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■ chen yilin

from january to august this year, global new energy vehicle sales exceeded 10 million units, accounting for 18% of total new car sales, an increase of about 3 percentage points from last year;

from january to august this year, china’s new energy vehicle sales reached 7.037 million units, a year-on-year increase of 30.9%;

since the beginning of this year, hainan has promoted the use of 71,300 new energy vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 9.76%. new energy vehicles accounted for 54.64% of the new vehicles in hainan;

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three sets of data, at different levels, point to the same trend - the global automobile industry is accelerating its transformation from traditional energy to new energy, and the new energy automobile industry is showing strong development momentum.

based on the new development stage, the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference (hereinafter referred to as the conference) is held at the right time. with the theme of "low carbon transformation and global cooperation", this conference aims to work with all participants in the global automotive industry to promote the sustainable and healthy development of new energy vehicles, strengthen global cooperation, and jointly achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.

through the conference, from the perspective of china, hainan, and the industry, what development paths can we see for new energy vehicles, and what profound and new ideas are conveyed in it?

why is this conference worthy of attention?

new energy vehicles are the main direction for the transformation, upgrading and green development of the global automobile industry, and are also the strategic choice for the high-quality development of my country's automobile industry. our country attaches great importance to the development of the new energy automobile industry.

the convening of this conference is a vivid practice of "deepening exchanges and cooperation in the new energy automobile industry", and its importance is self-evident. by paying attention to the conference, you can see the remarkable results of this strategic choice, and you can also see the vigorous vitality of the new energy vehicle industry.

strategic choice, "overtaking in corners"——

my country has established a national strategy for the development of new energy vehicles early on, and has continuously formulated industrial plans and introduced a series of supporting policies to vigorously promote the development of the new energy vehicle industry to be at the forefront of the world.

in terms of market size, in the first half of 2024, china's new energy vehicle production and sales reached 4.929 million and 4.944 million vehicles respectively, a year-on-year increase of 30.1% and 32% respectively, with a market share of 35.2%. my country's new energy vehicles have shown huge market potential and accelerated into a new stage of high-quality development of large-scale and globalization.

from the perspective of technological innovation, my country's new energy vehicle companies have relied on technological upgrades to achieve "overtaking on corners" and even "overtaking by changing lanes". not only have they continued the rapid growth in production and sales, they have also transformed from "followers" to "followers" in the stage of intelligent competition. became a "leader".

move towards the "new", with surging momentum——

the new energy automobile industry is a future industry integrating new energy technology, new materials, advanced manufacturing and many other new technologies.

the key reason why my country's new energy vehicles can "change lanes and overtake" is to seize the opportunity of electrification, intelligence, and green transformation, promote industrial transformation and upgrading with technological innovation, form new productive forces, and open up new development opportunities. a new track in the field has created new momentum and new advantages for development.

on september 27, the main forum of the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference "forward-looking technology and future automobiles" released the "2024 global new energy vehicle frontier and innovative technologies", which included byd automobile industry co., ltd.'s "global intelligent fast charging technology", ningde times (shanghai) intelligent technology co., ltd.’s “integrated intelligent chassis technology”, etc. my country's new energy vehicle companies insist on "intelligent manufacturing" first, providing solid support for my country to move from a manufacturing country to a manufacturing power.

from january to april this year, 421,000 new energy vehicles were exported, a year-on-year increase of 20.8%. the average export price increased from us$19,500 in 2021 to us$23,800 in 2023, achieving "both volume and price." technological innovation has provided new driving force for the development of the new energy automobile industry, and the rapid development of the new energy automobile industry is also accelerating the formation of new quality productivity. it can be said that the new energy automobile industry has become an important engine for cultivating new productivity.

why is it held in hainan for 6 consecutive years?

including this year, the world new energy vehicle conference has been held in hainan for six consecutive years, which shows hainan's important position in china's new energy vehicle development map. with the help of the conference platform, hainan demonstrates "china's determination" with more "hainan sincerity" and embodies "china's exploration" with active and pragmatic "hainan practice".

