel APP in advance to reserve a fully charged battery.
From the service map, the power exchange cabinets have been placed in many urban areas of the city, and each point shows the number of available batteries.
"We have been running on the road, and we need to change the battery twice a day. Especially in the middle of the noon delivery peak, waiting for an hour or two to charge the battery, the loss is all money! Now it's good, replace it with The battery will start right away." A busy delivery rider told reporters that he chose a package of unlimited battery swaps of 299 yuan per month, and the price was acceptable.
The occupancy rate of residents is low
On the one hand, it is popular with takeaway riders, but on the other hand, the utilization rate of residents is low.
In the Sunny and Lijing South District of Xicheng District, two tall and large power exchange cabinets stand outside the wall of the community. Every afternoon to evening, this place becomes a "social salon" for takeaway riders. Six or seven riders park their cars on the side of the road. , took out the lunch box and chatted while eating. After eating and drinking, they gathered together to chat and play cards. Otherwise, they would take a nap in the car and take out new batteries from the power exchange cabinet after receiving the order.
Residents of surrounding communities and parents who pick up their children by bicycle will not stop here.
The reporter learned that in addition to the unlimited power exchange package of 299 yuan per month, the power exchange cabinet also launched a 20-time power exchange package of 99 yuan.
But for some citizens, this price is still not as cost-effective as charging piles.
Resident Mr. Wang said that his electric bicycle is used to send his children to school. It is less than two kilometers a day, and it is only charged once a week or two. The charging piles in the community can be fully satisfied.
Residents in the community ride electric bicycles, but he has never seen any of the people who use the power exchange cabinet.
Everyone is generally worried that the high use intensity of the takeaway riders will make the quality and freshness of the batteries in the power exchange cabinet unable to be guaranteed, and they are unwilling to participate in the exchange of their own batteries.
Play a good policy and market "combination punch"
Industry insiders told reporters that the power exchange model is a heavy asset investment. At present, most properties charge electricity prices and site rents according to the commercial model, which makes the operating cost of the site much higher than the depreciation cost. The operating company has set a high price to maintain a balance, which has led residents to accept it. limited.
In addition, technically speaking, if the stock car is changed to use battery swap, corresponding adapter accessories need to be added, and there is still a lack of clear industry standards in this regard; in addition, the current stage of the laying density of battery swap cabinets is not high, which also restricts network promotion. .
Some people in the industry also believe that charging and battery swapping can be moved from indoors to outdoors, which essentially reduces the degree of fire hazards.
However, due to the lack of communication protocols, it is difficult to monitor and obtain battery vital signs information in real time. In addition, public scenarios are faced with complex working conditions and the risk of loss of installed plugs, so it is still impossible to effectively manage and control risks.
Jiang Haoran, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Executive Committee of the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce, put forward a proposal during this year's National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to encourage cities with conditions to pilot and promote the electric bicycle battery swap mode.
It is recommended that all ministries and commissions and platform companies discuss together, follow the practice of pilot cities for new energy vehicle battery swaps, and agree on a list of pilot cities.
In the pilot cities, make good policy, market and promotion "combination punches", increase the crackdown on illegal charging behavior, special subsidies for power exchange enterprises and residents' power exchange behavior, etc., create a national benchmark model, and speed up the popularization and application of power exchange mode.
At the same time, it is recommended that the transportation, traffic control and other departments open green channels for the electric vehicles that meet the requirements to enter the catalogue and license, and speed up the administrative approval process.
Increase subsidies for the elimination and replacement of over-standard vehicles, encourage private purchase of battery-changing models through market-based means, and guide the gradual replacement of existing models with battery-changing models.
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Illegal charging shall be liable for 10% to 30%
This reporter (Reporter Lin Jing) recently learned from the Shijingshan court briefing that in recent years, electric bicycle fire accidents have occurred frequently and frequently.
The court heard the case showed that the responsibility for the electric bicycle fire accident was mostly caused by the electrical failure of the battery and the route, which reflected that the manufacturer did not strictly control the safety of the battery electrical system and the quality control; , is also responsible for the occurrence of the accident and the expansion of the damage, and was judged by the court to be responsible ranging from 10% to 30%.