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Figures for Nov. 2015 just out:
【高工锂电综合报道】12月14日从工信部获悉，根据机动车整车出厂合格证统计，2015年11月，我国新能源汽车生产7.23万辆，同比增长6倍。其中，纯电动乘用车生产3万辆，同比增长7倍，插电式混合动力乘用车生产7509辆，同比增长2倍；纯电动商用车生产3.09万辆，同比增长18倍，插电式混合动力商用车生产3893辆，同比增长97%。列入《免征车辆购置税的新能源汽车车型目录》前六批的国产新能源汽车生产6.87万辆，占11月产量的95%。
2015年1-11月，新能源汽车累计生产27.92万辆，同比增长4倍。其中，纯电动乘用车生产11.72万辆，同比增长3.5倍，插电式混合动力乘用车生产5.30万辆，同比增长3倍；纯电动商用车生产9.01万辆，同比增长11倍，插电式混合动力商用车生产1.89万辆，同比增长90%。
Increases of 6 times, 7 times, 11 times and 18 times
Chinese Consumers Bought Nearly 300% More Electric Cars This Year Compared To 2014
BY ANGELO YOUNG
12/13/15 AT 8:04 AM
China has become the world’s largest electric car market thanks to hefty government incentives. Above, customers take a look at an E6 electric car at a BYD dealership in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Dec. 18, 2014.PHOTO: CHINA DAILY/REUTERS
While electric-car enthusiasts are fixated on Tesla Motors’ tiny fleet of high-tech, six-figure sedans, across an ocean from the automaker’s California factory a revolution in electrified transportation is taking place. China, the world’s largest car market since 2009, is emerging as the top spot for plug-in cars.
To give you an idea of how much a combination of aggressive government incentives and crippling urban smog has rapidly transformed the country’s electric-vehicle market, consider this: Chinese consumers have purchased more fully electric cars in the first 10 months of the year -- nearly 114,000 units, according to official industry figures -- than the roughly 100,000 cars Tesla has sold since the company was founded 12 years ago.
And after air pollution levels in China’s capital touched “red alert” levels for the first time this week, aspiring new-car owners reportedly flooded local dealerships asking about China’s growing list of modestly priced, domestically made electric vehicles.
"I'm considering [an electric car] as the new policy means electric cars aren't limited from driving on heavy pollution days while other types are," Wang Chao, a 26-year-old car shopper in Beijing, told Reuters. Chao was curious about electric cars built by BYD, maker of the e5 electric sedan and e6 electric SUV. In China’s larger cities, gasoline-powered cars are routinely prohibited from circulating on certain days during smog emergencies.
A forecast released Sunday by the China Association of Automobile Manufactures (CAAM) predicted Chinese consumers will buy as many as 250,000 electric and gas-electric plug-in hybrids in 2015, a massive jump from the nearly 75,000 electric and partially electric cars purchased last year from domestic carmakers, including BYD, BAIC, Chery and Changan.
The forecast didn’t say how many of these cars would be fully electric, but the latest figures show a massive rise in demand for cars that don't use any gasoline. In the first nine months of the year, the Chinese bought nearly three times more electric cars than in the same period last year, rising from 22,258 to 87,531. The sales are being generated by lucrative manufacturer subsidies, tax and registration-fee breaks and urban driving restrictions imposed on gas-powered cars.
Meanwhile, U.S. electric cars sales are decelerating thanks to low fuel prices, whichlure American car shoppers to less fuel-efficient vehicles. U.S. consumers purchased 90,923 electric and gas-electric hybrid plug-ins in the first 10 months of the year, a 7 percent drop from the same period last year, an estimate from the Electric Drive Transportation Association indicated.
While electric car demand is flying in China, it's worth noting these zero-emission (or partially zero-emission) vehicles make up a sliver of the total market. Like elsewhere in the world, these cars are still such an insignificant portion of the market that they have barely negligible effects on emissions.
Chinese consumers bought 16.5 million passenger cars (excluding commercial vehicles) in the first 10 months of the year, which means plug-in cars make up barely 1 percent of the total market.
