From the 24th, June to 29th, June, 2018, the 19th Qinghai China Investment & Trade Fair for Green Development and the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR) will be ceremoniously held in the beautiful Qinghai. The two events were jointly sponsored by Qinghai Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT), and the China Electric Vehicle 100-member Association (China EV 100 ), co-host by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATRC), the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute(CAERI), and Federation of Automobile And Motorcycle Sports of People’s Republic of China (CAMF), and China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation(CBCGDF), and host by the China EV 100, and International Electric Vehicle of Qinghai Lake Management Company Ltd. , June, the announcement meeting of the launch of the CEVR was held at the Kekexili International Hotel in Xining City.
The Rally took the“E-Led New Era” as its theme, concentrated on the development strategy of the electric automobile industry and implemented the new development ideas. It included a series of activities including the Kumbum Monastery Parade Blessing, Stunt Exhibition Match and the Performance Evaluation Test, Tour of Qinghai Lake Competition, the Venue Racing, and the Closing Ceremony of Qinghai China Investment & Trade Fair for Green Development with its theme of“China Bank• Integration of Green Dream” and Award Ceremony of the Rally, which had fully displayed the development achievements of China's electric vehicles.
The Rally has 8 sections and 14 professional evaluation contents. According to the two aspects including the model and the sales price after subsidy, the mechanism of horizontal evaluation was carried out. To create a fairer and reasonable competition atmosphere, the participating models were divided into passenger car group A, SUVA0 group, SUVA group, and commercial vehicle group W.
There will be domestic mainstream electric vehicle manufacturers including BAIC New Energy, SAIC ROEVE, Changan Automobile, ZOTYE Automobile, BYD Automobile, Dongfeng Automobile, LinkTour Automobile, and Nanjing Iveco attending the CEVR of this year. They will bring their best quality vehicles including BAIC EU5, BAIC EX360, BAIC EX5, SAIC Roewe Marvel X, Changan Eado EV of Second Generation, ZOTYE T300 EV, BYD Qin EV450, Dongfeng Fengshen E70, LinkTour K-ONE, and Iveco PowerDaily EV42 to attend the following events of the Rally: the Kumbum Monastery Parade Blessing, Stunt Exhibition Match, the Venue Racing, the Performance Evaluation Test, and Tour of Qinghai Lake Competition with 690 kilometers.
This year, not only BAIC will send out its three new energy models to participate in the Rally, but also Beijing (BJ) SUVs, Beijing Benz E Series, BAIC Foton AUV, and BAIC Changhe will 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.
The evaluation items were subdivided into two categories: testing and evaluation. The testing category included 8 items: driving mileage ability, fast charging capacity, power saving ability, acceleration performance, braking performance, control performance, wading ability, and climbing ability; the evaluation category included 6 items: space design, interior design, technology configuration, comfortable features, mute effect, and exterior design.
The star lineup who came to Qinghai to show their support for the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR) can be described as luxury, including the Public Welfare Image Ambassadors of Zhang Jizhong, a famous director, Tang Guoqiang, a famous actor, Che Xiao, a famous actress, and Huang Junpeng, a famous actor, the CEVR Image Ambassador of Pan Xiaoting," Queen of Nine-Ball", and the CEVR Public Welfare Promotion Ambassadors of diving Olympic champion Sang Xue, diving world champion Zhou Luxin, gymnastics world champion Mo Huilan, gymnastics world champion Bi Wenjing, women volleyball champions Xue Ming and Ma Yunwen, short track speed skating world champion Shi Jingnan, aerobics world champion Huang Jinxuan and Taekwondo world champion Hou Yuzhuo.
On 24th,June, the participating models will join the activity of Ta'er Lamasery Parade Blessing to promote the environmental protection concept of "man and nature, combining the advantages of Tibetan Buddhism Culture in Qinghai. In the afternoon, the participating models will perform a wonderful electric car stunt show at the square of the Tibetan Museum of Medicine and Culture. The stunt show will show all aspects of the performance limits of participating electric vehicles through the appealing performance of running around the piles through extremely fast speed, vehicle team dancing, driving and shooting, and driving in two wheels, satellite drift and other performances.
On June 25th, the performance evaluation of the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR) will be launched at the Meyu Bridge in Nanchuan Industrial Park, Xining City, and the professional evaluation by a panel of experts from authority organizations of the industry will be carried out including acceleration, braking, handling and water wading Challenge.
From June 26 to 28, the Rally's top priority, the Tour of Qinghai Lake Competition, will officially begin. This year's competition will cover 690 kilometers, with eight sections, three of which are more than 100 kilometers. The motorcade will depart from Qinghai Grand Theater on the morning of June 26, and will 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 will pass through the Daotang River, Erlang Jian (a scenic spot), Heima River, Chaka Salt Lake Scenic Area, Tianjun, Gangcha, and Atomic City.
On June 29, professional drivers, star drivers and manufacturers will compete in the Venue Race held at Qinghai Sports Center. The circuit is a total length of 3 kilometers, with multiple bends, ups and downs, high-speed bends, low-speed turn bends, right-angle bends, compound bends, and many other classic circuit elements, showing the speed and passion of electric vehicles. On the evening, the Closing Ceremony of the 19th Qinghai China Investment & Trade Fair for Green Development and the Award Ceremony of the Fifth China EV Rally, Qinghai Lake (CEVR) will be held at the Qinghai Grand Theater. The awards won by all the participating models will be announced during the grand ceremony. Special stars and guests will be invited to present the more than 10 professional awards for the winning models including best endurance award, best acceleration performance, best braking performance, best power saving capability, best climbing ability and so on, as well as a number of special awards set by the organizing committee.
During the Rally, the public welfare activity “Plastic Reduction and Plastic Pick-up” will also be launched, calling on everyone to pay attention to environmental protection and promote green travel. In addition, on June 27, the China (Qinghai) Lithium Industry and Power Battery International Forum on will also be held in Xining. As an annual major event of the "Summer Highland Forum of 100-member Association," the annual summit forum has become the top summit of China and even the global lithium battery industry. The battery industry upstream and downstream materials, mineral resources, or equipment manufacturing, vehicle enterprises, have all taken this forum as a wind indicator to understand the direction and technology trends of the industry.
Since it was founded in 2014, the CEVR has been successfully held for four times, and has become a centralized tour platform and comprehensive display platform for the development of new energy vehicles in China.