Policy support for high-quality development of new energy automobile industry
Continue to reduce the purchase tax and optimize the layout of charging piles
Developing new energy vehicles is the only way for China to move from a big automobile country to a strong automobile country. On June 2nd, the State Council executive meeting studied policies and measures to promote the high-quality development of new energy automobile industry. On June 21st, the State Council held a regular briefing on the State Council policy, and invited responsible comrades of relevant departments to introduce relevant information.
Continue to carry out new energy vehicles to the countryside.
"Through unremitting efforts, China has established a new energy vehicle industry system with complete structure and organic synergy. The annual sales volume of new energy vehicles has increased from 1.367 million in 2020 to 6.887 million in 2022, a fourfold increase in two years." Xin Guobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced the general situation of the development of China’s new energy automobile industry.
There are still some problems in the overall market-oriented development of new energy vehicles in China, which are mainly manifested in the following aspects: due to the low-temperature adaptability of power batteries and the lack of charging and replacing facilities, the popularization and application in Northeast China and Northwest China are relatively lagging behind; The sales growth of new energy commercial vehicles is obviously slower than that of new energy passenger cars; The rural market has not been fully tapped. In 2022, the sales of new energy vehicles in rural areas only accounted for 4% of the total sales of vehicles in rural areas, far below the overall level of 25.6% in the industry.
In the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will work with relevant departments to strengthen policy support and promote the high-quality development of the new energy automobile industry from both sides of supply and demand.
-improve the quality of product supply. Support the development of high-security climate power batteries, heat pump air conditioners, vehicle thermal management and other technical research, improve the technical standards of thermal runaway of power batteries, further enhance the low-temperature applicability and safety of new energy vehicles, and meet the needs of consumers in alpine regions.
-increase the promotion of key areas. Organize and carry out the pilot project of comprehensive electrification of vehicles in the public sector, compile and implement the electrification work plan of heavy trucks, and accelerate the electrification ratio of urban public transport, logistics, rental, sanitation, heavy trucks and other vehicles. Continue to carry out new energy vehicles to the countryside, support enterprises to develop more advanced and applicable models, and further release the consumption potential in rural areas.
-strengthening support and guarantee conditions. Formulate an implementation plan to promote the development of lithium resources industry, speed up the development of key mineral projects, study and formulate the Management Measures for the Recycling of Power Batteries for New Energy Vehicles, improve the recycling system, expand the cascade utilization scenarios, and accelerate the construction of a green and recycling ecosystem.
-building a world-class brand. We will continue to carry out the special action of "China Automobile Brand Upward Development", support superior enterprises to strengthen quality management and optimize production capacity layout, promote backward automobile enterprises and production capacity withdrawal in a market-oriented and legal way, promote the large-scale development of groups, and accelerate the cultivation of internationally competitive China brands.
The vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption policy will be extended to the end of 2027.
Adopting the vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption policy will not only bring benefits to consumers, but also play a significant role in promoting the development of new energy automobile industry and expanding consumption. Since September 1, 2014, the purchase of new energy vehicles has been exempted from vehicle purchase tax. In 2017, 2020 and 2022, this policy was extended three times until December 31, 2023. By the end of 2022, the accumulated tax exemption scale of the above policies exceeded 200 billion yuan, and it is estimated that the tax exemption will exceed 115 billion yuan in 2023.
The the State Council executive meeting held on June 2nd proposed to continue and optimize the vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption policy for new energy vehicles. At present, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have issued operational documents, which clarify the specific policy contents.
The vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption policy for new energy vehicles will be extended from implementation to December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2027 for four years. Among them, the vehicle purchase tax will be exempted from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025; From January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027, the vehicle purchase tax will be halved.
Set a reduction limit for the reduction of vehicle purchase tax for new energy passenger cars. For new energy passenger cars whose purchase date is from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, set a tax reduction and exemption limit of 30,000 yuan; For new energy passenger cars whose purchase date is from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027, a tax reduction and exemption limit of 15,000 yuan will be set.
"It is estimated that from 2024 to 2027, the total amount of vehicle purchase tax reduction and exemption will reach 520 billion yuan." Xu Hongcai, Vice Minister of Finance, told reporters that the Ministry of Finance is stepping up preparations with relevant departments to promote various work and ensure that policies are put in place.
Solve the problem of "difficult to find piles" in a targeted manner.
"At present, China has built a charging infrastructure system with the largest number, the largest service range and the most complete variety in the world." Ou Hong, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that there are four main characteristics-
The scale continues to expand. From 2015 to 2022, the number of charging infrastructure in China increased from less than 100,000 units to 5.21 million units, with an average annual increase of more than 700,000 units. Especially since 2021, "cars" and "piles" have shown a synchronous explosive growth trend. By the end of May this year, the scale of charging infrastructure has reached 6.356 million units.
The structure is relatively reasonable. Public charging piles account for about 33% and private charging piles account for about 67% in terms of user attributes. In the charging mode, the combination of speed and speed is mainly based on AC low-power charging piles and supplemented by DC high-power charging piles.
The layout is more perfect. The coverage rate of public charging pile facilities in the central city of first-tier cities exceeds 80%, and the service radius is equivalent to that of gas stations. 65% of the expressway service areas in China have charging conditions, and a "ten vertical, ten horizontal and two rings" expressway fast charging network has initially formed.
The technical level is constantly improving. Technical development routes such as AC slow charging and DC fast charging have been formed, the compatibility level of vehicles and piles has been gradually improved, and the technical level of charging efficiency, intelligent control and safety monitoring is leading internationally.
Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued "Guiding Opinions on Further Building High-quality Charging Infrastructure System" (hereinafter referred to as "Guiding Opinions"), proposing to basically build a high-quality charging infrastructure system with wide coverage, moderate scale, reasonable structure and perfect functions by 2030. In terms of network coverage, we will build a charging network with urban area, highway line and rural point layout. In large and medium-sized cities, the proportion of parking spaces with standardized charging conditions in commercial parking lots will strive to exceed the proportion of registered electric vehicles in cities, and the coverage rate of charging services in rural areas will increase steadily; In terms of functional services, the charging infrastructure is fast and complementary, intelligent and open, the charging service is safe, reliable, economical and convenient, and the standards and regulations and market supervision system are basically perfect.
For the problems such as "it is difficult to find piles", "it is difficult to enter the community" and "it is difficult to charge roads", the Guiding Opinions put forward targeted measures, such as vigorously promoting the construction of charging infrastructure in public parking lots, qualified gas stations, tourist attractions and other public areas; It is required to accelerate the charging infrastructure of fixed parking spaces in existing residential areas, and strictly implement the requirements for the construction of charging infrastructure in new residential areas to ensure that the charging infrastructure of fixed parking spaces is 100% built according to regulations or installation conditions are reserved; It is required that the new expressway service area should simultaneously build the charging infrastructure. (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang)
