The standard has queried questions about tens of thousands of electric vehicles in Zhejiang

The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the four ministries and commissions of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine jointly issued a document a few days ago, requesting the rectification of the current electric bicycle industry and the elimination of "excessive" vehicles within the time limit. For the "excessive" electric vehicles currently in use, they can be actively replaced and scrapped by means of trade-in replacement, discounted price repurchase, and issuance of scrapped subsidies. The local government is required to combine the actual conditions, set the transition period for "over-standard" vehicles, and eliminate "exceeding" vehicles within a limited period. The definition of whether or not the “over-standard” is defined is that the maximum speed is no more than 20 kilometers and the weight of the vehicle is no more than 40 kg.

When the news came out, it sparked a wave of waves. According to data from the Hangzhou Non-motor Vehicle Administration, there are 1.37 million electric vehicles that have been licensed in Hangzhou, and they are growing at a rate of more than 100,000 vehicles a year. The province has already licensed more than 10 million electric vehicles. According to the standard, the vast majority of electric vehicles in Hangzhou and Zhejiang are "excessive standards."

Why should such a notice be issued? Is the standard too low? How many companies will honestly refer to the implementation? "Exceeding" electric car and where to go? The reporters have begun their investigation.

Phenomenon - speeding, overweight, poor braking 44 people died in the electric car accident in Hangzhou this year. People's feelings about electric cars have always been complicated. People who ride it feel convenient. “There is a particularly flexible advantage when blocking roads.” People who walk are afraid of it. “Electric vehicles ride on a non-motorized vehicle lane and run rampant.” The driver is even more flustered. “The intersection suddenly collapses. Come out, sometimes the brakes are too late, accidentally hit the "...

In fact, the notice issued by the ministries and commissions also pointed out that in recent years, electric bicycles have not been produced or sold in strict accordance with regulations, and a large number of “exceeding” electric bicycles have been on the road. The road traffic safety risks have been highlighted.

Taking Hangzhou as an example, this year, 220 accidents involving electric vehicles occurred, 44 people died and 230 were injured. When analyzing the cause of the accident, the traffic police department believed that many electric vehicles sold in the market had the problem of overspeed, overweight, and oversize “three overshoots”. The traffic violations were very prominent.

The relevant person of the Zhejiang Provincial Bicycle Electric Vehicles Association also stated that the overweight, over-wide, and poor braking performance of the over-standard electric vehicles are quite common.

Taking braking as an example, the brake systems used in electric vehicles generally have mechanical brakes (mainly based on brakes, most widely used) and electromagnetic brakes. In contrast, electromagnetic brakes have better performance, but two The cost difference is 3-5 times. For cost reasons, almost all manufacturers use cheaper mechanical brake systems. However, in this case, when the speed exceeds the design rule, the braking brake line is very likely to be broken due to the emergency braking, and it is not possible to quickly stop the car effectively and it is prone to accidents.

Unannounced visits - merchants said, do not worry about the weight of the car can be removed, can quickly "lock"

It is understood that Zhejiang has already had relevant restrictions on electric vehicle management. According to the "Zhejiang Electric Bicycle Safety Technical Requirements", the maximum speed of electric vehicles sold in Zhejiang shall not exceed 20 kilometers, and the total vehicle mass (weight) shall not exceed 50 kilograms and the power shall be 240 watts.

"Modified or exceeded the standard of electric vehicles, as long as they do not meet any of them can not be on the card." Hangzhou Non-motor vehicle management related person in charge, currently Hangzhou has a total of 1.37 million licensed electric vehicles, and in more than 10 per year The speed of 10,000 vehicles has increased.

However, people who rode electric vehicles know that most of the electric vehicles on the road do not comply with current enforcement regulations in Zhejiang, because many of the indicators can easily be "hands on foot."

The electric car market at No. 306 Wen Er Road in Hangzhou is one of the largest professional markets in Hangzhou. As a buyer, the reporter visited a number of sales companies.

“You don’t have to worry about the problem of car inspection. The issue of licensing is also not subject to control. The speed can be adjusted. Look here, do not turn the handle when turning the key for the first time. Open directly. The car can run up to 20 km/h, because it is limited. The speed controller is in charge. After the inspection, you insert the key in the lock, tighten the handle and drive again, the speed will go up, and you can run to 40 km/h,” said an electric vehicle sales point salesman.

Overweight also has a solution - "The most common method of weight loss is to remove the shock absorber, trunk, anti-theft frame and rearview mirror. If you can not remove some of the shell, it can reduce weight by about 4 kg." Said that after the disassembly, most vehicles can meet the standard requirements.

