Beijing, February 10 (Xinhua) Beijing vigorously promotes the development of fuel cell vehicle industry. By the end of 2021, the cumulative number of new energy vehicles in Beijing had reached 507000. Adhering to the concept of Green Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games have invested 312 fuel cell vehicles in Beijing and carried out large-scale demonstration operations.
This is what Liu Yu, director of the 2022 Beijing Information Center, said at a press conference held on the 10th in response to the New York Times reporter's questions about the development and production of electric vehicles in Beijing.
Liu Yutong said that the development of new energy vehicles is a strategic measure to deal with climate change and promote green development. It is of great significance for the adjustment of energy structure, low-carbon development of industry and the realization of the "double carbon" goal. Beijing has unswervingly implemented the national strategy and put forward the long-term goal of "by 2025, the city's cumulative capacity of new energy vehicles will reach 2 million". By the end of 2021, the cumulative number of new energy vehicles in Beijing had reached 507000.
He said that as the largest industry in Beijing's high-end manufacturing industry, Beijing has actively promoted the structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading of the automobile industry. Last year, Beijing used idle capacity to build the "ideal car Beijing Shunyi green intelligent factory". The design capacity of electric vehicles is 250000, which will be completed and put into operation in September 2023. Actively promote the electric transformation of Beijing Benz, the largest automobile joint venture in Beijing, and have launched EQA, EQB and EQC models. EQE high-end models will continue to be launched in the second half of this year.
He said that Beijing adheres to the basic principles of "electricity is electricity, hydrogen is hydrogen" and "electricity for passenger vehicles and hydrogen for commercial vehicles", and vigorously promotes the development of fuel cell vehicle industry. The Beijing Tianjin Hebei fuel cell vehicle demonstration city cluster led by Beijing has been included in the first batch of national demonstration city clusters, and it is planned to promote and apply more than 800 fuel cell vehicles by the end of this year.
Liu Yutong pointed out that the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games adhered to the concept of Green Olympics, invested 312 fuel cell vehicles in Beijing and carried out large-scale demonstration operations.
