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New energy vehicles—newer policies on charging facilities
2021-3-18
1. National policy
"Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption Limit" mandatory national standard released
On February 23, the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed that the mandatory national standard for "Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption Limits" (GB19578-2021) organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on February 20 was approved and released by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the National Standardization Administration Committee, and will be officially implemented on July 1, 2021.
State Council: 30 opinions guide my country’s green transformationThe State Council issued the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment and Improvement of a Green, Low-carbon and Circular Development Economic System", which proposed a total of 30 guiding opinions in 8 items in order to accelerate the establishment and improvement of an economic system for green, low-carbon and cyclic development. It proposes to promote green and low-carbon transportation tools, eliminate, renew or renovate old vehicles and ships, and prioritize the use of new energy or clean energy vehicles in areas such as port and airport services, urban logistics and distribution, and postal express delivery.
State Council: Promote the application of intelligent connected vehicles
On February 24, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline", which proposed that by 2035, the total scale of the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network will be about 700,000 kilometers. Promote the application of satellite communication technology, new generation communication technology, high-resolution remote sensing satellites, artificial intelligence and other industries, strengthen the research and development of intelligent transportation vehicles and key special equipment, and promote the application of intelligent connected vehicles (smart cars, autonomous driving, vehicle-road collaboration) and intelligent general aircraft.
"National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline" released
Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "National Comprehensive Three-dimensional Transportation Network Planning Outline" and issued a notice requiring all regions and departments to conscientiously implement it based on actual conditions.In order to accelerate the construction of a powerful transportation country, build a modern and high-quality national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, and support the construction of a modern economic system and a powerful modern socialist country, this planning outline is prepared. The planning period is from 2021 to 2035, with a long-term outlook to the middle of this century.This planning outline predicts a growing trend in transportation demand from 2021 to 2035, including:The demand for passenger travel is growing steadily, and the average annual growth rate of passenger travel volume is expected to be about 3.2% from 2021 to 2035; the demand for cargo transportation is rising steadily, and the average annual growth rate of freight volume in the society is expected to be about 2% from 2021 to 2035, and the average annual growth rate of postal express business volume is about 6.3%.
Ministry of Transport: Will strengthen antitrust in the online ride-hailing industry
The Ministry of Transport stated that the Ministry of Transport will conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, give full play to the role of the inter-ministerial joint meeting system for the coordinated supervision of new transportation formats, and regulate and support the healthy development of new transportation formats. The Ministry of Transport will strengthen anti-monopoly, strengthen industry supervision, and optimize the development environment.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Public Security: Promote special rectification of "large tonnage and small standard" trucks
On February 4, the Equipment Industry Division 1 of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security jointly interviewed the relevant person in charge of Dongfeng Huashen Automobile Co., Ltd. and ordered the manufacturer to immediately recall and rectify the potentially dangerous vehicles of the same model, eliminate safety hazards in a timely manner, and strictly prohibit the illegal production and sale of "large-tonnage, small-standard" vehicles. In the next step, the two departments will continue to promote the special rectification of "large tonnage and small standard" trucks, strictly investigate and punish illegal production, illegal sales, illegal modification and other behaviors, further strictly investigate the responsibilities for violations, and promote enterprises to implement safety main responsibilities.