use the conference as a media to seek open cooperation——

the promotion of clean energy islands and clean energy vehicles is one of the landmark projects for the construction of the national ecological civilization pilot zone implemented in hainan. hainan has made efforts in policy planning, infrastructure, application scenarios, etc. to continuously consolidate the development foundation of the new energy vehicle industry and optimize the industrial environment. the new energy vehicle market penetration rate, ownership ratio, vehicle-to-pile ratio, etc. all remain the best in the country. forefront. global new energy vehicle companies have seen hainan's open and cooperative attitude and determination and sincerity in promoting new energy vehicles.

using the conference as a medium, hainan fully demonstrated its determination and enthusiasm for pursuing open cooperation. on september 28, taking advantage of the platform of the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference, hainan signed a batch of cooperation projects, which will inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the free trade port's new energy vehicle industry and clean energy island. for example, the hainan provincial government and catl new energy technology co., ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement. the two parties will cooperate in the development and utilization of green energy, actively explore cooperation in areas such as energy innovation platform projects, and work together to create a national and even global influence. a demonstration model of peak carbon neutrality.

driven by innovation, accelerating transformation and upgrading——

from september 27th to 29th, during the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles frequently traveled between the airport and the venue, allowing attendees to intuitively experience the driving experience of chinese hydrogen energy vehicles. the development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is a microcosm of hainan's continuous expansion of the new energy vehicle application market with multiple application scenarios and technology models. in the future, hainan will further leverage its advantages, strive to create a national benchmark for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles, and strive to be a demonstration for the full application of new energy intelligent connected vehicles.

the development of intelligent connected vehicles is a strategic direction for the transformation and upgrading of the global automobile industry. the development of new energy vehicles has created conditions for the development of intelligent connected vehicles. on september 28, at the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference, hainan released the "hainan province intelligent connected vehicle "vehicle-road-cloud integration" application pilot construction plan". by focusing on creating a comprehensive intelligent transportation ecosystem, hainan will provide intelligent the innovative development of connected cars brings new opportunities.

what consensus was reached at the conference?

the theme of the 2024 world new energy vehicle conference is "low-carbon transformation and global cooperation", which directly addresses "low-carbon transformation", a common issue currently facing all countries around the world. at present, to complete this task, global cooperation is the general trend.

what consensus was reached?

on september 28, the 2024 world new energy vehicles conference hainan special main forum with the theme of "globalization and open cooperation" was held in haikou, and the "2024 world new energy vehicles conference consensus" was released. the "consensus" clearly states that the development of new energy vehicles is a common choice to achieve carbon neutrality in road transportation. it requires multiple technical routes to promote the green and low-carbon transformation of the automobile industry and fully meet the green needs of different industrial bases, different market characteristics, and different vehicle use scenarios. low carbon development needs. closely following the new situation, new opportunities, and new propositions of industrial development, the "consensus" broadly condenses the views and wisdom of all parties participating in the meeting, fully expresses the common desire of the global automotive industry to further accelerate low-carbon transformation and deepen global cooperation, and will also serve as a solid foundation for the new era. the high-quality development of energy vehicles provides new and important guidance.

how to achieve common goals?

"the automobile industry is an industry of global collaboration." according to gan jiayue, ceo of geely automobile group, only by adhering to open cooperation and strengthening industrial collaboration can we achieve win-win cooperation.

muxia, chairman of the german automobile industry association, believes that to form new energy vehicle solutions, all parties need global open cooperation more than ever.

the first article of the "consensus" points out that we should work together to deepen open cooperation in the global automobile industry and strengthen practical cooperation in technological innovation, market cultivation, ecological construction and other aspects.

it can be seen that open cooperation and coordinated development are the common pursuit of the global automobile industry and an inevitable choice for promoting a green and low-carbon automobile industry.

in hainan, open cooperation in the new energy vehicle industry is continuing to deepen. on the one hand, it promotes related new energy vehicle products and standards to "go out" from hainan; on the other hand, it increases domestic and foreign investment promotion efforts and actively integrates related industries. "bring in". with the help of the conference platform, hainan also sincerely invites global investors to actively deploy hainan, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and share the opportunities and achievements of the free trade port's opening, green and low-carbon development.