When reporters visited Shaoxing Road, Dongxin Road, Xiangjisi Road, etc., at more than 10 electric vehicle sales outlets, they found that the practice of using electric vehicles to do tricks was very common in the Hangzhou electric vehicle sales market.

In other words, if the standard is implemented in accordance with the requirements of the ministries and commissions, that is, the maximum speed is not more than 20 kilometers, and the weight of the vehicle is no more than 40 kilograms, the electric vehicles in Hangzhou basically belong to “excessive standards” and will be listed in the deadline for rectification. category.

Dialogue - If the manufacturer is completely disappointed and if this is followed, the electric vehicle industry will be severely hit. If the electric vehicle exceeds the standard, it is easy to cause an accident. Why is it that the manufacturers are not happy with each other?

Jinhua Luyuan Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. said that this is the market's "difficulties": "Distribution of dealers in the sales price will reduce profits, and in order to sell better, manufacturers must try their best to please customers. Now the market is faster. The electric vehicles have been sold very fast, so many manufacturers have produced ultra-standard electric vehicles that are light and powerful, and even designed a number of dark doors to control the speed to avoid inspections.”

The general manager of Hangzhou Morakot Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. also agreed that the market is forced, but at the same time believe that it is to meet the actual needs of consumers.

“At present, most electric vehicles use lead-acid batteries, which are already relatively heavy. If you want to make vehicles less than 40 kilograms, you must replace them with lithium batteries. However, the cost of lithium batteries is high. It is difficult for consumers to accept more than 1,000 yuan."

The head of another electric vehicle company in Hangzhou believes that the standards mentioned by the four ministries are actually set up more than 10 years ago. This is the “General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles” issued by the National Standardization Administration in 1999.

At that time, the mileage of electric vehicles was framed by experts within 10 kilometers. "The weight of 40 kilograms, the speed is less than 20 kilometers per hour," the national standard for electric bicycles was introduced. As users' demand for mileage continues to increase, market demand has changed, and products must change, otherwise it is difficult to sell: "Buying electric cars, people's home maps are convenient, and speeds below 20 km/h cannot meet actual needs."

"If it is implemented in accordance with this standard, then the impact on the electric vehicle industry will be very heavy." Morakot electric vehicle general Wang said, it can be expected that sales will shrink dramatically. "I personally think that the standards will encounter difficulties in actual implementation, and the deadline for phase out may be very long."

Concern - The location of excessive electric vehicles has not yet been introduced The "Notice" issued by the four ministries and commissions proposes that the "excessive" electric vehicles currently in use can be replaced automatically by means of trade-in, discounted repurchase, payment of scrap subsidies, etc. And scrapped.

The reporter learned that, in fact, the "Notice" of the four ministries and committees has been issued for several days, but no specific implementation details have been issued locally. In Hangzhou, it is still implemented that the vehicle weighs no more than 50 kilograms. And how to redeem, whether it is sales businesses or consumers are confused. “After all, there is still a gap in the industry for this standard. Anyway, we still have a transitional deadline to eliminate vehicles that are out of standard cars. Then we have a temporary transition and we are not in a hurry to issue details.” said an electric vehicle company official. At present, it is still producing according to the original standards and technologies, and has not received any notice that needs to be changed.

As of last year, China’s domestic electric vehicles exceeded 120 million vehicles. The National Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine jointly issued the Notice on Strengthening the Management of Electric Vehicles and requested rectification. In the current electric bicycle industry, the use of "exceeding" vehicles will be eliminated during the deadline. Before the new national standard was introduced, four ministries and commissions asked the provinces to formulate rectification specifications according to the existing regulations and the GB17761 standard.

The existing regulations are the "General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles" issued by the National Standardization Administration in 1999. It clearly states that the maximum speed of an electric bicycle is not more than 20 kilometers, the weight of the entire vehicle is no more than 40 kilograms, and the motor power is not more than 240 watts. For electric vehicles with a maximum speed of more than 20 kilometers and a vehicle weight of more than 40 kilograms, it is forbidden to go on the road. At the same time, in accordance with Article 58 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety," the maximum speed per hour of electric bicycles in non-motorized lanes must not exceed 15 kilometers.

According to statistics, as of the end of last year, the number of electric bicycles in China exceeded 120 million, making it the largest number of people's livelihood vehicles other than bicycles. In 2009 alone, the accidents caused by electric vehicles caused more than 3,600 deaths, an increase of about 6 times over 2004.