On the morning of June 26 when the refreshing wind of Xining blew, the opening ceremony of the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR) was held at the square of the Qinghai Grand Theater where was full of people.
When the launching ceremony began, Gao Yunlong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wang Jianjun, secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and provincial governor, and Chen Yin, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, were present at the scene in person to inspect the participating factory teams and the star motorcade. They gave high praise and recognition to the CEVR, and expressed their wishes for the complete success of the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR).
The Public Welfare Image Ambassador of Huang Junpeng, a famous actor, the CEVR Image Ambassador of Pan Xiaoting, and the Public Welfare Promotion Ambassadors of diving Olympic champion Sang Xue, diving world champion Zhou Luxin, gymnastics world champions Mo Huilan, Kui Yuanyuan and Bi Wenjing, women volleyball champions Xue Ming and Ma Yunwen, Taekwondo world champion Hou Yuzhuo, short track speed skating world champion Shi Jingnan, and aerobics world champion Huang Jinxuan together with participating manufactures, guests, leaders and drivers launched the opening ceremony.
Zhang Yongwei, secretary general of the China Electric Vehicle 100-member Association, and Li Xiaoshan, inspector of the Qinghai Economic and Information Technology Commission, jointly waved the flag for the launching of Rally. The 10 latest domestic mainstream models that participated in the Rally included: BAIC EU5, Dongfeng Fengshen E70, Changan Eado EV of Second Generation, BYD Qin EV450, BAIC EX360, LinkTour K-ONE, ZOTYE T300 EV, BAIC EX5, SAIC Roewe Marvel X, and Iveco PowerDaily EV42. Under the witness of the leaders, guests and the media, those models slowly drove through the departure platform and started the Rally officially.
Pan Xiaoting, “Queen of Nine-Ball", National Racing Driver Champions Ruan Lin and Xuan Chunxia, and Jiang Zili, standing Committee member and Vice General Manager of BAIC Group drove the model BAIC EU5
Diving Olympic champion Sang Xue, national racing driver champion Hu Yunfei, and Liu Huiguo, Assistant Director of New Business Development of Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Company (DFPV) drove Changan Eado EV of Second Generation.
World gymnastics champion Bi Wenjing and national racing driver champion He Yong drove Changan second Generation EV.
Gymnastic world champion Kui Yuanyuan and national racing driver champion Tao Chongwen, racing driver Bai Minfei drove BYD Qin EV450.
Public welfare ambassador of the CEVR, Huang Junpeng, world champion of short track speed skating, Shi Jingmen and BAIC new energy engineer and driver, Li Xingdong drove BAIC EX360.
World diving champion Zhou Luxin, national racing driver champion Xie Siwen and marketing president of LinkTour Automobile Zhao Hubin drove LinkTour K-ONE
Gymnastics world champion Mo Huilan and national racing driver champion Deng Xiaowen drove ZOTYE T300EV
Women's volleyball world champion Xue Ming, national racing driver champion Sun Qiang and Vice President Li Yixiu of BAIC New Energy Co., Ltd drove BAIC New Energy EX5
Women's volleyball world champion Ma Yunwen, Taekwondo world champion Hou Yuzhuo and racing driver Jin Zhiyong drove SAIC ROEVE Marvel X
Aerobics world champion Huang Jinxuan and professional racing driver Hua Tingting drove IVECO PowerDaily EV42
When the star drivers and guest drove through the departure platform in turn, the electric vehicle team began to drive far away from Xining towards Qinghai Lake, and began its first day of the evaluation competition, marking the official opening of the most important Tour of Qinghai Lake Competition of the CEVR. Of course, only participating vehicles were not enough for the Rally. In order to ensure the integrity and safety of the Rally, working vehicles were also very important. On the periphery of the launching ceremony, the Beijing (BJ) SUVs, Beijing Benz E Series, BAIC Foton AUV, and BAIC Changhe would also provide various kinds of working vehicles and service vehicles for drivers, staff and guests. ZOTYE T700, the working vehicles for official medias, the Bank of China Qinghai Branch sponsoring the closing ceremony of the 19th Qinghai China Investment & Trade Fair and the Award Ceremony of the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR), Pride Power, the officially designated operational support unit of the Rally, JIA YI BAO, the officially designated provider of vehicle terminals, Qingzang Pasture, the officially designated provider of dairy products, Tiffany, the officially designated provider of high-end skin care products, and Ant Navigation, the officially designated provider of navigators had all offered strong support to the events.
After the launching ceremony, the Tour of Qinghai Lake Competition with its theme“E-Led New Era”officially started. The whole competition would cover 690 kilometers, with eight sections, and its starting place and finishing place of the Rally both were Xining. The motorcade would depart from Qinghai Grand Theater on the morning of June 26, and would return to Qinghai Grand Theater on the afternoon of June 28 to take part in the closing ceremony to be held at the Grand Theater on the afternoon of June 28. During their trip, they would pass through the Daotang River, Erlang Jian ( a scenic spot), Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area, Tianjun, Gangcha, and Atomic City. 4 out of 14 professional evaluation items including space design, fast charging capacity, technology configuration and comfortable feature would be completed in the course of today’s competition.