Japan’s three major automakers complete 707 miles of fuel cell vehicle verification road test
Toyota, Nissan and Honda all involved be held in Japan last week, the fuel cell vehicle confirmatory testing. The three automobile manufacturers have brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to participate in a period of 2 days, from Tokyo to Fukuoka's road test. Testing the team's models includecompaq battery ， compaq presario battery a Honda FCXCL arity, a Nissan X-Trail [Review Photo Forum] FCV and a Toyota Highlander FCHV-adv. As early as 2007, Toyota's FCHV is completed using only a can of hydrogen in Osaka to Tokyo to complete the journey. In this validation test, the three vehicles driving a total of 706.5 miles (about 1137 kilometers), use of 28.8kg of hydrogen.
The verification testing by the Japanese hydrogen and fuel cell project team to plan, although the three auto makers are developing plug-in electric cars, wholesale electronics but they also continue to develop fuel cell vehicles, Toyota and Honda think that the whole hydrogen features the best car the cleanest long-term solution.
new charging system development
Ford has developed a hybrid plug-in settings are installed in the car "grid" of communication and control systems that can direct the U.S. "trade electricity network."
Ford's researchers said that apart from the battery for laptop family, and through cost-effective use of smart charging parameters, the external load whether at work or in a store parking lot or car park - the streets - all need to implement a simple connection to power, then you can Brush the next credit card payment method.
This new technology enables home users can be charged at the same time of the vehicle, fixed-rate charges for the time and duration. When the plug-in hybrids access to external power, utility companies through its battery systems, intelligent communication and power transmission parameters directly. Owners through the use of touch-screen navigation interface, as well as Ford Motor Co. on the console system solutions, "office", you can choose the time when the collection of vehicle and charging and power. For example, a person can choose to allow only at night and 6 hours, non-peak for 0:00, when the price of electricity, cheap, or you can choose to only provide electricity, such as wind and solar and other renewable energy generated.
Ford Escape Plug-in hybrid vehicles will be equipped with network communication technologies, including first the latest cars and plug-in hybrid technology and equipment have been delivered to the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio power company, Ford other utility partners, the future Vehicles will be equipped with this new wholesale electronics technology. Ford plans to invest in the next seven years, automotive technology, nearly 140 billion U.S. dollars. Pure-cell vehicles will transport links to the market in 2010, in the electronic version of the Ford Focus will be received in 2011, while Ford's first production plug-in version of the hybrid on sale in 2012.
Sino-US knot “electric car alliance”
Suddenly a small voice suddenly big Chinese electric car R & D program, and perhaps see a new possibility. This may be caused by Obama. This week, U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China, 17, issued a "Joint Statement" that the Sino-US Joint Research Center of clean energy research priorities will include building energy adapter for laptopefficiency, clean coal (including carbon capture and storage) and clean car. "Joint Statement", said Sino-US initiative to start electric vehicles, so that the two countries in the next few years, several 1 million electric vehicles in use; In addition, based on the Sino-US cooperation in the field of electric vehicles, huge investment, the two governments announced the 10 joint demonstration projects in several cities.
Relative Japan, in connection with the electric cars are "backward countries" in Sino-US joint statement on this, the great alliance was intended. In a time like this "alliance", for China, it is clearly more equal - or even a more powerful voice. In the field of electric vehicles, the U.S. and China is also a novice road, but look at the current state of development, China has been mine rain is small, there are many reasons, but the policy is clearly one of the most important aspects. In this case, this statement appears to be particularly important, and after the concrete implementation plan, China has also been urging the implementation of an external drive. The new territory for the automotive sector - is also perhaps the last of China's automobile industry an opportunity for China is in need of a dynamic swing.
In fact, the two countries of the electric car manufacturers have smelled a huge opportunity from which they are currently paying close attention to the concrete implementation of the Government of the Declaration, and to await further details of the introduction.
18, according to a representative of the United States President Barack Obama Delegation to China, told reporters on the electric car, the two sides still have many of the specific plan is now underway, followed by more news and details are expected to soon be put out .
Common interests
For the significance of the joint statement, automobile industry is almost unanimous: "Sino-US Joint Declaration for the improvement of electric vehicle technology, including the hp 338794-001 battery， hp 361742-001 battery， hp 371785-001 batterydevelopment of standards, as well as each other on the export markets have a positive impact on stimulating the Chinese electric vehicle industry, the pace of development will be can be increased. "
Founder of the new energy industry analyst with the securities Xin-Rong Deng told reporters on the new energy vehicles and related listed companies, this good will not be short-term, but medium to long term.
BYD Auto Sales Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager Wang Jun of the Shanghai Securities News said that the statement of China's electric vehicle industry, is a medium-term positive. BYD's E6 electric vehicles next year, will have to enter the U.S. market plan.
Shi Tao told reporters, "we should convene in Copenhagen in December, and before reaching the Sino-US cooperation in these areas, I think it would cause the domestic industry a huge impact. Before the vast majority of our exports are sold to Europe , our overseas customers for over 60% came from Europe, 20% from Southeast Asia. Only about 10% from North America. "He believes that if the U.S. really be able to implement the joint statement, the content," we will speed up market development the pace, especially in the U.S. market. "
From the electric car technology as well as the level of standards point of view, the introduction of the Joint Declaration will also play a promoting role.
