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After last new-energy automotive subsidy policy was suspended at the end of May in 2013, MIIT released Notice About Continuing Developing New-energy Automobile Promotion together with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology, and NDRC on Sep. 17th. New-energy automobile subsidy policy with lots of expectation by the industry finally went public. New policy makes a clearer definition about targeted vehicles. Faced with new policy, prospective R&D and technological storage of Zhongtong Bus make Zhongtong new-energy bus perform well in the market.
New policy released means that new-energy vehicle would continue getting national subsidies in the following three years including 2013. Compared with the last round of subsidy policy, the new one includes pure electric bus mainly in the bus model. As for hybrid bus, plug-in hybrid bus is listed separately excluding traditional hybrid bus. In very short period, new policy would definitely influence sales volume of traditional hybrid bus. However, as for bus manufacturers with relatively improved new-energy bus models, market initiatives of them would be more flexible. For Zhongtong Bus which began earlier in new-energy bus field, it keeps being guided by policy and continues increasing investment, improving product performance and model series. Thus, solid foundation of new-energy bus industrialization is laid after new policy released.
As for plug-in hybrid urban bus, Zhongtong Bus establishes electromechanical coupling drive system platform of generalized and expansive plug-in hybrid power depending on national new-energy automobile industrial innovation projects. And based on this platform, development of 10m and 12m plug-in hybrid power products is completed with another five nationally noticed completed hybrid buses, such as LCK6106PHENV, LCK6126PHENV, LCK6101HEV1, LCK6105PHENV1 and LCK6125PHENV1. External charging mode of plug-in hybrid special power lithium-ion battery system can achieve 30-80km of pure electrically driving range, which greatly motivates industrialization and marketization process of China new-energy bus.
As for pure electric bus, Zhongtong Bus develops further of the first network coupling pure electric bus based on 10-12m pure electric bus. The power comes from electricity network of high voltage and battery, capable of switching between pure electric and trolleybus modes. When operated in grid lines, bus can use electricity network of high voltage for power supply and charging of battery. When operated without grid lines, bus can depend on battery in the way of pure electric bus operational mode. Compared with conventional dual-source trackless battery, it is of huge volume, longer driving range and advanced power battery management, which can ensure no renewable battery during product life circle and improve vehicular operational benefits.
The last subsidy policy only allowed pure electric public transit bus over 10m could get subsidies. Different from the old one, new policy includes medium pure electric bus into the subsidy range. Pure electric bus of 6-8m would get subsidy of 300,000 Yuan, 8-10m would get 400,000 Yuan and buses over 10m remains 500,000 Yuan. This difference makes more space for pure electric bus manufacturers in developing products. Product adapts to market much better. And customers would choose different pure electric buses and build good development atmosphere of new-energy bus.
As further implementation and promotion of new-energy automotive subsidy policy, new development opportunities push Zhongtong Bus continuing optimizing present products, enhancing development and research of pure electric bus, improving product series and providing more considerate and quality service and products. Meanwhile, 30,000 new-energy and energy conservation bus manufacturing base of Zhongtong Bus would be qualified with moving requirements, offering uncommon historical opportunity for Zhongtong Bus to develop new-energy bus. National policy support and enhancement of Zhongtong Bus capacity would push Zhongtong Bus to develop and perform well in new-energy bus field.