From policy to market, the spring of new energy vehicles will not be too far away

In recent weeks, the whole country has been mentally and physically exhausted by the COVID-19 epidemic. Even though many industries have started online office mode, normal business operations are still greatly hindered.

Take the automobile industry as an example. Not only have factories basically shut down, but many parts suppliers in the upper reaches of the industrial chain have also stopped production.

Moreover, this has also affected some overseas assembly plants - the impact of the epidemic has gradually spread to all walks of life around the world.

So let’s take a look at what’s happening overseas recently.

Tesla's stock price skyrocketed again. At the close of trading on February 3, Eastern Time, Tesla's stock price soared 19.89% to close at $780, setting the largest single-day increase since 2013. Its market value exceeded $140 billion; as of February 2, Eastern Time

At the close of trading on March 4, Tesla's stock price rose another 13.73% to US$887.06.

This has been its sixth consecutive trading day of rapid growth, with an overall increase of nearly 60%.

The United Kingdom announced that it will ban the sale of new fuel vehicles from 2035. On January 31, the United Kingdom officially began to leave the European Union. During the next 11-month transition period, the United Kingdom urgently needs to sign a new trade agreement with the European Union.

Recently, the United Kingdom announced that it will ban the sale of new gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than originally planned, in order to reduce air pollution.

The decision may herald the end of the country's reliance on internal combustion engines for more than a century.

The University of Manchester develops a new cathode to increase the storage capacity of lithium-sulfur batteries by 100%. A research team at the University of Manchester in the UK has developed a cathode doped with graphene to achieve a highly stable lithium-sulfur battery.

The researchers stated in the paper that the lithium-sulfur battery made of this cathode material has a 100% increase in storage capacity, and can withstand

Withstand 500 charge and discharge cycles.

Norway's new energy market share continues to increase. The Norwegian Road Federation released its sales data on February 3. In January 2020, electric vehicles accounted for 44.3% of Norway's total new car sales.

Since the 1990s, the Norwegian government has continued to take many incentive measures to promote the development of zero-emission vehicles. Norway is also working hard to phase out the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2025.

Obviously, the above four news items are all related to new energy vehicles.

On the surface, this is all good news, indicating that the development of new energy vehicles is also a general trend from a global perspective.

In 2020, China's new energy market will usher in a period of elimination and integration of backward production capacity. This year is the last year of subsidies expected by the state. After the subsidy is completely withdrawn, post-subsidy policy measures will continue.

It is crucial to continue to promote the rapid development of new energy vehicles; of course, this will also further promote the advancement of the new energy vehicle market from policy-oriented to market-oriented.

At the China Electric Vehicle 100 Forum (2020) on January 11, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei publicly stated that China’s auto market will bottom out and stabilize this year and next, with production and sales expected to be around 25 million vehicles.

The release of this positive signal has also boosted the confidence of new energy vehicle companies.

In 2019, high-end products led by Tesla, NIO, Audi, etc. became the most popular traffic kings in the new energy field.

At the same time, high-profile joint ventures and luxury brands have also become a bright spot in the new energy vehicle market in 2019, including Volkswagen Chujian, domestic Tesla Model 3, Audi e-tron, Mercedes-Benz EQC, Denza X, etc.

In terms of Chinese brands, such as the launch of GAC New Energy AION? LX and Geometry A, they have reshaped their brand labels; Great Wall's Euler has also occupied a place in the market with its unique new energy car positioning.

In 2020, competition in China's new energy market will become more intense and differentiation will become more obvious. At the same time, both joint venture brands and Chinese brands will release new cars this year, which indicates that a new round of confrontation is about to begin.

Let me share with you the cutting-edge new car that will be launched this year - Volkswagen ID.3. As the first mass-produced model in the Volkswagen ID. family, the ID.3 retains some design elements of the ID. concept car and adopts a closed design.

The grille and the smile-like front shape are highly recognizable, and the car logo uses Volkswagen's latest flat design LOGO.

The wheels adopt a four-corner layout to make more space for the battery layout. This is also an exclusive design from Volkswagen's MBE pure electric platform.

It is reported that Volkswagen ID.3 will be produced and sold in the Chinese market by SAIC Volkswagen this summer.

Xpeng P7 P7 is Xpeng's second car. It is positioned as a mid-to-large sedan. Its fastback coupe shape and interior attracted many people as soon as it was unveiled.

In terms of power, the new car will be available in two models: a rear-drive ultra-long-range version and a four-wheel drive high-performance version. The rear-drive ultra-long-range version is equipped with a motor with a maximum power of 196kW (267Ps), and the four-wheel drive high-performance version has a maximum system power of 316kW.

(430Ps), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s cruising ranges are 65km and 55km respectively.