ifcarWhat happens if you don’t burn petroleum and use methanol instead? More environmentally friendly? Will fuel prices be cheaper?
At the two sessions that just opened, Geely Group Chairman Li Shufu submitted two proposals: "Carefully liberalize accurate mapping of maps, reduce barriers to the development of autonomous driving technology" and "Speed up the nationwide promotion of methanol vehicles and the development of methanol alternative fuels."
To put it simply, it is "development of autonomous driving technology" and "promotion of methanol cars."
Methanol car, a car that uses methanol as fuel. Methanol is a liquid mainly produced by the vaporization and hydrogenation of coal, and its performance is close to that of gasoline. Methanol is rich in resources and can be regenerated. It is a biomass energy source.
"The development of methanol cars is not for our Geely, but is related to the strategic development of the entire country. The relevant departments lack self-confidence and always ask why the United States does not use it! The central government has been advocating that leaders should dare to act, but there are too few such leaders. A simple negation is much less responsibilities than affirmation!" Li Shufu said excitedly.
In Li Shufu's view, methanol fuel is clean and has a wide range of sources, and the output and product
ifcarWhat happens if you don’t burn petroleum and use methanol instead? More environmentally friendly? Will fuel prices be cheaper?
At the two sessions that just opened, Geely Group Chairman Li Shufu submitted two proposals: "Carefully liberalize accurate mapping of maps, reduce barriers to the development of autonomous driving technology" and "Speed up the nationwide promotion of methanol vehicles and the development of methanol alternative fuels."
To put it simply, it is "development of autonomous driving technology" and "promotion of methanol cars."
Methanol car, a car that uses methanol as fuel. Methanol is a liquid mainly produced by the vaporization and hydrogenation of coal, and its performance is close to that of gasoline. Methanol is rich in resources and can be regenerated. It is a biomass energy source.
"The development of methanol cars is not for our Geely, but is related to the strategic development of the entire country. The relevant departments lack self-confidence and always ask why the United States does not use it! The central government has been advocating that leaders should dare to act, but there are too few such leaders. A simple negation is much less responsibilities than affirmation!" Li Shufu said excitedly.
In Li Shufu's view, methanol fuel is clean and has a wide range of sources, and the output and production capacity are also adequately guaranteed. The promotion of methanol vehicles is related to the diversification of the country's energy strategy, energy security and China's environmental protection.
As early as about 30 years ago, methanol vehicles were listed as national key scientific and technological projects, and pilot projects were promoted in many cities. At present, the pilot application cities for methanol vehicles have been expanded to "four provinces and one city" (Shanxi, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Gansu, Shanghai), and technical problems such as methanol corrosion have also been resolved.
In Li Shufu's view, both new energy and autonomous driving technologies are inevitable trends in the development of the industry. However, China must actively promote technological innovation if it wants to move from a major automobile country to a powerful automobile country.
When Li Shufu tried his best to promote methanol cars, he was not opposed to electrification. With the promotion of various new energy sources, electric vehicles have also been regarded as green energy sources, which are believed to facilitate travel and protect the environment.
But in fact, nearly 80% of the electricity in China comes from thermal power generation, which means that for every kilometer we drove in an electric car, nearly 800 meters of it were driven by polluted energy...
"Ren Dapao" once bombarded the pollution problem of electric vehicles.
In addition to calling for the promotion of methanol cars, Li Shufu's second proposal is "Prudently liberalize accurate mapping of maps and lower barriers to the development of autonomous driving technology." This proposal follows the autonomous driving proposal of the two sessions last year.
Li Shufu suggested that the development of autonomous driving technology should be reduced by prudently letting go of accurate mapping of maps, thereby accelerating the development of autonomous driving.
Autonomous driving can effectively reduce traffic accidents, make traffic smoother, reduce congestion, and solve problems such as air pollution caused by traffic congestion.
For consumers, autonomous driving can liberate the driver, make it more efficient to use the time in the car, and can also provide solutions for the independent travel of the elderly and the disabled.
But for methanol cars, there are already more than 70 countries in the world, with varying degrees of application. China is a country with more coal than oil, and the moderate development of methanol vehicles is a way to alleviate the energy problem. But methanol is also a primary energy source, and its use will also bring environmental pollution.
There is still a long way to go on the issues of automobiles, energy and environmental protection!
