The Fifth CHINA EV RALLY 2018,QINGHAI LAKE
Event title: China EV Rally 2018, Qinghai Lake
Date: 24 -29 June 2015
Location: Xining City; Qinghai Lake
Hosts: People's Government of Qinghai Province, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China EV 100
Co-organizers: China Automotive Technology and Research Center, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of Peoploe's Republic of China, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
Organizer: China EV 100
International Electric Vehicle of Qinghai Lake Management Company Ltd
Event title: China EV Rally 2015, Qinghai Lake
Date: 15 -18 June 2015
Location: Xining City; Qinghai Lake
A. EV Street Parade
EV Street Parade from Xining town to Ta’er (Kumbum) Monastery. Upon arrival, a traditional Tibetan Buddhism Blessing Ceremony will be held.
B. Official Starting Ceremony of the “China EV Rally 2015, Qinghai Lake”
The 2015 CEVR and the 2015 Qinghai Green Development Investment and Trade Fair will simultaneously be inaugurated on 16th June 2015 at the Xining Chengnan International Exhibition Center. CCTV and other mainstream TV stations will report live on site.
C. 2015 CEVR EV Stunt Show& Performance Evaluation
Executed by small teams of professional car race drivers; female Chinese EV stunt performers; media representatives; celebrities; top executives of manufacturing enterprises and VIPs; the 2015 EV Stunt Show will counter on rigid prejudices by illustrating the uncompromised functionality, safety and pleasure associated with driving electric vehicles.
Although entertainment is at the forefront of the objectives, the EV performance challenges are subject to strict evaluation by an authorized jury.
Challenges include:
D. Performance Tests
A number of performance tests will be executed on a 1000m closed stretch of the “Jing Er Road” in the immediate surroundings of the Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum. The participating cars will be categorized in hybrid vehicles and purely electrically powered vehicles.
Performance tests include:
E. "Your green journey starts here!" - 2015 CEVR Relay Race around Qinghai Lake
The 2015 CEVR Relay Race around Qinghai Lake starts and ends in Xining. The route measures a total length of 895km and is divided into 8 stints. Each stint will measure a distance between 77km and 151km. A total of 8 EV charging stations will be installed along the route.
Route sections:
Xining ⇒ 147km ⇒ Menyuan ⇒ 151km ⇒ Qilian Mountains ⇒ 120km ⇒ Reshui ⇒ 100km ⇒ Yuanzicheng ⇒ 80km ⇒ Erlangjian Peninsula ⇒ 142km ⇒ Island of Birds ⇒ 77km ⇒ Gangcha ⇒ 78km ⇒ Yuanzicheng ⇒ 123km ⇒ Xining
All of the participating automobile brands will simultaneously compete against each other and each route section will be subject to a performance evaluation by a professional jury. In order to ensure professionalism and an unbiased judgment throughout the course of the event, the jury will be provided with strict evaluation guidelines set by accredited subordinate bodies of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the P.R. China. Precisely, the 2015 CEVR will be supported by the China Electric Vehicle Committee of 100, the Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-China); the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM); the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC) and the China New Energy Automotive Research Institute. Unprecedented in the history of electric vehicle events, the performance evaluation challenges will be designed to tackle the key concerns regarding the core capabilities of electric vehicles held by consumers.
Evaluation Criteria:
Endurance / Charging Efficiency / Battery Consumption / Acceleration Performance / Braking Behavior / Acoustic Insulation / Vehicle Controllabilty / Technical Features / Cabin Spaciousness/ Visual Design etc..
With gusto we will see Chinese celebrities such as the billiard-star Xiaoting Pan personally getting behind the steering wheel. Furthermore, on the occasion of the 2015 CEVR, the Qinghai Satellite TV station will run a special reality show. Real-time coverage and archived video content will be available as mobile and web version (incl. 4G network channels, on TV and via intelligent interactive systems in vehicles).
F. 2015 CEVR Professional Rally Circuit on the East Lake Road
In accordance with the regulations set by the FIA, the technically tricky and high demanding rally will be executed by professional car race drivers only.
The participating cars will comprise two categories of alternatively powered vehicles, namely hybrid vehicles and purely electrically powered cars. Provided with identically modified vehicles of the same car brand, all of the drivers will simultaneously compete against each other. In contrast to the other EV challenges, this time only the individual driving skills and not the vehicles itself will be suject to a critical evaluation. Thus, only the best driving technique will ultimately decide about defeat or victory.
A. Electric Vehicle Street Parades
B. Performance Challenges
The individual electric vehicle challenges were executed by professional car race drivers and celebrities.
Challenges included:
C. 2014 CER Relay Race around Qinghai Lake
All of the participating automobile brands competed simultaneously against each other. The teams were formed by celebrities, famous business man, Miss World finalists and professional car drivers. By means of a lottery procedure the composition of the individual teams had been determined.
Each stint measured a distance of 50-80km; 7 recharging stations had been allocated along the race track, one for each stint (Huangyuan; Daotanghe; Erlangjian Scenic Area; Island of Birds; Gangcha county; Yuanzicheng).
The relay race served the purpose of illustrating the core capabilities of different EV models and each challenge was subject to an evaluation by an authorized jury.
Evaluation Criteria:
Endurance / Charging Efficiency / Running Resistance / Acceleration / Braking Performance / Acoustic Insulation / Vehicle Controllability / Technical Features / Cabin Spaciousness / Visual Design.
D. Social events
Concurrent to the event, a number of social events such as a poetry recital, an environmental protection photography show, lectures about indigenous birds etc. had been organized.
E. 2014 CER International Forum on Lithium-Ion Batteries
For two days, various national and international professionals of the lithium industry shared their expertise in the course of a discussion forum.
F. Lakeside Concert “Plateau’s Eyes”
A lakeside concert themed ”Plateau’s Eyes” had been performed by the renowned China National Symphony Orchestra on the Jinyintan-Grassland.