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: It is recommended that automotive chip supply companies attach great importance to the Chinese market
The official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that the First Department of Equipment Industry and the Department of Electronic Information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held discussions and exchanges with representatives of major automotive chip supply companies. The First Department of Equipment Industry and the Department of Electronic Information recommended that automotive chip supply companies attach great importance to the Chinese market, increase production capacity allocation, improve the efficiency of circulation links, strengthen collaboration with upstream and downstream companies, and strive to alleviate the tight supply of automotive chips and provide strong support for the stable and healthy development of China's automotive industry.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology adjusts the "double points" policy for 2020
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Notice on Matters Concerning the Management of Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Car Enterprises and New Energy Vehicle Points in 2020", which clarified three policy adjustment measures for the accounting and compensation of average fuel consumption of passenger vehicle enterprises and new energy vehicle points in 2020.The first is to provide discounts on the fuel consumption of 0.15 liters, 0.1 liters and 0.15 liters per 100 kilometers (0.05 liters for 12 volts) for models with off-cycle technologies such as idle start and stop, gear shift reminder, and braking energy recovery.The second is to allow companies to use the positive new energy vehicle points generated in 2021 to offset the negative new energy vehicle points generated in 2020.Third, for passenger car companies registered in Hubei Province, the negative points for average fuel consumption and negative points for new energy vehicles generated in 2020 will be calculated at a reduced rate of 80%.Notice on Issuing the Guidelines for Promoting Automobile Consumption in the Business Sector and Some Local Experiences and PracticesOn February 9, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Notice on Issuing Guidelines and Some Local Experiences and Practices on Promoting Automobile Consumption in the Commercial Field."The notice stated that automobiles are the “backbone” of the consumer market.(1) Expand new car consumption. This includes optimizing automobile purchase restriction policies, supporting rural automobile consumption, promoting new energy automobile consumption, improving automobile parallel import management, increasing automobile consumption promotion efforts, and enriching automobile consumption financial services.(2) Develop second-hand car consumption. This includes comprehensively canceling the policy of restricting the relocation of second-hand cars, facilitating second-hand car transactions, promoting the open sharing of second-hand car information, and innovating the second-hand car circulation model.(3) Promote automobile renewal consumption. This includes improving the recycling system for scrapped motor vehicles, accelerating the elimination of old motor vehicles, and carrying out trade-in of old vehicles for new ones.(4) Cultivate the automotive aftermarket. This includes promoting the circulation of auto parts, cultivating automobile cultural and tourism consumption, strengthening the car rental market, and developing the car modification market in an orderly manner in accordance with the law.(5) Improve car usage conditions. This includes promoting the construction of urban parking facilities, improving the environment for using new energy vehicles, accelerating the lifting of restrictions on pickup trucks entering the city, and improving the transportation and consumption environment. The new version of the inspection standards for vehicles that meet transportation standards will be implemented on February 1
In order to further standardize the parameter configuration and verification of vehicles that meet road transportation standards and strengthen vehicle technical management, the Ministry of Transport recently issued the "Working Specifications for Verification of Road Transport Standard Vehicles" (hereinafter referred to as the "Verification Specifications"). The new version of the "Verification Specifications" will be officially implemented on February 1, 2021.The revised "Verification Specification" has a total of 10 articles, of which 2 are new and 4 have been optimized and adjusted. Important adjustments have been made to the scope of application of the specification and the verification requirements for in-use vehicles.A major adjustment is that the "Verification Specifications" unify the verification procedures and no longer set corresponding verification requirements for the transition period, that is, search and search based on the vehicle model. If it is included in the "Road Transport Vehicle Standard Model List", normal verification will be carried out and the verification results will be recorded; if it is not included in the "Road Transport Vehicle Standard Model List", the verification will be terminated and the applicant will be informed of the situation. This is also considering that as of now, the safety technical standards involving road transport vehicles have been fully implemented and do not involve transitional models.The "Verification Standards" adjust the scope of application, add the verification requirement of trailers, and clarify that urban buses and trams, taxis, motor vehicle driving training coaches, and ordinary freight vehicles with a total mass of 4,500 kilograms and less engaged in general cargo operations do not need to be verified. The "exemption" requirements are also clarified for the inspection of in-use vehicles, that is, in-use operating vehicles that have already obtained operating procedures are not required to undergo compliance verification due to changes in ownership transfer, registration and other procedures and the processing time does not exceed 90 days, or if the normal operating period is extended.
Guangzhou releases subsidy policy for new energy vehicles
On February 10, the Office of the Guangzhou New Energy Vehicle Development Leading Group issued a notice on the extension of Guangzhou’s comprehensive subsidy policy for new energy vehicles, extending the validity period of Guangzhou’s comprehensive subsidy policy for the purchase of new energy vehicles by individual consumers in 2020 to the end of December 2021.
