Xi'an, January 12, 2024 - In this event, a value package of 10,000 yuan was launched for each model of alcohol and hydrogen products remotely for the characteristics of the operation scenario; the top 2,000 owners of light merchants and the top 500 owners of heavy trucks enjoyed a filling price of 2 yuan/liter within the agreed time limit; signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xi'an Jiaoran to cooperate comprehensively in the fields of methanol filling stations, filling station operations, methanol trade, etc., to ensure the convenience of methanol filling for local users. On the day of the event, major customers signed contracts and online and offline group buying channels won a total of 1,069 orders, winning a good start in 2024.
Methanol: The Optimal Solution for Green Energy Substitution
Methanol is a liquid at room temperature and pressure. As a low-carbon, oxygen-containing fuel, it has the characteristics of high combustion efficiency, clean emissions and renewable energy. It is an ideal new clean and renewable energy globally. It has been widely used in automobiles, ships and other fields. Methanol is called liquid "hydrogen" and is the best carrier of hydrogen. 1 square meter of liquid hydrogen contains 70kg of hydrogen, while 1 square meter of methanol contains 148.3kg of hydrogen. Green hydrogen is produced by "abandoning wind and light", and green methanol can be produced by using carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. Methanol will be an important part of the future development of hydrogen energy. Compared with electricity, 70% of the electricity in the national grid is coal power. 1 ton of coal generates 3,300 kWh of electricity, generating 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide, which can make 49T pure electric heavy trucks travel about 1900km; 1 ton of non-high-quality coal can produce 0.66 tons of methanol and produce 1.67 tons of carbon dioxide. Hydrogenation can produce 1.21 tons of methanol, with a total output of 1.87 tons of methanol, which can make 49T methanol heavy trucks travel about 2400km. China is "rich in coal, lack of oil, and lack of gas." Methanol has become a high-quality alternative energy source in China.
Entering 2024, on the one hand, new energy subsidies continue to be tightened, and on the other hand, restrictions on fuel vehicles across the country are also more stringent. New energy commercial vehicles must be able to meet the needs of scenarios and economic needs, and pure electric models alone have become increasingly difficult to meet users. Compared with gasoline vehicles, methanol vehicles have 21% higher energy efficiency, 1.7:1 energy consumption ratio, and about 26% lower carbon dioxide emissions. Compared with diesel vehicles, methanol vehicles have 18% -32% lower fuel costs, 76% lower PM particulate matter emissions, and 32% lower nitrogen oxides. Methanol engine tail nitrogen oxides are only 13% of the national six model limit; methanol engine tail PM is only 10% of the national six model limit. The potential for methanol to replace gasoline and diesel is huge, and hydrogen alcohol power is becoming a new force in the field of new energy commercial vehicles.
Chen Quanshi, a professor at the School of Vehicles and Transportation at Tsinghua University, said at the press conference: The extended-range hybrid system based on methanol engine can be applied to commercial vehicles, which can give full play to the advantages of methanol and solve the bottleneck problems of low-carbon environmental protection, safety and convenience, high quality and low price.
Long-range new energy commercial vehicles, as the first brand in China to focus on new energy commercial vehicles, rely on Geely's deep accumulation in the methanol field for nearly 20 years, and alcohol and hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles have been fully industrialized. Long-range has successfully developed a variety of methanol commercial vehicles and put them into mass operation. It is also the only enterprise in China to launch methanol heavy trucks, light trucks, small trucks and buses. The technological maturity and deployment scale are at the international leading level.
Alcohol and hydrogen power achieve full scene coverage of new energy commercial vehicles
As a production tool, it is difficult for a single power to achieve full scene coverage. In order to completely solve this industry pain point, long-range new energy commercial vehicles have not only developed a methanol direct-drive AMT power chain to achieve full coverage of 1.8L-15L methanol engine displacement and 100-600 horsepower, but also actively explored the combination of methanol and electric drive, and have successively launched a variety of power types such as an alcohol-hydrogen electric power chain and a future-oriented alcohol-hydrogen electric integrated power chain.
Long-range commercial vehicles powered by alcohol and hydrogen can not only cover all use scenarios in China from Mohe to Turpan, from the plains to the plateau, but also have excellent use economy. Taking long-range methanol heavy trucks as an example, compared with traditional diesel heavy trucks, the fuel cost is reduced by 18% -32%, and the maximum saving per kilometer is 1 yuan. According to the annual operation of 150,000 kilometers, one car can be saved in three years.
On December 9, 2023, the long-range Xinghan H alcohol and hydrogen electric tractor cold zone challenge totaled 1,341 kilometers, and the long-term test ended successfully at the end point, Changchun, Jilin. After three days, only a box of green methanol successfully completed the extreme cold ultra-long challenge, verifying the optimal solution of new energy technology in cold regions. The total consumption of methanol for the on-site certification of China Automotive Research Institute is about 953 liters, and the average alcohol consumption is about 71.1L/100km. According to the recent alcohol price, the cost of 100 kilometers is only 142.2 yuan.
Building a green ecological industrial chain with Chinese characteristics around alcohol and hydrogen
In order to better promote the rapid promotion and application of methanol commercial vehicles, a "1.2.3.3" ecological strategy to promote the alcohol and hydrogen technology route has been formulated remotely, with vehicle promotion as the core, focusing on the two-wheel drive of capital and product market, green alcohol preparation, methanol filling, and alcohol electric vehicles. The three-step development of green methanol in energy development has created a trillion-level value green ecological industry chain with Chinese characteristics.
This Xi'an tasting is the first appearance of the whole range of remote alcohol and hydrogen products, which also means that the promotion and application of the Xi'an market has officially kicked off. Focusing on vehicle promotion, remote will launch a series of landing policies in energy security, alcohol price, vehicle sales and leasing, financial insurance, after-sales protection, etc., to protect the rights and interests of customers. Excellent product strength and perfect alcohol and hydrogen ecological layout, remote alcohol and hydrogen powered models are attracting more and more users.
In 2024, Remote will take Xi'an as the starting point to accelerate the promotion and application of all long-range alcohol and hydrogen products, accelerate the layout of the methanol industry, and join hands with the upstream and downstream industrial chains to build a methanol economic industrial chain, provide the ultimate product value and service experience for the majority of users, and contribute to the energy transition and the realization of the "double carbon" goal.