China’s electric cars are increasingly hot items in the country’s automotive marketplace. Above, a woman walks past a BYD vehicle on a Shanghai street March 25, 2013.
Chinese Consumers Bought Nearly 300% More Electric Cars This Year Compared To 2014
【高工锂电综合报道】12月14日从工信部获悉，根据机动车整车出厂合格证统计，2015年11月，我国新能源汽车生产7.23万辆，同比增长6倍。其中，纯电动乘用车生产3万辆，同比增长7倍，插电式混合动力乘用车生产7509辆，同比增长2倍；纯电动商用车生产3.09万辆，同比增长18倍，插电式混合动力商用车生产3893辆，同比增长97%。列入《免征车辆购置税的新能源汽车车型目录》前六批的国产新能源汽车生产6.87万辆，占11月产量的95%。
2015年1-11月，新能源汽车累计生产27.92万辆，同比增长4倍。其中，纯电动乘用车生产11.72万辆，同比增长3.5倍，插电式混合动力乘用车生产5.30万辆，同比增长3倍；纯电动商用车生产9.01万辆，同比增长11倍，插电式混合动力商用车生产1.89万辆，同比增长90%。
Increases of 6 times, 7 times, 11 times and 18 times
Chinese Consumers Bought Nearly 300% More Electric Cars This Year Compared To 2014
BY ANGELO YOUNG
12/13/15 AT 8:04 AM
China has become the world’s largest electric car market thanks to hefty government incentives. Above, customers take a look at an E6 electric car at a BYD dealership in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Dec. 18, 2014.PHOTO: CHINA DAILY/REUTERS
While electric-car enthusiasts are fixated on Tesla Motors’ tiny fleet of high-tech, six-figure sedans, across an ocean from the automaker’s California factory a revolution in electrified transportation is taking place. China, the world’s largest car market since 2009, is emerging as the top spot for plug-in cars.
To give you an idea of how much a combination of aggressive government incentives and crippling urban smog has rapidly transformed the country’s electric-vehicle market, consider this: Chinese consumers have purchased more fully electric cars in the first 10 months of the year -- nearly 114,000 units, according to official industry figures -- than the roughly 100,000 cars Tesla has sold since the company was founded 12 years ago.
And after air pollution levels in China’s capital touched “red alert” levels for the first time this week, aspiring new-car owners reportedly flooded local dealerships asking about China’s growing list of modestly priced, domestically made electric vehicles.
"I'm considering [an electric car] as the new policy means electric cars aren't limited from driving on heavy pollution days while other types are," Wang Chao, a 26-year-old car shopper in Beijing, told Reuters. Chao was curious about electric cars built by BYD, maker of the e5 electric sedan and e6 electric SUV. In China’s larger cities, gasoline-powered cars are routinely prohibited from circulating on certain days during smog emergencies.
A forecast released Sunday by the China Association of Automobile Manufactures (CAAM) predicted Chinese consumers will buy as many as 250,000 electric and gas-electric plug-in hybrids in 2015, a massive jump from the nearly 75,000 electric and partially electric cars purchased last year from domestic carmakers, including BYD, BAIC, Chery and Changan.
The forecast didn’t say how many of these cars would be fully electric, but the latest figures show a massive rise in demand for cars that don't use any gasoline. In the first nine months of the year, the Chinese bought nearly three times more electric cars than in the same period last year, rising from 22,258 to 87,531. The sales are being generated by lucrative manufacturer subsidies, tax and registration-fee breaks and urban driving restrictions imposed on gas-powered cars.
Meanwhile, U.S. electric cars sales are decelerating thanks to low fuel prices, whichlure American car shoppers to less fuel-efficient vehicles. U.S. consumers purchased 90,923 electric and gas-electric hybrid plug-ins in the first 10 months of the year, a 7 percent drop from the same period last year, an estimate from the Electric Drive Transportation Association indicated.
