Energy Consumption

Cui Dongshu Warns: Oversized New Energy Vehicles Are a Waste of Resources

Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the Passenger Vehicle Association, publicly stated that the trend of making new energy vehicles increasingly larger constitutes a waste of resources, as larger dimensions and heavier vehicle weights lead to rising energy consumption, contradicting the industry's energy conservation and emission reduction goals. This perspective has sparked widespread industry discussion and provides overseas buyers with an important lens for understanding the direction of China's NEV market.

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NEVs Getting Heavier: MIIT Data Reveals Decade-Long Curb Weight Climb

MIIT data shows domestic passenger vehicle curb weight mean has risen year after year over the past decade, with the trend "particularly significant" in the NEV sector. On May 27, China Automobile Dealers Association expert Li Yanwei issued a warning: if NEVs follow a "heavier, pricier, better-selling" path, "new energy" is merely consuming resources in a different way. Lightweighting is a threshold NEVs must cross to deliver on energy-saving promises.