Recently, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the People's Republic of China has proposed that by 2050, the new passenger cars sold by Japanese automakers worldwide will be electrified, that is, they will no longer sell pure internal combustion engine models, and will be converted into electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles or hybrids. Power car.
Passenger car emissions reduction of 90%
The first reason for this is to control greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change. The Japanese government and companies have agreed that in order to maintain the environmental performance of Japanese cars at the highest level in the world, it is necessary to set long-term goals. The Paris Agreement's emission reduction target, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry hopes to reduce the average greenhouse gas emissions per vehicle by 80% compared to 2010 (including 90% reduction of passenger cars) by 2050. To this end, it is necessary to make the world The Japanese cars sold in the range are all electric models.
Secondly, the global competition in the field of electric vehicles is becoming more and more fierce, and Japanese manufacturers are faintly behind. The Japanese Asahi Shimbun pointed out that Japanese cars dominate the hybrid vehicle field, but China, Britain, France and other countries are promoting electric vehicles. The first step in the popularization, the first to introduce various government incentives, which gives Japan a strong sense of crisis, lest it fall behind in the R&D competition of the next generation of cars. Although the government also includes hybrid vehicles, in order to achieve greenhouse gases. The goal of reducing emissions, the realization of zero-emission pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles is the key.
'Japan hopes to contribute to the realization of zero emissions worldwide by promoting electric vehicles on a global scale. This is a globally influential message, and only Japan can set such a goal. 'The Japanese economy Industry Minister Shi Geng Hongcheng claims.
Joint purchase of cobalt
Rare metal cobalt is indispensable in battery materials. In order to ensure the supply of cobalt, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the People's Republic of China also said that a new organization will be established by March next year, when automakers will jointly purchase cobalt.
Japan will also promote the development of battery technology and develop a battery evaluation method indicator to be able to trade at the right price when using second-hand electric vehicles.
In fact, the first car manufacturer to propose a 100% electrification target in 2050 is Toyota. Toyota proposed in the 'Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050' strategy released in 2015 that by 2050, the average carbon emissions of Toyota's new global car will be higher. In 2010, it reduced 90% and basically achieved zero production of traditional power vehicles. As for Nissan, the global cumulative sales of LEAF pure electric vehicles has exceeded 270,000, and the new generation of hearing winds will be launched in Japan and Europe and the United States this year.
Employment killer?
For the new goal of 100% electrification of Japanese cars, Bloomberg recently pointed out that electric vehicles may become Japan's largest industry - the employment of the automotive industry, especially for component suppliers.
As the largest car company in Japan, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda began warning last fall that the drastic change of 'One Hundred Years' will threaten the survival of the auto industry. He warned of shared cars, electric cars and driverless cars. And these are the disturbing innovations faced by those who rely on the internal combustion engine. The Japanese government hopes that Japanese automakers will only sell electricized models in 2050, which will further aggravate these people's uneasiness. Although 2050 is still a distant date. However, China, the world's largest new car market, has set an ambitious goal for electric vehicles.
The problem with Aichi Prefecture, where Toyota headquarters is located, is that electric vehicle parts are about one-third less expensive than today's regular fuel vehicles. In Aichi, you can find spark plugs, pistons, camshafts, fuel pumps, sprays. Manufacturers of components such as oil and catalytic converters, but these electric vehicles are not needed. For the 310,000 auto workers in Aichi Prefecture, industrial restructuring will mean painful scale reduction and will have a profound impact on the industrial center of Japan. .
The impact of electric vehicles on Aichi Prefecture has not been officially studied by economists. However, the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Engineering in Germany recently analyzed the German automotive industry, assuming the popularity of electric vehicles in 2030. The rate is 25%. Even if there are new jobs created by electric vehicles, 9% of the auto jobs in Germany will be cut off. No matter the popularity of the final electric vehicles, there will be suppliers who cannot adapt to this change, especially in the case of Small and medium-sized companies.