On June 65438+1October 1 1, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei publicly stated that the subsidies in the first half of this year did not fall, but rose, causing strong repercussions; On March 3 1, the the State Council executive meeting decided to extend the purchase subsidy and exemption from vehicle purchase tax for new energy vehicles due at the end of the year for two years, which is also regarded as another "window" for new energy vehicles; Recently, BYD Toyota Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "BYD Toyota") was formally established and is scheduled to open in May. Just 100 days before the two sides signed the joint venture agreement last year100, BYD and Toyota successfully "matched". Gao Guanshi believes that BYD is playing a big game, and the "joint venture company" is only the beginning of this game.
"Technology equivalence" cooperation, BYD and Toyota lead the "new joint venture era"
If joint venture car companies had to "trade the market for technology" before this, then BYD's "technology win cooperation" today is a milestone in the rise of automobile technology in China.
From 65438 to 0995, BYD started in the battery business. Since then, BYD has fully mastered the core technologies such as battery, IGBT, motor and electronic control, and has become an enterprise that can provide overall solutions for new energy vehicles. Since the launch of the world's first plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) in 2008, BYD has achieved the first global sales volume of new energy vehicles (PHEV and EV) for four consecutive years, becoming a global new energy head car enterprise. It is also because of the blessing of technical strength that Toyota launched a "technical equivalence" joint venture with BYD for the first time to jointly develop pure electric vehicles and their derivative models, as well as the design and development of related parts.
We waited for a "technical equivalence" for almost 40 years, and BYD finally achieved a "zero breakthrough". As An Shanghong, chairman of BYD Toyota, said, "Engineers from Toyota and BYD who have their own technical strength will learn from each other and learn from each other's car-making technology." In fact, before Toyota, Daimler had a precedent of "technical equivalence" joint venture with BYD. Daimler and Toyota are the inventors of automobiles and the world's leading luxury cars. The other is the world's largest automobile giant, with the highest market value, famous for its quality and reliability, and leading global sales. Their cooperation with BYD not only shows the forward-looking nature of BYD's new energy technology, but also marks the arrival of China Automobile's "new joint venture era".
Can Toyota fall in love with BYD's "Three Electricity" technology?
From "where there are roads, there are Toyota cars" to the most profitable car companies in the world, Toyota relies on the products and technologies at the top of the pyramid of global car companies. So why did Toyota fall in love with BYD at first sight?
Of course, it is based on BYD's open attitude and unique technical advantages. As early as 20 17, Wang Chuanfu put forward the idea of changing from independent innovation to open innovation, and soon after that, power batteries began to be supplied to the outside world. Recently, BYD established a Foday subsidiary, aiming at substantially promoting the popularization of global electrification and seeking innovative cooperation with major strategic partners together with BYD International Cooperation Division. As a car company, dare to cooperate globally on top core technologies, which fully shows that BYD is a car company with social responsibility. As Zhao Binggen, general manager of BYD Toyota, said, "We will be a joint venture company that integrates the technology and experience of China and Japan in the research and development of pure electric vehicle technology. Committed to promoting and popularizing the high-quality technology of electric vehicles that are more environmentally friendly, safer, more comfortable and smarter. Our vision is to create a consumer-centered future travel and a society where people live in harmony with nature. "
This is by no means an empty slogan. On the technical level, BYD has never stopped moving forward.
For example, on March 29th, BYD released the blade battery technology with high safety, long battery life and long service life. This super lithium iron phosphate battery is 50% higher than the traditional lithium iron phosphate bulk battery, and its service life can reach more than one million kilometers. As we all know, "safety" is the foundation of new energy vehicles, which is also the pursuit of BYD. The "needle test" of power battery was once an impossible project in the industry, but BYD blade battery passed this test smoothly and safely, becoming the first power battery in the world to successfully pass the "needle test".
In fact, the blade battery is only the epitome of BYD's "Three Electricity" technical strength. Some commentators once said, "There are only two kinds of electrification technologies in the world, one is BYD and the other is others." BYD launched the world's first pure electric vehicle platform-BYD e-platform, which is the integration and crystallization of its core technologies such as battery, motor and electronic control, as well as automotive intelligent technology. BYD is willing to open its e-platform to the outside world, which is not only the embodiment of corporate responsibility, but also the display of strong technical strength and self-confidence. It is precisely for this reason that global auto giants such as Daimler and Toyota will choose BYD as a joint venture partner to jointly create a new history of new energy vehicles.
With Toyota's "technical equivalence" cooperation, the establishment of Foday subsidiary and the opening of e-platform, we can find that BYD, as an advocate and promoter of automobile electrification revolution, has been standing at the high point of leading China's automobiles upward. Under the background that the global automobile market has been hit hard, the cooperation between Toyota and China automobile enterprises in the field of electric vehicles also shows from another level that China automobile enterprises will "overtake" in this way in the future, thus replacing automobile giants such as Europe, America and Japan, leading the new technological changes and industry development of automobiles, and BYD will surely go down in China automobile history.
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