China's new energy vehicle models past low-temperature test with good performance

About 20 mainstream models of China's new energy vehicle (NEV) have recently passed a test in extremely cold environments in northeast China's Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, yielding good performance in a temperature as low as minus 15 to minus 25 degrees Celsius.

The results of the two-week test were released by China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (CAERI) on Wednesday.

Carried out in a base at north latitude 48 degrees, the test put participating NEV models through assessments for their safety in snowy road conditions, endurance and charging efficiency as well as the function of their air-conditioners.

The released data showed that the NEVs generally performed well in the assessments, but when the temperature dropped to below minus 20 degrees Celsius, the heating performance of their air-conditioners needs further improved.

"Our data showed that over 80 percent of the NEV models passed the endurance test and 60 percent of them passed the charging test, which were good results. In general, compared with the past records, the latest data showed that the NEVs' adaptability to extremely cold environments is improving," said Ou Yang, deputy general manager of New Energy Technology Company Limited under CAERI.

For the NEV enterprises, increasingly stricter tests can help them enhance the quality of their vehicles.

"All of our NEV models participated in the tests under extremely cold environments. We had been working to enhance the vehicles' endurance in low-temperature environment and their performance were 10 percent better compared with the previous models," said Zhu Hongxia, head of an NEV company.

China's new energy vehicle models past low-temperature test with good performance

China's new energy vehicle models past low-temperature test with good performance

The ports along the trunk stream of the Yangtze River, China's longest and the world's third-longest river, are expected to handle a record 4.02 billion tons of cargo in 2024, an official from the administration of navigational affairs on the river under the Ministry of Transport said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.

Such figure marks a 3.9-percent year-on-year growth which cements the Yangtze River's position as the busiest inland waterway in the world, the official said.

The Yangtze River now boasts 16 major ports, each with an annual cargo throughput exceeding 100 million tons.

The record has effectively demonstrated the strong resilience and market vitality of the Yangtze River shipping, with policies strongly supporting the development of multi modal transportation.

The government's efforts have led to a significant increase in the proportion of road-to-water and rail-water multi modal transport, greatly reducing the logistics costs for enterprises, the official said.

The record cargo throughput on the Yangtze River highlights China's economic resilience and the success of its policies in promoting efficient and cost-effective transportation solutions along this vital inland waterway.

Yangtze River cargo throughput to surpass 4 billion tons