While electric car demand is flying in China, it's worth noting these zero-emission (or partially zero-emission) vehicles make up a sliver of the total market. Like elsewhere in the world, these cars are still such an insignificant portion of the market that they have barely negligible effects on emissions.
Chinese consumers bought 16.5 million passenger cars (excluding commercial vehicles) in the first 10 months of the year, which means plug-in cars make up barely 1 percent of the total market.
Chinese Consumers Bought Nearly 300% More Electric Cars This Year Compared To 2014
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Good. Buy domestic.
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I have found some bus routes in Wuhan, Central China totally embraced all-electric buses!
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BYD Yuan on display at Auto China 2016 in Beijing, April 25, 2016. [Photo by Liu Zheng / chinadaily.com.cn]
Shenzhen-based BYD, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, has an 18 percent share of China's new-energy vehicle market, according to Bloomberg.
The automaker is showing its entry-level sport-utility vehicle called the Yuan at the ongoing Auto China 2016 in Beijing. The hybrid version of the Yuan starts from 209,800 yuan ($32,360).
BAIC EX200 SUV
Xu Heyi, chairman of BAIC Group, said in March that developing electric and smart cars is at the heart of the automaker's strategy for the next five years.
The company started its new-energy vehicle program in 2010.
A Qiantu K50 all-electric sports car is shown at Auto China 2016 in Beijing, April 25, 2016. [Photo/VCG]
Beijing-based Ch-Auto Technology has yet to start mass producing this Qiantu K50 all-electric sports car. It is expected to hit the market in 2017, at around 700,000 yuan.
A man examines the Roewe e950, a hybrid sedan at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, April 25, 2016. [Photo/IC]
SIAC Motor's Roewe e950 sedans, which start from 288,000 yuan, is available right now at the ongoing Auto China 2016 in Beijing.
A Hongqi (Red Flag) H7 PHEV of FAW is on display during the 14th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China 2016, in Beijing, China, April 25 2016.[Photo/IC]
The H7 PHEV is expected to be available in August this year, priced between 300,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan.
The iEV5 from JAC Auto Company is already on the market, with a recommended price of 180,800 yuan.
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BAIC Arcfox-7 Electric Supercar
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10 New Electric Cars From China
The market for electric cars in China is booming, supported by subsidies and other incentives like free license plates and free parking places and public charging stations are now popping up everywhere. In 2015 sales of new-energy vehicles (electric and plug-in hybrids) stood at 188,700 units, up a staggering 223% compared to 2015.
Subsidies can be as high as $13,800, making NEVs attractive for a large audience, and that in turn attracts more automakers. There were more than 50 new NEV’s on display at last month’s Beijing Auto Show; here are the ten most interesting full-electric examples:
BYD EV300, photo by Tycho de Feijter
BYD EV300. Horsepower: 218. Top speed: 150 km/h. Range: 300 kilometer. Price in $: 23,000.
BYD is known abroad as an electric vehicle maker, but in China the company is famous for its cheap compact cars and manically fast hybrids. The BYD EV300 was only their second full-electric car, it has since been followed by a thirdand the fourth is underway. The EV300 is based on the BYD Qin, a 303hp hybrid sedan.
Changjiang EV eCOOL, photo by Tycho de Feijter
2. Changjiang EV eCOOL. Horsepower: 34. Top speed: 136 km/h. Range: 200 kilometer. Price in $: 12,000 (est).
Changjiang EV is a new electric-car maker; they also make electric buses and vans. The eCOOL is their first passenger car, developed primarily for young people living in the city. Many EV makers aim at the young, emphasizing the low running costs and attractive incentives. Green consciousness is on the rise in China, but it still isn’t a top selling point.
Dongfeng S500-EV, photo by Tycho de Feijter
3. Dongfeng S500-EV. Horsepower: 120. Top speed: 150 km/h. Range: 250 kilometer. Price in $: 25,000 (est).
Small and compact MPV’s are very popular in China, especially among families. Many Chinese automakers are now developing EV-versions, and the Dongfeng S500-EV is the first electric compact MPV that will hit the market, but many more are on their way. The seven-seat S500-EV is based on the petrol-powered best -seller Fengxing S500.
