On the afternoon of January 15th, the 7th China Electric Vehicle 100-People Conference was kicked off online and offline. The 5th Sino-British EV Innovation Forum opened first, and Ma Fanglie, the Deputy Secretary General of the China Electric Vehicle 100-People Conference, and Graham Stuart, the Deputy Minister of the UK Department for International Trade, delivered speeches respectively.
(John Edwards, British Ambassador to China)
During the keynote speeches on innovation and application of high-performance electric vehicle technology, John Edwards, British Ambassador to China, Jonathan Rayner, the Vice President of Product Engineering at Jaguar Land Rover China and Asia Pacific, Yang Xiaowei, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Envision AESC, Feng Qingfeng, Vice President of Geely Holding Group and CEO of Lotus Group, and He Yipeng, General Manager of BYD Europe participated in the speeches.
(Feng Qingfeng, Vice President of Geely Holding Group and CEO of Lotus Group)
The guests stated that in 2020, the number of new energy vehicles in China has reached 4.92 million, and the market share is rapidly increasing; the British government announced the “Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution” in November 2020, proposing to stop selling gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, and the market share of electric vehicles in 2020 has reached 10%. The electric vehicle industry in both countries has achieved significant development results.
There are many opportunities for China-UK cooperation to be explored. China has advantages in batteries, electronic information, and information technology for electric vehicle driving, while representatives from British companies such as GKN and Jaguar Land Rover will share their technology and products at this forum.
(Qian Ting, General Manager of Johnson Matthey China)Following the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation agreement between the Bai Ren Hui and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in the UK, the keynote speech session of the Sino-UK high-performance electric vehicle supply chain cooperation invited Mike Hawes, CEO of the SMMT, Lu Tao, Senior Vice President of Graphcore and General Manager of China, Qian Ting, General Manager of Johnson Matthey China, Tony Clemson, Deputy Counselor of Innovation Industry in the Department for International Trade, John Mcluskie, President of GKN (China) Investment Ltd., and Bao Jie, Managing Director of MIRA China.
The guests expressed that the electric vehicle market in the UK is growing rapidly, and the power battery market has great potential. The prospects for cooperation between China and the UK are broad. In addition, the guests also shared insights on electronic intelligent systems, clean hydrogen and other technologies.
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