Peoplevisitthe2024BeijingInternationalAutomotiveExhibitioninShunyiDistrict,Beijing,capitalofChina,April25,2024.(Xinhua/CaiYang)BEIJING,April28(Xinhua)--The2024BeijingInternationalAutomotiveExhibition,anA-listeventcontinuingthroughMay4,isshowcasinganunprecedentednumberofnewenergyvehicles(NEVs),with278distinctNEVmodelsondisplay,reflectingthegrowingdominanceofNEVsintheautoindustry.CATL,aleadingbatterymanufacturer,launchedanewbatteryattheprestigiousautoshow,featuringaworld-firstinnovationthatoffersa1,000-kmrangeandsupportsultra-fastcharging.Thisbreakthroughallowsfora600-kmrangeinjust10minutesofcharging,achievingarechargerateof"1kilometerpersecond."ACATLspokespersonsaidthatwhiletheworldisturningclimateconsensusintoaction,manyobstaclesremain.Technologicalinequalitypersists,andsomecountriesareslowingthepaceofthegreenenergytransition,whichcreateschallengesinadvancingasustainablefuturefortheworld."Today,weneedtouniteasneverbeforetotacklethesepressingchallenges,andIbelieveanopenapproachtoinnovationisthesolution,"thespokespersontoldXinhua.InChina,thenewenergypassengercarretailpenetrationrateexceeded50percentforthefirsttimeinthefirsthalfofApril,indicatingthatoneoutofeverytwocarssoldisanewenergyvehicle.Thismilestoneisparticularlysignificant,consideringChina'sambitiousgoalsetin2020toexceeda50percentNEVpenetrationrateby2035,whichseemeddistantatthetimewhenthepenetrationratewasonly5.8percent.Assustainabledevelopmentdeepens,theglobaldemandfornewenergyproducts,services,andtechnologieshasgrownsignificantly,accordingtoanewKPMGreportonChinesenewenergyenterprises"goingglobal."Chinaplaysacrucialroleinpromotingglobalgreenandlow-carbondevelopment.Itsnewenergyindustryhasnotonlyachievedremarkablesuccessinthedomesticmarketbutisalsoactivelyexpandingintotheinternationalmarket,enhancingtheenergyindustry'slevelofinternationalization,asnotedinthereport."ThiscontributesChinesewisdomandsolutionstotherealizationofglobalgreendevelopmentgoals."RIDINGCHINA'STAILWINDSTimurGul,chiefenergytechnologyofficeroftheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),saidcarbondioxideemissionsfromthetransportationsectoraccountforoverone-fifthoftheglobaltotalemissionsandareamajorsourceofpollutioninurbanareas.Thegoodnewsisthatevenunderthecurrentpolicyenvironment,oilconsumptioninthetransportationsectorwillreachitspeakwithinthisdecade,andthekeydriverofthistransitionistheelectrificationofroadtransport,accordingtoGul.Hestatedthattherobustgrowthoftheelectricvehicle(EV)marketispivotalforreachingglobalclimateobjectives.Hehighlightedthatforgovernmentsworldwide,theEVmarketpresentsescalatingopportunities.Theseextendbeyondclimateimprovementandairpollutionreductiontoencompasseconomicgrowthandthefulfillmentofindustrialtargets.Aion,anEVbrandunderChina'sGuangzhouAutomobilesGroup(GAC),hasbecomeoneofthefastest-growingautomotivebrandsglobally.Thissuccessisattributedtoitscomprehensivein-houseresearchanddevelopmentinthedomainsofEVsandintelligentconnectedvehicles(ICVs).GACAionGeneralManagerGuHuinanemphasizedthecompany'scommitmenttobringinghigh-quality,intelligentandvaluableproductstothelocalmarketsanddrivinglocalautomotiveindustrydevelopment.In2022,Aion'ssmarteco-factoryachievedzerocarbonemissionsandwashonoredastheGlobalLighthouseNetwork's(GLN)soleNEVmanufacturermemberinDecember2023.TheGLNwasformedwhentheWorldEconomicForum(WEF)teamedupwithMcKinseyCompanyin2018toidentifythemostinnovativeleadersinmanufacturing.TheWEFintroducestheGLNasagloballyrecognizedcommunitytransformingfactoryandvaluechainoperationswithFourthIndustrialRevolutiontechnologies,witheachmemberindisputablyaleaderinitsrespectiveindustry.GutoldXinhuathatAion'sgloballeadershipinintelligenceanddigitalizationcanserveasamodelforlocalmanufacturing.TherobusttailwindscreatedbyChina'sNEVindustryarenotonlypropellingdomesticgrowthbutalsoturbo-charginginnovationandopportunityacrosstheglobalautomotivelandscape.DavidSlump,PresidentandCEOofMarelli,aleadingglobalautomotivesupplier,highlightedtheimportanceof"Chinaspeed"forinnovation."Ifyoulookatourorderbook,about25percentofordersarefromChina,"hetoldXinhuaattheautoshow."Thattellsmethatwe'llbegrowingfasterinChinathanelsewhere,andthat'ssuperimportant.Andit'sbecauseofthespeedandtheinnovationinChina."With5,000employeesinChina,including800engineers,MarellilooksforwardtoexpandingitsRDpresenceinthiscompetitivemarket."Whatarewefocusedon?Speed.Chinaspeed.That'ssuperimportantforinnovation,"SlumpconfirmedMarelli'slong-termcommitmenttoChina."Weaskedourselves,what'sthe'nextChina'?AndtheanswerisChina."■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.