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Two-wheeled vehicle battery swapping cabinet in opportunities for compliance
The battery replacement model, as the name implies, means that when the battery of an electric bicycle user needs to be recharged, a fully charged battery can be extracted from a centralized swapping battery system cabinet for replacement. For users, it is quick, convenient, time-saving and labor-saving; for the Chinese government authorities, batteries can be centrally managed to prevent the circulation of inferior and non-standard batteries and avoid safety accidents caused by illegal charging.
This article talks about the opportunity for compliance in battery replacement for two-wheeled vehicles, and the need to use compliant and standard batteries.
Replacement of market batteries requires compliance standards
The battery replacement model can realize centralized control of electric two-wheeled vehicle batteries at swap station, which is an effective measure to reduce fire safety hazards and solve illegal battery tampering. However, the promotion of the battery replacement model must have a prerequisite: standard and compliant lithium batteries must be used.
It is estimated that there are currently about 3 million to 3.5 million sets of battery replacement batteries operating in the market, most of which are 60V, 72V and other over-standard batteries that do not meet China’s national standards. A large number of takeaway brothers replace over-standard batteries through battery replacement cabinets, which will inevitably reduce the safety factor of travel, which is contrary to the original intention of promoting the battery replacement model to reduce safety accidents.
In addition, the battery swap model promoted by the Chinese government explicitly requires that “within the framework of the national standards for complete vehicles and lithium batteries, the battery swap model is encouraged.” Therefore, the use of lithium batteries that meet the standards and regulations can be said to be an unshakable key prerequisite.
Battery replacement should be promoted first in key areas
Taking into account the practical problems of urban infrastructure, urban planning, administrative management, etc., the two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement model cannot be fully rolled out in one fell swoop. At present, the battery replacement model should start with instant delivery and designated driver industries.
As we all know, the food delivery and designated driver industries are the hardest hit areas for illegal modification and inferior batteries. Food delivery boys and designated driver boys are high-risk groups who frequently use inferior lithium batteries. According to incomplete statistics, the installed capacity of unqualified and inferior lithium batteries crudely modified by underground workshops using retired car batteries accounts for more than 50%, especially in food delivery and designated driver cars.
In order to run more orders, food delivery boys choose high-power modified batteries or inferior batteries of unknown origin, which buries great safety hazards. According to the statistics of fire safety accidents of electric bicycles in China from 2020 to 2023, food delivery and designated driver vehicles using inferior lithium batteries produced by underground workshops are the main causes of fire accidents, accounting for more than 80% of accidents.
The battery swap model has a certain foundation in industries such as food delivery, express delivery, and designated driver services, and is the most feasible. In addition, these industries are accident-prone areas, and it is more practical to concentrate resources on vigorously promoting battery swaps at battery swapping station business models in operating vehicles, cut off the production and sales chain of inferior lithium batteries, and reduce the incidence of safety accidents of electric two-wheelers.
Battery swapping requires government leadership
The two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement market is complicated, involving many departments such as fire protection, urban management, and traffic management. In order to promote the widespread application of the two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement model, it is urgent for the government departments to introduce corresponding regulatory policies and industry standards, encourage and support the battery replacement model, and regulate the orderly development of the market.
First of all, standards must be put in place first. That is, government departments, industry associations, etc. will take the lead in organizing leading vehicle manufacturers, battery manufacturers, and battery swapping operation platforms to formulate unified battery replacement industry standards, such as battery replacement vehicles, batteries, battery replacement cabinets and other related technical specifications, so that there are rules to follow.
Major battery manufacturers push for compliance for electric two-wheelers
Promoting the compliance of the battery replacement market is a distinctive feature of the battery replacement market led by the Chinese government. In the process of popularizing the battery replacement model, China’s leading electric two-wheeled vehicle lithium battery companies, especially those that have passed the national strong standard testing and certification, will become an important driving force.
At present, China’s electric two-wheeled vehicle lithium battery leader Xingheng Power has vigorously laid out the battery replacement market. Xingheng Power’s efforts in the two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement market will not only lead the compliance of the 100 billion – level battery replacement market with high safety, high cost performance, and high adaptability of compliant lithium battery products.
It will also rely on deep shared battery replacement experience and strong policy influence to promote the formulation of battery replacement standards and the application of battery replacement standard products, and help the battery replacement market achieve large-scale and leapfrog development.
It is believed that with the entry of more two-wheeled vehicle lithium battery companies, the orderly elimination of over-standard batteries in the two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement market will be achieved, and the two-wheeled vehicle battery replacement market will be promoted into the era of compliance.
To this end, the governance of the chaos of battery replacement cabinets is a systematic project, which needs to be considered from the overall perspective and work from multiple aspects.
First, we need to solve the top-level design problem, that is, to introduce a complete battery swap industry standard.
Someome suggest that government departments, industry associations, etc. take the lead in organizing leading vehicle manufacturers, lithium battery manufacturer and battery swap operation platforms to jointly formulate unified battery swap industry standards, such as battery swap vehicles, batteries, battery swap cabinets and other related technical specifications, which will not only facilitate the reference and implementation of battery swap industry practitioners, but also allow regulatory authorities to enforce the law in accordance with regulations.
Secondly, they must properly solve the battery safety problem, and the premise of safety is compliance! On November 1 this year, the national standard for lithium batteries GB 43854 was officially implemented. This mandatory national standard strictly stipulates more than 20 lithium battery safety technical indicators to fully guarantee the stability and safety of lithium batteries.
Conclusion
The battery swap model can play a very positive role in standardizing the management of the electric bicycle industry and solving safety problems. It is a general trend to give priority to the transformation of the instant delivery and designated driver industries from charging to battery swapping, which is also the result of dual policy and market drive. In the future, with the introduction of relevant regulations and industry standards by government departments, the battery swap model will surely achieve compliance and standardized development.