The market for electric cars in China is booming, supported by subsidies and other incentives like free license plates and free parking places and public charging stations are now popping up everywhere. In 2015 sales of new-energy vehicles (electric and plug-in hybrids) stood at 188,700 units, up a staggering 223% compared to 2015.
Subsidies can be as high as $13,800, making NEVs attractive for a large audience, and that in turn attracts more automakers. There were more than 50 new NEV’s on display at last month’s Beijing Auto Show; here are the ten most interesting full-electric examples:
BYD EV300, photo by Tycho de Feijter
BYD EV300. Horsepower: 218. Top speed: 150 km/h. Range: 300 kilometer. Price in $: 23,000.
BYD is known abroad as an electric vehicle maker, but in China the company is famous for its cheap compact cars and manically fast hybrids. The BYD EV300 was only their second full-electric car, it has since been followed by a thirdand the fourth is underway. The EV300 is based on the BYD Qin, a 303hp hybrid sedan.
Changjiang EV eCOOL, photo by Tycho de Feijter
2. Changjiang EV eCOOL. Horsepower: 34. Top speed: 136 km/h. Range: 200 kilometer. Price in $: 12,000 (est).
Changjiang EV is a new electric-car maker; they also make electric buses and vans. The eCOOL is their first passenger car, developed primarily for young people living in the city. Many EV makers aim at the young, emphasizing the low running costs and attractive incentives. Green consciousness is on the rise in China, but it still isn’t a top selling point.
Dongfeng S500-EV, photo by Tycho de Feijter
3. Dongfeng S500-EV. Horsepower: 120. Top speed: 150 km/h. Range: 250 kilometer. Price in $: 25,000 (est).
Small and compact MPV’s are very popular in China, especially among families. Many Chinese automakers are now developing EV-versions, and the Dongfeng S500-EV is the first electric compact MPV that will hit the market, but many more are on their way. The seven-seat S500-EV is based on the petrol-powered best -seller Fengxing S500.
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Qoros 3 Q•LECTRIC, photo by Tycho de Feijter
4. Qoros 3 Q•LECTRIC. Horsepower: n/a. Top speed: 160 km/h. Range: 350 kilometer. Price in $: 30,000 (est).
Qoros is a brand run entirely by Western experts, building cars in a joint venture with Chery. The brilliantly namedQoros 3 Q•LECTRIC is their first electric car, based on theQoros 3 Sedan, with added cross-elements like the black wheel arches and increased ride height. Turquoise bits are almost too-trendy, but many car buyers like this kind of EV-decorations.
Brilliance V3 EV, photo by Tycho de Feijter
5. Brilliance V3 EV. Horsepower: 85. Top speed: 130 km/h. Range: 250 kilometer. Price in $: 16,000 (est).
Brilliance has a successful joint venture with BMW, and they also make a range of cars under their own name, which are decidedly less successful. The V3 crossover, launched in mid 2015, is a rare exception, making up for more than half of all Brilliance’s sales. No wonder then that Brilliance has developed an electric version, set to hit the market soon.
Beijing Auto EV400, photo by Tycho de Feijter
6. Beijing Auto EV400. Horsepower: 140. Top speed: 140 km/h. Range: 400 kilometer. Price in $: 40,000 (est).
The EV400 is the largest electric sedan in China and will be the most expensive Chinese EV when it hits the market next year. It has been developed by the Beijing Auto Electric Vehicle Corporation (BJEV), maker of the best selling EV200 series. LeEco, creator of the LeSee EV and backer of Faraday Future, owns a small stake in BJEV.
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Qoros 3 Q•LECTRIC, photo by Tycho de Feijter
4. Qoros 3 Q•LECTRIC. Horsepower: n/a. Top speed: 160 km/h. Range: 350 kilometer. Price in $: 30,000 (est).
Qoros is a brand run entirely by Western experts, building cars in a joint venture with Chery. The brilliantly namedQoros 3 Q•LECTRIC is their first electric car, based on theQoros 3 Sedan, with added cross-elements like the black wheel arches and increased ride height. Turquoise bits are almost too-trendy, but many car buyers like this kind of EV-decorations.