Hainan plans to promote 25,000 new energy vehicles this year
On February 23, the Hainan Provincial New Energy Vehicle Promotion Center announced that the General Office of the Hainan Provincial People's Government issued the "Hainan Provincial Clean Energy Vehicle Promotion 2021 Action Plan", in which Hainan Province plans to promote 25,000 new energy vehicles and build 10,000 new charging piles this year to ensure that the overall ratio of pure electric vehicles to charging piles remains below 2.5:1 by the end of this year.Henan Province's first pure electric heavy truck charging and swapping station opens in Zhengzhou High-tech ZoneOn February 7, the electric heavy truck charging and swapping station located on Lamei Road in Zhengzhou High-tech Zone was officially put into operation. The charging and swapping station was constructed and operated by SPIC Henan Company. It is the first rechargeable and swappable full-featured electric heavy-duty truck charging and swapping station built by SPIC Henan Company in Henan. This marks that SPIC Henan Company's "Battery Swapping Heavy Truck Project" has achieved its phased goals.The electric heavy truck charging and swapping station consists of a power distribution system, a charging system, a power swapping system, and a security system. The power swapping station covers an area of 240 square meters. There is one lane in the station and a second-phase expansion lane is reserved. The vehicle is identified through QR code - laser positioning - and manually determines the button to finally start the battery swapping. After receiving the instruction, the system automatically unlocks the battery, and the crane automatically grabs the battery and replaces it with the vehicle body. The battery replacement process takes only 3 minutes at the fastest, and the battery charging only takes 40 minutes. It realizes rapid and sustainable battery charging and replacement, and can charge up to 100 vehicles per day, achieving 24-hour uninterrupted operation with no one on duty.
Hunan Province: Opinions on accelerating the construction of charging/swapping infrastructure
Recently, the General Office of the Hunan Provincial People's Government issued the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Electric Vehicle Charging (Swap) Infrastructure".In accordance with the principle of "planning guidance, scientific layout, moderate advancement, and orderly construction", we insist on "relying on the market, innovating mechanisms, taking multiple measures, and implementing classified policies" to basically build a charging facility system that is "car-to-station connected, open and universal, unified in standards, intelligent and efficient". The ratio of public charging piles to electric vehicles in the Changsha-Zhutan metropolitan area has reached the domestic advanced level, and the service radius of public charging facilities in the core area of the city is less than 1 km. The service radius of public charging facilities in the core areas of other cities, states, and cities is less than 2 kilometers. The distance between charging stations on highways and national and provincial trunk lines is less than 50 kilometers. By the end of 2025, the number of charging facilities in the province will reach more than 400,000, ensuring the charging demand for electric vehicle travel in the province and transit electric vehicles outside the province.
Shandong: Completely phase out diesel trucks with National III standards and below in 2021
The fifth session of the 13th Shandong Provincial People's Congress officially opened. It was proposed at the meeting that diesel trucks with National III emission standards and below will be completely phased out in 2021. Many cities and counties in Shandong have introduced subsidy programs for the elimination of National III trucks. National III diesel trucks that will be phased out in 2021 can receive subsidies of up to 25,600 yuan.
Shanghai: Local new energy vehicle annual production will exceed 1.2 million units in 2025
On February 25, the Shanghai Municipal Government released the latest "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Development of New Energy Vehicle Industry in Shanghai (2021-2025)". The document pointed out that by 2025, the annual local production of new energy vehicles will exceed 1.2 million units, and the output value of new energy vehicles will exceed 350 billion yuan, accounting for more than 35% of the city's automobile manufacturing output value.
Shanghai announces new implementation measures to encourage the purchase and use of new energy vehicles
The Shanghai Municipal Government recently announced the "Shanghai Implementation Measures for Encouraging the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles", which will be effective from March 1, 2021. From February 1 to February 28, 2021, consumers who purchase new energy vehicles and apply for special license quotas can still follow the city's previous round of new energy vehicle policies.The new measures clarify that individual users who do not use the city's special license plate quota to register new energy vehicles can continue to apply for new energy special license plate quota free of charge, but plug-in hybrid vehicles must have charging facilities in the city, and do not have a non-commercial passenger car quota certificate in the name of the city, and there are no vehicles (excluding motorcycles) registered with a non-commercial passenger car quota. Starting from February 1, 2023, plug-in hybrid vehicles will no longer be issued special license plates.
