In recent years, with the increasing emphasis on environmental protection, the new energy of freight cars has gradually become a trend. Especially under the background of continuous opening of the right of way, new energy logistics vehicles are gradually rising and becoming the new favorite of urban distribution transportation.

The road right of new energy trucks is continuously opened and the purchase tax is exempted

1On October 15, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice on the distribution of key tasks of the Tenth National Teleconference on Deepening the Reform of "Emission, Control and Service", requiring the new energy distribution trucks to expand the traffic scope and extend the traffic time to further facilitate the traffic of trucks on urban roads.

On September 26, in order to support the development of the new energy vehicle industry and promote automobile consumption, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued an announcement on the continuation of the policy of exemption of vehicle purchase tax on new energy vehicles, stating that new energy vehicles purchased from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 will be exempted from vehicle purchase tax.

What are the advantages of new energy trucks over fuel vehicles?

1. "Green channel" in regulations

New energy trucks are easy to be licensed and not restricted. In addition, more than 20 provincial capitals, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Tianjin, have opened "green channels" for new energy vehicles in terms of right of way. Some cities, such as Chengdu, have stipulated that by the end of next year, the permission of fuel vehicles to enter the city will be banned, and only new energy vehicles can be used for distribution.

These measures have directly enhanced the competitiveness of new energy vehicles to a certain extent. After all, having the right of way means that more orders can be received, even those that cannot be received by fuel vehicles. As the operation time is extended, the operating income will naturally increase.

2. Dominance of operating costs

Under the same driving mileage, the price of electricity is lower than that of fuel. Especially in the general environment where the oil price continues to rise this year, the operating cost of new energy trucks is obviously lower than that of fuel vehicles.

3. Policy subsidies provide financial guarantee

Nowadays, new energy vehicles have become the key development object of seven strategic emerging industries. The relevant subsidy and incentive policies of the Ministry of Finance for new energy vehicles have been continuing, which to some extent make up for the high selling price of vehicle batteries, and reduce the selling price of new energy trucks to the same level as that of traditional energy vehicles.

4. Less environmental pollution, more environmental protection

Compared with traditional fuel trucks, new energy vehicles can almost achieve zero pollutant emissions during operation, in line with the general trend of environmental protection.

5. More advanced technology

New energy trucks can integrate emerging energy technology, Internet of Things technology, information technology and Internet technology, and make full use of big data, cloud platforms, etc. to improve logistics efficiency.

6. Automatic transmission is more comfortable for driving

At present, most new energy trucks are basically automatic transmission. Compared with traditional manual fuel vehicles, the driving operation is relatively simple and the fatigue strength is smaller.

7. The revenue of new energy trucks is higher.

According to the collection and statistics of the freight platform on the income of car owners, the income of new energy car owners is about 30% higher than that of traditional fuel vehicles. Now more and more cities are starting to introduce new rules for the benefit of new energy trucks, which may be more obvious.

What are the "shackles" in the development of new energy trucks?

1. Poor endurance.

At present, the endurance mileage of most new energy trucks in China when they are fully loaded is about 150km - 200km, which makes them unable to undertake long-distance transportation tasks. As a result, their service scope is limited to end of city distribution or short distance inter city transportation. When the owners receive orders, they even have to calculate the distance to avoid running out of power on the return trip.

2. Charging is difficult.

At present, the supporting facilities of charging piles in many cities are not perfect, and even the charging of new energy passenger vehicles is not particularly convenient, which also forms a certain obstacle to the popularization of electric heavy trucks. In addition, the charging time of new energy trucks is long, which cannot meet the needs of high-frequency logistics transportation.

3. Small loading capacity.

This is mainly because the dead weight of the vehicle's power battery pack is large, accounting for almost 50% of the vehicle's body weight, greatly squeezing the weight space of the goods, and the cost performance of transportation is greatly reduced.

4. Car insurance costs are high.

Although the state has set various subsidies and preferences for the purchase of new energy trucks, new energy vehicles have no advantages over traditional fuel vehicles in terms of vehicle insurance. Due to differences in warranty terms, the insurance premium for new energy trucks is even 15% - 20% higher.

5. After sales is not perfect and maintenance costs are high.

Compared with traditional fuel trucks, the market scale of new energy trucks has developed rapidly, but the after-sales service system has not kept up with the speed of market expansion, which is mainly reflected in the lack of professional maintenance personnel, the difficulty in purchasing parts, etc. If the vehicle battery is damaged, the replacement cost is also very high.

6. Recycling and circulation are difficult.

New energy vehicles are updated rapidly in technology, but there is a lack of uniform standard in recyclable valuation, so it is difficult to circulate and recycle new energy vehicles.

What is the future development direction of fuel trucks?

Although the advantages of new energy trucks are obvious, their disadvantages can not be ignored. Some car owners who are used to driving fuel vehicles often feel that new energy trucks are not suitable for power, charging, maintenance and repair. There are even cases where car owners sell new energy trucks that they have recently bought to replace them with fuel vehicles.

However, we have to admit that the rise of new energy trucks is a major trend, and more and more cities have begun to promote new energy vehicles. For example, Beijing stipulates that logistics distribution vehicles under 4.5t basically use new energy vehicles. For example, Shanghai requires that logistics vehicles in Xinzengcheng use new energy 100% by 2025. We can believe that in the near future, urban distribution logistics will become the world of new energy trucks.

As for fuel trucks, it is unlikely to completely eliminate them, or more will be transferred to the field of medium and long distance logistics transportation.

As for in the longer future, when the new energy truck technology is updated or new vehicle energy types appear, in short, the disadvantages of the new energy truck are completely improved, how the fuel vehicles will develop at that time, I'm afraid we have to wait and see.