On the future travel map, fuel vehicles may have to face a "retirement drama". No, Hainan, an environmental pioneer, made a bold statement as early as September that he would say goodbye to fuel vehicles in 2030. Not to be outdone, Europe reaffirmed its 2035 "burn-ban" plan on October 27. BMW's CEO made an urgent appeal: "Europa, we have to quickly step up our policies to achieve transformation!" Looking at our own territory, the big brother of Changan Automobile said: "China's automobile industry has the basic conditions to say goodbye to fuel vehicles." So, why do you have to have a "happy breakup" with a fuel car? Don't talk about any global carbon emission reduction competition, that thing is a little far away from our people, and the most down-to-earth reason is to achieve carbon neutrality, carbon peaking, and leave a livable world for our children and grandchildren.
However, once fuel vehicles "retire", new energy vehicles will naturally have to take over the banner of the market. This begs an interesting question: what kind of shock would happen if China, the world's largest consumer market, switched to new energy vehicles overnight? Some netizens may pout: "What kind of new energy is a pure electric vehicle?" Not yet recharged by thermal power? This may seem sharp, but it is actually reasonable and debatable. After all, the core appeal of "new energy" is zero emission and zero pollution, although now pure electric vehicles can not be absolutely clean, after all, thermal power still accounts for the majority of China's power structure, although pure electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions, but indirect emissions do exist. However, imagine that if one day clean energy power generation completely replaces thermal power in the future, then pure electric vehicles will not become "quasi-new energy"?
As for the moment, pure electric drive is indeed an irreplaceable choice. Once the fuel car is really invited off the stage of history, first of all, we may find that the cost of buying a car is rubbing**, especially those entry-level models with tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, and the new energy version is more expensive than the fuel version is a high probability event. In addition, when the streets are full of "electricity users", the cost of electricity for residents may also dance - you know, the current 5 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity is a conscience price, if the demand for electricity increases significantly, the price of electricity will inevitably make a fine-tuned response.
In the long run, the impact of the ban on fuel vehicles on the domestic automotive industry is undoubtedly earth-shaking, but it also provides an excellent opportunity for independent brands to overtake in corners, and is more conducive to the technological transformation of the entire industry. Low carbon emissions are naturally a good thing for the country and the people in the long run, but they will inevitably stumble in the implementation process. But hey, as the old saying goes, "there are always more ways than difficulties", we might as well take this optimism and expectation to witness the arrival of this green travel revolution together.
Here, I would like to invite all dear readers to participate in the discussion: What challenges and opportunities do you think we will face in the process of transitioning from fuel vehicles to new energy vehicles? And how to grasp this change to make our lives greener and more technologically intelligent? Let's open our minds and talk freely!