Jia Xinguang: The development of new energy vehicles requires multi-sector collaboration

In July, Premier Wen Jiabao published "Several Issues Concerning Science and Technology Work" in Qiushi Magazine. He pointed out that: To nurture and develop strategic emerging industries, we must first choose a good direction and technical route, and secondly have a strategic direction. Common technologies should concentrate funds and research forces to implement key breakthroughs. "On this point, it has exposed some outstanding problems in China's system. Various departments and industries often cannot form a unified and divisional cooperation on national goals. Systematic problems are a major obstacle to the development of strategic emerging industries." The consequences are: "One is the disorderly development. Some places are keen on setting up stalls, duplicate inputs, and repeated construction. Second, there is a lack of core technology. Many fields are still starting and tracking to imitate the stage of foreign technology. Third, the separation of resources and technology resources." Production, Study and Research Disjoint."

Premier Wen also specifically talked about, “What is the direction and ultimate goal of new energy vehicles? It is not clear whether the hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles that are currently under development are the final products. Hybrid cars have made some progress, but they are There is still a big gap between developed and developed countries.Electric vehicle development has just started and it is still at the primary stage of exploration and tracking of foreign technology. Major equipment and materials are imported. The next step in the development of new energy vehicles is to focus on solving issues, including technology. Issues such as route issues, key core technical issues, investment issues, and policy support issues must be clarified as soon as possible."

There are multi-headed management problems in the automotive industry in China. The current national macro-management departments related to the automotive industry include the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the taxation. The differences between the functions of various departments, such as the General Administration of the People's Bank of China, the People's Bank of China, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and the Ministry of Energy, have led to different requirements for the management of the automobile industry. In some aspects, they are in conflict, and some aspects are repeated.

In the aspect of automotive product certification, there is the “announcement management” of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the “mandatory certification” of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the “environmental certification” of the Environmental Protection Administration. This problem has existed for a long time and has not been resolved.

In the area of ​​new energy vehicles, the Development and Reform Commission is concerned about the industry entry and exit thresholds; the Ministry of Science and Technology is concerned about the technical route; the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is concerned with production and sales; the SASAC is concerned about 100 billion investment; the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation are concerned about subsidies. The problem; the National Grid is also very active in this matter, and local governments all think that the new big fortunes have been encountered.

In the previous period, many media discussed several divisions in the development of new energy vehicles, and the “New Energy Vehicle Development Plan” was still difficult to produce for several years, which reflected that all departments are competing for this right. I think it is normal that there is disagreement. The key is how to coordinate the policies and actions of various departments. In this regard, we need to solve it from the height of the State Council.

In many countries, new energy automobile policies are issued in the form of laws rather than departmental regulations, and therefore have very high legal effects, such as the United States "Energy Policy Act 2005", "Clean Energy Security Act" and so on. Another measure is to focus all forces across the country on issues such as the European Union, national governments, automobile manufacturers, consumer organizations, trade unions, and other joint research and drafting of the “21st Century European Automotive Industry Competitiveness Program”, the Automotive Engineering Society of the Japan Automobile Engineering Society. The strategy team organizes the report on the development direction of the Japanese auto industry proposed by experts in the automotive industry in Japan.

Some foreign researchers have pointed out that China’s automobile industry policy is actually only a guiding document within the automobile industry, and it has no restraining effect on other sectors, and it is difficult to guide consumption. Similarly, if the "New Energy Vehicle Development Plan" is issued in the name of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, its effectiveness will inevitably be compromised.