New Energy Trends Must Be Supported by Solar Power

During the "two sessions" each year, new energy vehicles are hot topics in the industry. Especially in the increasingly serious environment of air pollution and energy shortage, the development of new energy vehicles has become a general trend. As a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Li Hejun, chairman and chief executive officer of Hanergy Holding Group, put forward five proposals and proposed to encourage and support the research, development and application of solar vehicles and to capture the commanding heights of key technologies for new energy vehicles in the world.

Li Hejun believes that the development of new energy vehicles has a major strategic significance for China. “General Secretary Xi has pointed out clearly that the development of new energy vehicles is the only way for China to transform from a large automobile country to a powerful automobile country. Solar-powered automobiles are an innovative application form of new energy vehicles facing the future. It is recommended that the State give them great support.” Li Hejun proposed in the proposal. Solar cars should be incorporated into the new energy auto industry management system as soon as possible. At the same time, through advanced manufacturing industry investment funds to give special support to solar car manufacturing projects; reference to pure lithium battery subsidy program for solar cars to give subsidies, subsidy is not less than lithium battery subsidy program.

Under the guidance of the national industrial policy, China's new energy automotive industry has grown rapidly, and the production and sales of new energy vehicles have ranked first in the world for two consecutive years. China Association of Automobile Manufacturers statistics show that in 2016, 517,000 new energy vehicles were produced and 507,000 vehicles were sold. Although the performance of the new energy auto market in December 2016 exceeded expectations, showing a trend similar to the growth in the last two months of 2015, it appears to many insiders that there are hidden concerns behind the prosperity. “This is mainly affected by the expiration of the subsidy policy at the end of 2016, prompting consumers to overspend,” said Yao Jie, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Industry Association.

At the China Electric Vehicles Centennials Forum (2017) held at the beginning of this year, many people in the industry believed that after the 2020 subsidy policy was lifted, they could get rid of the "subsidy disease" and truly face competitive prices in all aspects of fuel vehicles. Only have a future.

Similar concerns are not without reason. For a typical electric vehicle, it takes 1 kWh for every 10 km to travel, and the electricity cost for traveling 20,000 km per year is about 2389 yuan to 3608 yuan. Relevant data show that the common electric vehicles in the market will take about 5 to 6 hours to fully charge, and each vehicle will charge about 67 times per year. Therefore, it takes at least 335 hours of charging time per year. In addition, due to the shortage of charging piles and other issues, electric vehicle users in some places still need to pay more waiting time. Compared with the more convenient and quicker fuel vehicles, "difficult to charge" is undoubtedly the most profound pain point for electric vehicle users.

The "Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2012-2020)" stipulates that new energy vehicles refer to vehicles that adopt a new type of power system and are fully or mainly driven by new energy sources, mainly including pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles. And fuel cell cars. However, the prospects for battery technology, construction of urban charging piles and other issues are still unclear. Some industry insiders have suggested that exploring the application of solar cells in automobiles is expected to make new energy vehicles more convenient, efficient, and energy-efficient.

In 2016, Tesla, which was once regarded as the leader of pure electric vehicles, formally acquired SolarCity, an American solar company, to explore the combined application of solar energy and electric vehicles. In the eyes of Elon Musk, who is also the chairman of Tesla's CEO and SolarCity's board of directors, the deal will greatly enhance Tesla's control over the carbon-free energy market.

At the same time, major automakers in the world that have sufficient technology reserves for new energy sources have begun to explore the application of solar energy in mass production on automobiles. In 2014, Ford Motor Company introduced the Ford C-max Energi Solar Concept Vehicle. In 2015, Audi launched a purely electric version of the Audi e-tronquattro concept, a luxury sports SUV equipped with a solar roof. In the new Prius plug-in version of the hybrid model, a solar panel with a maximum output power of 180W becomes the biggest bright spot, and can directly use solar power for driving the motor.

Compared with traditional fuel vehicles and other new energy electric vehicles, full solar powered vehicles can not only completely eliminate the fuel consumption of the vehicle, but also significantly reduce the charging time cost and cost. Li Hejun said that once a breakthrough has been made in appearance, body weight and practicality, solar vehicles with more prominent economic and environmental benefits will surely be favored by consumers.

For self-owned car makers who want to “carry over” in the field of new energy vehicles, it is imperative to introduce unsophisticated pure electric vehicles, or to make more efforts in more forward-looking areas. The test is the car. The company's judgment on future trends and considerations for its own long-term development. The full solar-powered car that was questioned by commercialists for commercial production feasibility was not a fantasy.

In fact, Chinese enterprises already have highly efficient flexible gallium arsenide thin-film power generation technology with independent intellectual property rights, which can produce the thinnest, lightest, and most efficient conversion thin film battery chips in the world. Hanergy has successfully developed 4 full solar powered dynamic prototypes. Committee member Li Hejun told reporters: "The conversion efficiency of gallium arsenide double-junction cells from Hanergy has reached 31.6%, the conversion rate of single-junction cells has reached 28.8%, and it is increasing at an average rate of 1% per year. Gallium arsenide battery products also have The shape, shape, long life, repairability, etc. Thanks to unique equipment and processes, Hanergy can achieve large-scale production applications and continue to reduce costs."

Since the introduction of new energy vehicles in 2014, the development of new energy vehicles has become the focus of the two conferences throughout the country. The relevant person in charge of Hanergy Holding Group stated that under the guidance of the principles of “openness, cooperation, and win-win”, Hanergy will cooperate with various partners in the automotive value chain to achieve the technology landing and mass production as soon as possible. "In order to encourage the cleanliness of new energy vehicles, enterprises should be guided through relevant policies to 'clean the number' as the main direction for improving the efficiency of new energy vehicles, so as to truly achieve clean and sustainable development."