No ignition sound, car quietly startup. Motor could hear high-frequency sound, instrument upper right corner of the screen displaying the remaining mileage and remaining capacity. Shenzhen taxi drivers who crash, opened by Tin Man BYD E6, is the first commercial operation of an electric taxi. This car is running three months later, in early August has had a maintenance.
Tin Man who belongs to the Shenzhen Pengcheng Electric Car Rental Ltd (Pengcheng electric) now has 50 E6 electric taxi, before the end of this year, put the scale will reach 100.
This is also the size of the domestic electric taxi operators the first attempt.
Du Jun, general manager of Pengcheng Electric, the company bus from Shenzhen City Group Inc. and manufacturer of E6 – BYD Co., Ltd. joint venture with registered capital 20 million yuan. Bus Group, which owned 55%, 45% of BYD stake, both sides are cash injection. The company owned by the Shenzhen Bus Group, set up the management Pengcheng Taxi Co., Ltd., BYD was not involved in operational management toshiba Satellite M105 batetry toshiba Satellite M110 batetry .
August 10, Pengcheng Company managers are being held in plenary session to discuss the operation of the previous stage. Three months of operation, on the Shenzhen city government, business co-promote this new energy transport model testing, it is a summary of the time.
Electric rental first experience
E6 and traditional car driving and riding in no significant difference in the driving operation even easier. Tin Man has said, the electric car is easier hand, his manipulation of electric vehicles in the three months growing smoothly, but the timing of the return charge to grasp more and more prospective. “Now every day I take guests from the airport, sometimes several times a day access, electricity do not worry, have a few of the heart.”
BYD E6 single full electric taxi mileage is about 200 kilometers, in the current scheduling Pengcheng electrical design, does not allow cars to run over 200 km, but the early return to recharge.
Pengcheng electrical workers, said the summer air-conditioned car to run electric car electricity consumption accounts for a considerable proportion, about 30%, while in a situation of no air conditioning, E6 single taxi mileage full power can be more than 300 km toshiba Satellite M115 batetry toshiba Satellite M40 batetry .
Pengcheng BYD electric delivery in batches to the vehicle, is continually on the E6 battery power to adjust and improve the actual operation of the data feedback on technical improvements to help a lot. “The latest of these launch vehicles, the battery’s performance is better than before, you can run some more.” DU said.
The new batch of electric cars in the control system has two modes for the driver choices, one for high speed smooth running, and the other for congested traffic conditions over the city, according to the driver’s chosen implementation of the different drive options, this design is very focused on the taxi.
In addition, E6 battery power system installed in the vehicle rear part under the rear seat, rear-seat lead in the bottom was higher than the front seat, causing inconvenience to passengers get off and ride, BYD also for The problem adjusting the configuration of the battery and the rear seat, Du Jun was told that the change may lead to delay in delivery of vehicles this year’s follow-up toshiba Satellite M45 batetry toshiba Satellite M50 batetry .
Still supporting the development of
Supporting electric car charging station is a key condition for operation. At present, Pengcheng electric Merlin’s headquarters is located in six sets charging equipment, but otherwise the city of Shenzhen Pengcheng use of three charging stations are located at Futian District, Xiangmihu, Futian traffic hub and Antoine Hill, 15 Taiwan charging equipment. The University Games is located in Longgang District, near the center of the two charging stations are not used because of the distance.
In the current operation, charging station resources not seem nervous, Antoine taxi charging station side of the mountain is an area much larger than the charging station parking lot, roof and floor are still under construction, there will be a pure electric bus in Shenzhen bus charging station.
The E6 electric taxi of maintenance, the current arrangement in a BYD in Shenzhen Baoan District, 4S shops from the vehicle’s key operating areas farther away, and other maintenance network does not yet have the ability to maintain electric vehicles.
DU said the hope to increase the maintenance Pengcheng electrical outlets, but also is training technical personnel for minor maintenance to complete by themselves, without the need to BYD’s network. “Can not be another wiper as it is now, but also open to the Baoan go .”
DU said, from early May into operation the first electric taxi since there is no vehicle without any major trouble, but there have been air-conditioning and other components problems. Encountered in the charging station’s air-conditioning parts department BYD technical staff, but also to the driver asked Pengcheng electric car air-conditioner operating conditions toshiba Satellite M55 batetry toshiba Tecra A3 batetry toshiba Tecra A4 batetry .
