New energy vehicles have no energy crisis

As an important direction for the future development of the automobile market, new energy vehicles are increasingly recognized and their market share is also increasing. According to data from relevant departments, the current number of new energy vehicles in my country has The number of new energy vehicles exceeded 10 million, and the growth rate of new energy vehicles continues to increase. Although the development of new energy vehicles is getting better and better, new energy vehicles are facing more and more problems. Previously, everyone was worried about battery life. Later, they felt that charging was slow and the battery was not safe enough. Recently, new energy vehicles have The energy crisis has become a new topic.

Recently, Sichuan has been affected by sustained extreme high temperatures. Hydropower generation capacity has dropped by 50%. The power supply situation is grim, and many new energy battery swap stations and charging piles have suspended operations. A new energy car owner posted, "If I'm not charging, I'm on the way to find a charging pile." A new energy car owner said that the affordable charging pile he often went to has stopped operating, and only charging piles with more expensive electricity prices are left. Electricity costs 20 yuan more. A new energy vehicle owner in Sichuan found three charging piles in a row at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night to charge. It took more than two hours to find charging piles and queue up.

It is understood that most of Sichuan’s electricity sources rely on hydropower. Relevant statistics show that Sichuan’s hydropower installed capacity will reach 89.47 million kilowatts in 2021, while the annual hydropower generation volume will be 353.14 billion kilowatts. At that time, it ranked first in the country. However, hydropower is easily affected by the climate environment, and its performance will be very different between the flood season and the dry season. The power supply shortage in Sichuan Province is caused by the reduction in river water.

The current new energy vehicles are mainly powered by electric energy. At the beginning of their development, many people claimed that new energy vehicles driven by electricity would not have the same energy crisis as fuel vehicles. After all, domestic oil production is limited, but the demand is huge. It is highly dependent on imports and is extremely vulnerable to the impact of the international environment. Energy security is worrying. Domestic power resources are sufficient, and thermal power, hydropower, wind power and other technologies are also very mature, which greatly guarantees the supply of stores. However, now it seems that new energy vehicles are still not completely free from the energy crisis.

Many netizens also mocked new energy vehicles as a joke after seeing what happened to new energy car owners in Sichuan. Many people even chose to give up new energy vehicles. This is not a nitpick by netizens, but the current situation of new energy vehicles. There are indeed many problems. Sichuan Province's situation of tight power supply due to extreme weather may not last long, but there are many problems with power shortages for new energy vehicles, which are concentrated in the construction of supporting facilities for new energy vehicles.

Previously, it was revealed in Shanghai that "after the number of new energy vehicles in many residential areas soared, the power capacity of garages was insufficient, and even if there were parking spaces, charging piles could not be installed." Such situations are not uncommon. Before new energy vehicles took shape, it was impossible to plan for a rainy day. At that time, most residential garages reserved power capacity at a ratio of 10% of the parking spaces, which led to the current problem. It's getting more serious.

Of course, it’s better to have a parking space. After all, even if the power capacity is insufficient, there won’t be much of a problem after it is improved in the future. Many car owners without parking spaces have a real difficulty in charging. Find charging stations around the world. Although the country has repeatedly mentioned accelerating the construction of charging piles and battery swap stations this year, there is still no good solution to the problem of difficult charging.

Data from the China Charging Alliance shows that the number of public charging piles across the country reached 1.575 million in July, with a vehicle-to-pile ratio of 6.3:1; the cumulative number of charging infrastructure nationwide is 3.98 million. The ratio of car piles is 2.5:1. Although the overall charging facilities are sufficient, due to the uneven distribution of charging piles and the relatively concentrated charging demand, it is easy to have insufficient charging piles.