2018年CRI New energy cars drive China towards a green future

 

China's new energy vehicle market has recorded another year of rapid growth, as the government continues to encourage the development of green transportation.

And government is continuing to push this development further through the use of national policies to coordinate¹ the development of the industry.

New energy vehicles, or NEVs, are vehicles powered by batteries, hybrid² engines, or fuel-cells.

According to the China Association of Automobile⁴ Manufacturers, China's NEV output jumped by more than 50 percent to nearly 800,000 units in 2017.

China's stock of NEV is also the world's largest, with 1.53 million sold by the end of last year.

Wang Mengyin works at an NEV retailer⁵ in Beijing, where he has witnessed the growth in the sector⁶ over the last few years.

"The development of electric cars is happening very fast in our country. Progress is made every year. For example, in 2016 a model of Geely electric car could run for 253 kilometers on a full charge. In 2017, the new model could reach 300 kilometers per charge. In 2018, the latest one can go up to 450 kilometers per charge."

In December, the central government committed to make NEVs purchase tax exempt⁷ for the next three years.

The move extends the existing tax waiver that was rolled out in 2014 as part of government efforts to reduce emissions⁸.

It's estimated that by 2025, up to 1-in-5 vehicles in China are expected to be new energy powered.

Zhu Huarong is a deputy of this year's National People's Congress, the NPC. He is also the CEO of Chang'an Auto³, one of China's "Big Four" car makers⁹. He says the country is already among the world's leading manufacturers of NEVs.

"There has been substantial development in the field of new energy vehicles. China already leads the world in terms of the quantity of New Energy Vehicles. When it comes to the application of technology, we are on the same level as other countries, and in some areas we are even in the lead, for instance in the construction of NEV chargers, parking lots, systems for adapting to high and low temperatures, batteries, and electric motors. "

A national center for NEV development was recently opened in Beijing help coordinate the development of the industry.

China's leading NEV manufacturers like Geely and BYD, and researchers from Baidu and Tsinghua University are some of the partners of the new center.

Zhu Huarong says that as the NEV industry matures, China's auto makers can rise to the challenge of competing with foreign counterparts.

"New Energy Vehicles provide an opportunity for enterprises to transform and upgrade their business. In traditional car making, China's enterprises trail behind some first-class auto makers, because they have been developing over a long time and we are late-comers. But in the area of new energy cars, we could surpass these enterprises or at least keep up with them."

Batteries are at the core of NEV performance because they determine the distance a car can run and its overall functioning.

NPC deputy Zhang Tianren is the CEO of Tianneng Energy Group, a leading battery manufacturing company in China.

He says China has developed its own battery industry to support the NEV sector.

"The battery industry in China has been developing for a long time. It has a mature industrial chain from the processing of raw materials, to manufacturing, and eventual¹⁰ recycling. Our development is in line with the trend towards green manufacturing and environmental protection. Some of the batteries are specially¹¹ designed for electric vehicles. In the future, engines powered by petrol, or diesel¹², or gas will be replaced with electric motors that will drive our cars, trucks, and tractors."

Zhang adds that if batteries in China utilize¹³ renewable energy like solar and wind power, they will benefit the NEV industry even more.

1 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

2 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

5 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

8 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

9 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

11 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

12 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

13 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。