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Light-duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in China: Evolution, Competition, and Outlook
Technical Paper
2023-01-0891
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
China's plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market with stocks at 7.8 million is the world's largest in 2021, and it accounts for half of the global PEV growth in 2021. The PEV market in China has dramatically evolved since the pandemic in 2020: over 20% of all new PEV sales are from China by mid-2022. Recent features of PEV market dynamics, consumer acceptance, policies, and infrastructure have important implications for both the global energy market and manufacturing stakeholders. From the perspective of demand pull-supply push, this study analyzes China's PEV industry with a market dynamics framework by reviewing sales, product and brand, infrastructure, and government policies from the last few years and outlooking the development of the new government’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025). From the demand side, small-sized sedans and compact sport utility vehicles with increased electric ranges are both popular for PEVs, and the electric range of over 60% of new battery electric vehicles in 2021 has been longer than 400 km. From the supply side, although foreign brands like Tesla are still competitive, the products by Chinese domestic automakers like BYD are becoming more attractive and cannibalizing the high-end market. However, the production capacity and cost of PEVs may be limited by the upstream of the supply chain – the battery manufacturing and supply chain inflation. In addition, it is also uncertain how much sales demand impacts will be caused by the potential global economic recession. The government firmly supports electrification and decarbonization of the vehicle industry by emphasizing the importance of the vehicle industry for promoting the greenhouse gas net zero by 2060. The dual-credit policy is regarded as the most critical regulation in a bid to restrain fuel consumption and promote PEV share. Still, the market is facing some technological obstacles, such as battery safety and driving range anxiety, before real prosperity. In addition, the Chinese electric vehicle market is seeing a trend toward the development of new technologies such as vehicle-to-X, autonomous driving, and connected vehicles.
Authors
- Xu Hao - University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Shiqi (Shawn) Ou - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Kexin Liu - China Automotive Technology & Research Center
- Ruiheng Zhong - University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Hong Shi - China Automotive Technology & Research Center
- Hewu Wang - Tsinghua University
- Xin He - Aramco Americas
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Hao, X., Ou, S., Liu, K., Zhong, R. et al., "Light-duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in China: Evolution, Competition, and Outlook," SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-0891, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0891.Also In
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