On January 13, 2019, the Deputy Secretary-General of CBCGDF Mr. Xiao Qing, together with the Director of CBCGDF International Working Committee and CBCGDF Senior Advisor Professor Fred Dubee, continued to attend the China EV100 Forum 2019 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Time flies, in 2018, Dr. Zhou Jinfeng, the Secretary-General of CBCGDF was invited to attend the forum.

The theme of this year is ‘Auto Revolution: Synergy among Transportation, Energy and City’. The auto revolution is arriving. The automotive industry is undergoing the unprecedented transformation towards electrification, intellectualization, networking, and sharing, which are closely linked to transition of energy, transport and urban management. Practitioners are required to re-examine automotive industry from the outside and give mutual support across industries to bring about coordinated and synchronized development. Co-development calls for top-level design, collaboration, and strengthened communication. It is also necessary to identify the contribution of these transformations in a bid to capture opportunities in the market generated by new technologies, business models and ecosystems. 

The forum will make comprehensive communication with the concerns on transformation of automotive industry through a number of hot topics: zero-emission and electric vehicles, energy transition and transformation of traditional energy companies, the vision of future transport and mobility, key technological breakthroughs for next-generation vehicles, intelligent and connected vehicles, development of core supply chains, reform of car manufacturing system, global innovation networking, industrial policy adjustments, etc.

On the 13th, Mr. Xiao Qing attended the Executive Session 2 of the Forum: Key Technologies of the Next Generation Electric Drive System. This Session is mainly around technology. Professionals from research institutes and companies at home and abroad introduced electric drive technology. Keynote speakers include: Mr. Holger Klein, member of the Board of Management of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Mr. Rainer Link, Managing Director of GKN eDrive Systems of GKN Driveline International GmbH, Mr. Gregoire Cuny, Vice President of Powertrain of China & Korea of Transmission Business Unit Asia Continental Automotive Holding Co., Ltd., Mr. Gong Yuyong, Vice President of Business Division eMobility of Schaeffler Greater China among others.

The meeting also discussed the full-climate application of electric vehicles, preparing for the massive use of electric vehicles for the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. The German companies participating in the meeting represent Germany's current highest level of electric drive technology, although the principles are almost the same. The issue of corporate social responsibility was also mentioned at the meeting.

During the meeting, foreign companies who spoke mainly focused on technology research and development, and more importantly, through the key components of electric vehicles, including electric motors, gearboxes, transmissions, steering and other functional parts, in order to seize the Chinese market. All enterprises take "low carbon, environmental protection" as the basic starting point and vigorously develop electric vehicles.

At the same time, Professor Fred Dubee Attended the Global EV Development and Policy Roundtable Meeting in Sunshine Hall, Club Villa. The high-level meeting theme revolves around the new changes facing the automotive industry and the relevant policies and considerations of countries to promote automotive transformation; Policy design for automobile development; policy feasibility and possible impact of prohibiting fuel vehicles; relevant policies for promoting the coordinated development of electric vehicles and transportation, energy and cities; content and ways of international cooperation in electric vehicles. During the meeting, Professor Fred Dubee and Mr. Chen Qingtai, Chairman of the China EV100, exchanged greetings. Mr. Chen Qingtai asked Professor Dubee to deliver his regards to Dr. Zhou.

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By / Niu Jingmei