The debate on the technical path of new energy vehicles has never stopped. When hybrid power and pure electric power have not competed, the fuel cell has begun to show its edge. What kind of driving force is the real thing that can help Chinese cars to complete the "curve crossing". Between the sword and the sword. However, as another important component of the powertrain, the gearbox has taken another look at the route choices.
Chen Yong, vice president of Geely Automotive Research Institute, stated that regarding the choice of gearbox, whether it be AMT (automatic mechanical transmission), AT (automatic transmission), CVT (continuously variable transmission), or DCT (double clutch transmission) ) is based on its application in different cars and the strategic decisions made by each company. They often have their own markets and have their own development prospects.
"For Geely Automobile, our A0-class model uses 4AT, and the displacement is slightly larger, for example, over 1.8L. We will use CVT, and then some larger ones we use are the DCT, and the larger one is 6AT. It also shows that Geely decided to use what kind of gearbox according to its own development stage.†Chen Yong said.
“The domestic transmission gearboxes are now varied and flourishing.†Fu Xiaqi, general manager of Jifu Power Technology (China) Co., Ltd. believes that it is difficult to say that a certain gearbox corresponds to a certain market. What kind of gearbox a market chooses is often determined by the company's controllable resources.
"8AT or 9AT, should be determined by the companies themselves, as long as they can meet the direction of energy-saving emission reduction, the government should take the appropriate policy support and concessions." Huang Yonghe, chief expert of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, said the government is making policies During the process, technology neutrality should be adopted and the company itself should determine the development path. "The selection of many gearbox technologies in the Chinese market is based primarily on the fuel consumption or emission policies formulated by the state, and gearbox technology developed by the enterprise, as long as it meets the direction of energy conservation and emission reduction, it should adopt technical support policies instead of simply supporting or suppressing them. Some kind of technological development."
Gifor Power, which focuses on transmission testing services, is seeing strong demand in the Chinese market. Company CEO Wolfgang Klaus revealed that Gifford will add 11 test benches in China and plans to implement 31 test benches in 2015. According to reports, Gifford has approximately 140 test benches around the world. From the distribution of test benches, one third of the benches serve Chinese automakers. "We are full of confidence in the development of the Chinese market. In the future, we will invest 15 million Euros in the Chinese market."