The demand for electric buses in many places has increased significantly for pure electric buses or for new growth?
August 11, 2023
Recently, many news reports on the purchase of pure electric buses have been reported repeatedly. Does this mean that the introduction of pure electric buses has entered a new period of growth?
Demand for electric buses in many places soared In early 2014, news of mass purchases of pure electric buses in many cities broke out. News similar to “60 young people are charging pure electric buses will be launched in Shanghai” emerged in an endless stream, and the number of promotions The big one is staggering.
In the promotion of new energy passenger vehicles, Nanjing is not considered a “first mover”. During the three-year demonstration and promotion period, only 10 Nanjing Jinlong pure electric buses and 3 Bailujiachun electric buses have been pushed (it was still in operation. ). The "China Government Procurement News" recently stated that BYD Auto has obtained orders for 650 electric buses in Nanjing. The vehicles were purchased for the preparation of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games and will be delivered before the end of June. This is undoubtedly a "big deal" compared to the previous promotion of small numbers.
Coincidentally, another "non-enthusiastic" model city - Guangzhou, in the previous three years only promoted 26 Guangqi pure electric buses. However, on February 19 this year, Executive Vice Mayor Chen Rugui disclosed that in 2015, a group of charging facilities for electric buses will be built in Guangzhou, and there will be more than 10,000 electric buses by then. On the road, designed to reduce vehicle exhaust emissions. This plan is equivalent to replacing almost all of the city’s existing 11,000 buses.
Harbin, another city that broke out with big procurement news, is neither a model city nor a pioneer in the promotion of pure electric buses. According to Harbin Daily, from January 16 onwards, the first three pure electric buses to Kazakhstan were carried out on Bus 104 for a period of two months in the North of the northern climate and climate adaptive operational test. If this test is successful, Harbin plans to purchase 700 electric buses and gradually invest in the line operations.
In addition, Qingdao, which has been keen on the promotion of pure electric buses, has also burst out with news of mass purchases of pure electric buses. On February 14th, the “2014 Public Bus Renewal Government Procurement Project Tender Announcement” issued by the Qingdao Municipal Government’s Qingdao Bidding Purchasing Network stated that in 2014, Qingdao will update 422 12-millimeter-long pure electric buses, divided into five sub-standards. Paragraph procurement, procurement of 300 vehicles on the first bid.
Judging from the quantity, the total purchases of pure electric passenger cars that broke out in these four major cities reached 11772 at the beginning of the year, a figure that far exceeds the results of the promotion of pure electric buses for three years in the “Ten cities and 1,000 vehicles”. If the number of planned purchases in Guangzhou and Harbin is removed, the number of purchases in Qingdao and Nanjing will also reach 1072. This figure is basically the same as that of the “Ten Cities One Thousand”.
Whether pure electric passenger vehicles can usher in the new growth “Ten Cities One Thousand Vehicles” demonstration project was completed at the end of 2012, the promotion of high-priced pure electric passenger cars was once stagnant. Does this time of repeated explosions of pure electric bus purchases signal that the promotion of new energy buses is starting to accelerate? Has pure electric bus companies clearly felt the growth in market demand?
“At the beginning of this year, the demand for pure electric passenger car market has increased significantly. The purchasing demand for pure electric passenger cars in various cities has expanded. This is obviously better than last year.” Li Tongsheng, Minister of Brand Culture of Zhongtong Bus said that the country is trying to use financial means to Guided by the development of the entire new energy automotive industry toward pure electric power, the promotion speed of pure electric buses will certainly accelerate this year, and its market expectation will be better than last year.
However, Li Shengsheng also said that although the demand for pure electric bus market has increased, but this demand has not yet begun to translate into orders. “At the beginning of the year, we were still in the bidding stage of each city and we had not reached the sales stage. Therefore, we cannot judge the future market by the increase or decrease of orders in this period.” But he also stressed that due to the policy, orders for pure electric buses will be better than this year. last year.
Wang Jie, general manager of BYD's Green Bus Division, also judged that the overall market for pure electric buses this year will be better than last year.
It is reported that after the establishment of a factory in Tianjin, BYD invested another RMB 3 billion in the Nanjing Xinshui Economic Development Zone to start a new energy automobile project. “We are also optimistic about the future development of the new energy bus market.” Wang Wei, Marketing Director of BYD's Green Bus Development Division stated that under the clear policy environment, the total sales of pure electric buses this year is also likely to double from last year (last year About 1200 vehicles).
This shows that the promotion of pure electric buses in 2014 may not only accelerate but also enter a new period of growth.