Operating fine afterwards
Then, the electric car to the daily operating profit? DU said, speaking solely from operating income, electric taxi profit per unit of time has been higher than traditional vehicles because of lower energy costs. E6 100 km power consumption is about 30 degrees to the current charging station in the peak hours electricity conversion, 100 km cost 30 yuan, while the traditional taxi 100 km fuel consumption of 12 liters of oil cost more than 70 yuan.
But the upfront costs of electric vehicles obviously too high. DU said, Pengcheng electric E6 electric car by the way the company BYD formal procurement price of 299,800 yuan each, or the sale of the original price E6, no discount, but also did not enjoy the country’s new energy car allowance.
June 1 this year, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Industry, Development and Reform Commission issued four ministries subsidy policy, the maximum subsidy of pure electric passenger vehicles per 60,000 yuan. While the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced in the July 6, in state subsidies, based on pure electric vehicles for individual purchase additional subsidies for a maximum 60,000 yuan.
DU said, has applied for central government subsidies, to recover part of the acquisition: “Personal car can get 60,000 yuan subsidy, and we as the first bulk purchase of electric vehicles in commercial operation of the enterprise, the demonstration effect greater than the individual, and individual subsidies should be at least flat. ” toshiba Tecra A5 batetry toshiba Tecra A6 batetry toshiba Tecra A7 batetry
Actual operation, the taxi mileage and a positive correlation between the basic revenue. According to the 2009 Pengcheng taxi provided annual data, the company’s fundamental to traditional petrol taxis run two shifts a day, the average daily mileage is 497 km.
While the electric taxi, the charge remained very long time compared refueling. Several of the charging station staff told reporters on the E6 to “slow charge” takes 4.5 hours, “in charge” needs about 1.5 hours. The “quick-charge” approach generally does not the battery is full, so with less time, if a “fast charge” full of E6 battery, is also required from 1.5 to 2 hours.
If the electric taxis to run two shifts a day, in the transfer of two classes of drivers, because waiting time is far from a fully charged conventional vehicle refueling time lost due to waiting time could reach three to four hours. The operation of taxi mileage will therefore significantly reduce the revenue loss is not small.
DU said, Pengcheng test a small amount of electric power has been in a taxi to run two shifts a day, and explore the most appropriate model. He also believes that electric taxi will be taken to the design of the battery replacement is more reasonable: “This charge of our cars can save time and more miles to run, while greater use of low-price hours to recharge the battery, more cost-effective.”
Electric taxi emission reduction benefits may also become a future source of income. According to data provided by Pengcheng taxi company, the company uses the traditional taxi Santana 3000 average daily gasoline consumption of 61.7 liters / day, equivalent to 141.91 kilograms of carbon emissions. Power consumption to calculate the carbon emissions, so far there is no standard yet. Suppose the next electric taxi to reach the same day with the traditional taxi business mileage, and ignore the power of carbon emitted Pengcheng 100 electric taxi reductions of carbon dioxide each year as 5.18 tons.
DU appears in the current operation in the electric taxi cab with the traditional relationship between the replacement is far from being formed. DU said, from a business point of view, the huge electric cab construction and procurement of pre-investment, it is difficult to recover by Pengcheng electric own, manage costs much higher than traditional vehicles. “If you simply say business income, we will not do electric rent this.” He said that the Government’s policy support and facilities remain the main driving force toshiba PA3191U-1BRS batetry toshiba PA3191U-2BRS batetry .
Tin Man has also said that personal income, so electric taxi driver is still lower than the traditional taxi driver. , “We have to open electrical car, is made sacrifices.”
Thing is still fresh
50 continue to inject electric taxi, played an exemplary role, it also attracts those who come here especially for the experience. DU said the three months to visit, interview, required experience, people are doing it, one day, dozens of industry analysts and even the collective experience of coming to ask for test ride.
He said, E6 so far the only one taxi broke down, passengers experience is derived from the psychological .
“At the time the driver has been driving and passengers asked the driver then experience is not quite enough, ended up 260 km, to die, the red light, it does not come back.”
Compared with the small number of people seeking experience, many of Shenzhen, the attitude of the public electric car, still accompanied by fresh worries toshiba PA3191U-3BRS batetry toshiba PA3191U-4BRS batetry .
“A lot of people still do not know, not on the train, for fear the price of your car or irregular.” Tin Man who said, “One time I called a lady roadside to vehicle, but she refused to come, results of the distance before the other guests sitting on our car is estimated, all the way trotting came over. ”
Until recently, almost every passenger on the car to still be curious to have Tin Man asking questions, and looked at all the car.