Brilliance V3 EV, photo by Tycho de Feijter
5. Brilliance V3 EV. Horsepower: 85. Top speed: 130 km/h. Range: 250 kilometer. Price in $: 16,000 (est).
Brilliance has a successful joint venture with BMW, and they also make a range of cars under their own name, which are decidedly less successful. The V3 crossover, launched in mid 2015, is a rare exception, making up for more than half of all Brilliance’s sales. No wonder then that Brilliance has developed an electric version, set to hit the market soon.
Beijing Auto EV400, photo by Tycho de Feijter
6. Beijing Auto EV400. Horsepower: 140. Top speed: 140 km/h. Range: 400 kilometer. Price in $: 40,000 (est).
The EV400 is the largest electric sedan in China and will be the most expensive Chinese EV when it hits the market next year. It has been developed by the Beijing Auto Electric Vehicle Corporation (BJEV), maker of the best selling EV200 series. LeEco, creator of the LeSee EV and backer of Faraday Future, owns a small stake in BJEV.
Changfeng Liebao C5 EV, photo by Tycho de Feijter.
7. Changfeng Liebao C5 EV. Horsepower: 120. Top speed: 117 km/h. Range: 200 kilometer. Price in $: 14,000 (est).
Changfeng is a venerable SUV maker, building simple but unbreakable cars for the army and civilian market. The Liebao C5 EV is their first electric, based on the Liebao C5, which is the hippest vehicle in the Changfeng lineup by far. Three more electric SUV’s are underway, with a productiontarget of 100.000 EV’s per year in 2020.
Citroen E-Elysee, photo by Tycho de Feijter.
8. Citroen E-Elysee. Horsepower: 115. Top speed: n/a. Range: 200 kilometer. Price in $: 16,000 (est).
Foreign brands are late to the Chinese EV party, but Citroenis going to join with the new E-Elysee, an electric variant of the China-only Citroen C-Elysee sedan. Cheap compact sedans are promising territory for electrification; they are popular in smaller cities where car ownership is still relatively small. Citroen is also working on an electric SUV.
Zotye Zhima E30, photo by Tycho de Feijter.
9. Zotye Zhima E30. Horsepower: 24. Top speed: 80 km/h. Range: 150 kilometer. Price in $: 5000.
Zotye Auto is infamous for its copies and clones, but they aremore serious with electric cars. The Zhima E30 is the cheapest EV on the Chinese market. It is essentially a city car but with an 80 km/h top speed it is allowed to hit the highway. The limited range however will keep most E30′s in town, where the driver can play around with the Tesla-sized touch screen.
JAC iEV7, photo by Tycho de Feijter.
10. JAC iE7. Horsepower: 148. Top speed: 160 km/h. Range: 320 kilometer. Price in $: 32,000 (est).
The JAC iEV7 is going to be the fastest EV in China when it launches next year. It is based on the JAC Refine A60 sedan, dressed up with an aerodynamic front and blue decorations. JAC has a long experience with making EV’s. They were one of the first with the iEV4, the iEV5 is a big sales success, andmany more cars are coming. The iEV7 will top the range, at least for now.
All of these cars will hit the Chinese market this or next year, adding to the fast growing fleet of electric cars on the road. Car makers are experimenting with a wide variation of body styles. The main trends appear to be city cars, small sedans, and compact SUV’s. Presently, all but a few Chinese EV’s are based on existing petrol-powered cars. China still lacks a manufacturer that takes on mass production of unique electric cars, but with the rewards so seemingly high it likely won’t take long before someone takes charge.
Tycho de Feijter is a Beijing-based China analyst, specialized in cars and tanks. He is the founder ofCarNewsChina.com, the largest portal for news and information about the Chinese auto industry.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tychode...-new-electric-cars-from-china/3/#486b6f3d3750
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