Zhang Yi: Electric cars no longer "follow you" domestic car prices advantage

NetEase reported on November 6 that at the 25th World Forum on Pure Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles and Fuel Cell Vehicles, the senior reporter of Xinhua News Agency, Zhang Yi, said that during the recording of Netease’s “Car Talk” program, electric vehicles The time has come and it is no longer a "flicker". However, there is still a dilemma that there is no car available for sale. Electric vehicles that can enter the national catalogue and actually enter the market are very limited.

Zhang Yi also said that there are currently problems with the sale of spare cars in the world. Only from the price point of view, the price of foreign electric car products after adding the import tariff and other links, is much higher than the domestic similar products. Judging from the several domestically-made electric vehicles that are currently on the market, prices have obvious advantages.

Netease Automobile: Please talk about the feelings of participating in the electric car conference. Has the electric car era arrived?

Zhang Yi: The general feeling is that the era of electric cars should have already arrived. Before that, there were people who said that electric vehicles are "suddenly" and it seems that it is not the case. Electric cars are becoming a trend and a trend in the development of the automobile industry in the future. This is no one can deny. Although its technology is not perfect, or its price is relatively high, there is a process, but this direction should be no problem.

Netease Automobile: Do you feel that the current electric car is not in the best period of popularity?

Zhang Yi: Popularity is still not available because electric vehicles have a problem with the construction of infrastructure. For example, the problem of charging, now our traditional car has tens of thousands of gas stations in the country, I can refuel at any time, but where to go after the electric car go? The construction of charging stations takes a long time.

In addition, our current electric car launches are also very limited. There are currently few models that can be sold in the country. Like BYD's F3DM, there are two cars in Zhongtai that can actually be sold. Others (manufacturers) are not able to sell in the market, and there is no electric car that can enter the national catalogue. Therefore, after the personal subsidies for electric vehicles in the six cities, many cities are car-free.

Netease Auto: In the absence of a car to sell, while the charging facilities are perfect and there are some problems, what methods do we need to take to achieve the 12th Five-Year Plan for electric vehicles?

Zhang Yi: It can only be speeded up. One is that auto manufacturers have accelerated the launch of competitive products. The second is the local governments or some related companies. For example, at this EV World Congress, we will see that there are other non-auto companies like China Southern Power Grid and China Putian. They are now also starting to invest in charging stations. The construction of charging piles is a solution to the exchange of rechargeable batteries for automobiles. So I think that with everyone working hard together, this problem will soon be solved.

Netease Automobile: Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang spoke in the afternoon, “For domestic and foreign companies to treat each other equally and enjoy the same policies, in the recently announced policy subsidy on energy-saving cars, the international brands of various countries and China’s R&D vehicles have also received With the support of thousands of trials of electric vehicles, we will give equal support as long as there are suitable products." What do you think about this issue?

Zhang Yi: There are few electric vehicles that can be listed in the world. You see that the Nissan Leaf is just listed in the United States at the end of this year; like the Volt of GM, it is not officially listed yet, so you say it is They are not listed in their own country. How could it be possible for you to go public in China? There is no car available for sale in the whole world.

Netease Automobile: According to your understanding, the technical level of domestic manufacturers of electric vehicles and the status of production vehicles can be compared with similar companies in the world. If the subsidy policy is fully opened, will it squeeze the electric power of its own brand that has just started? car?

Zhang Yi: From the price point of view, the price of foreign products is still much higher. For example, imported cars also have import tariffs, which add up to 7788. In addition, the current domestic electric vehicles, from the current listing of these several points of view, the price is still a clear advantage. So don't worry about this.

Netease Auto: The current electric car conference also has a discussion on electric vehicle marketing. What are the differences between the marketing of electric cars and that of traditional cars?

Zhang Yi: Electric vehicles are currently in the beginning stage because the market has not yet formed. It must rely on the government’s massive subsidies. There is no incentive without subsidies. When the government subsidy reaches a certain level, the cost will drop after a certain amount. By that time, the government either reduced subsidies or gradually cancelled government subsidies. By that time, it was a competition between manufacturers' products and products. At that time, the issue of marketing could be discussed.

Netease Automobile: Thank you and thank you for watching.