China expert Zhang Zhiyong, a senior marketing communications vehicles are the Joint Declaration as part of statement on the electric car, from the world's electric car market access standards, China and the United States to stand with a starting line, China will rely on its strong market to develop their own standards, but also the U.S. standard, or is the world's standards.
"The Joint Declaration was published, it will promote Chinese enterprises to upgrade a key technical level through cooperation. Such as preparation of lithium batteries, control components and related software." Guotai Junan Zhang Xin, says a researcher at the automotive industry.
From the government level, the joint statement for future decision-making enormous support.
Zhang Zhiyong, said the development of electric vehicles, it is impossible to leave the government support, such as the construction of the infrastructure needs of the government battery808 co-ordination to consider building. Chinese and U.S. governments commitment to the common development of electric vehicles for the development of the automotive market has a very important significance.
More importantly, he believes that statement also to the Chinese government support policies related to future electric cars, has brought great support. "In the future expansion of Chinese enterprises and the market for a policy will certainly be more practical, more refined and more detailed."
Common starting point for
In such a node, belonging to the world's largest and second largest automotive market in China and the U.S., in the electric car for the first time to join hands so that the trade imagination.
Xinhua Shanghai Branch research manager Jin Yongsheng letter to the Shanghai Securities News said, in fact, two in the United States is a hybrid and small-displacement turbocharged, diesel-powered first-mover advantage on the loss of both countries, this alliance From a political point of view between the two countries want to clear this new field of electric vehicles regain a bureau.
The United States an electric vehicle charging facilities company Ecotality's CEO Jonathan Read is told this reporter, China and the U.S. oil dependence on traditional energy sources such as high energy consumption in the United States the proportion of cars up to 70%, so China and the U.S. for clean rapid use of the car have a lot of common interests.
"This is a huge potential for industry in the United States the cost of electricity is 10 percent gasoline, in addition to the greenhouse effect and pollution in addition to help consumers have a great help." Jonathan said. "The Chinese government is also vigorously promoting electric vehicles, because diesel locomotive era, each car is like a small chimney, electric car era will end this high-pollution situation."
In fact, when Obama came to power new energy declaration, made in 2015, the United States to achieve domestic production of new energy vehicles 1 million. This year in March, Obama announced the organization of 24 billion to support plug-in electric vehicle R & D and industrialization, of which 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to support advanced power battery R & D and industrialization. Of these, about 1.5 billion dollars for the production of batteries and battery components and battery recycling; about 500 million U.S. dollars funded electric vehicle parts, electric motors and related electronic products production; 400 million U.S. dollars to encourage consumers to buy plug-in hybrid powered model cars and electric vehicles, as well as infrastructure and people? trainers. It is a historical area of electric vehicles, the U.S. government's largest investment. The United States focus on the area of electric cars can be seen.
"At present, cooperation between SAIC and GM on the good. This is why electric cars in U.S. in one of the reasons for an alliance." Zhang Xin think so.
Common enemy
In fact, the development of Chinese electric car companies are caught in a dilemma situation. High battery costs, and inadequate facilities, and blocking the electric car into the average family process. As of the end of October, BYD hybrid electric vehicles sold a total of just 37, the customer all of the government procurement and corporate clients for private consumers by the end of the sale will be postponed to be carried out.
To the development of Chinese electric vehicle driven by the need for greater strength. Just last week, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, executive vice president and secretary general Dong Yang attended the China Europe International Business School, Automotive Forum, told reporters that gap, the domestic electric vehicle development, the biggest problem is to achieve the industrialization of electric vehicles. "10 state-owned auto manufacturers have forged an alliance to jointly develop electric vehicles and related major parts. We have to do is not fall, I do not agree to bend to overtake the statement."
Zhang Xin also noted that while China has long been the electric vehicle as the automotive industry's future development direction, but whether it is in the battery pack or a control system, the Chinese companies to master the core technology limited, while the Sino-US cooperation in electric cars, will promote Chinese enterprises to through cooperation to upgrade the level of key technologies.
What is more noteworthy is that the two countries there is a competitor should not be underestimated: from Japan's new energy vehicles has already begun, "staking their claims."
Nissan Motor Co. announced yesterday, Nissan unveiled in August of this year, a pure electric car NISSAN LEAF selected by "Time" magazine's annual top 50 major inventions. Time magazine's comments are: "Although it is not the world's first electric vehicle," but "is the world's first vehicle designed for large-scale production of pure electric vehicles."
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. China experts in the field of new energy vehicles told reporters, "So far, Nissan has been worldwide with more than 30 countries, regions and relevant wholesale electronics organizations to establish a cooperative partnership dedicated to battery charging stations and other related infrastructure to ensure that electric vehicles can be driven on the roads smooth. "
Sino-US joint will contribute to the formation of rival forces of Japan's new energy vehicles a powerful force.