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China issues new rules that will give automakers 40% fewer credits for each NEV produced

China has revised its dual-credit policy, one of the key drivers of the rapid growth of the NEV industry, and the changes will take effect on August 1.

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China's so-called dual-credit policy, implemented over the past several years, has been a key driver of the rapid growth of the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. Now the policy is seeing the latest revisions, with car companies earning fewer credits for producing NEVs.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) today released the latest update to the policy, which will go into effect on August 1.

One of the most significant changes is the average reduction of about 40 percent in credits for standard models of new energy passenger vehicles, according to the MIIT.

After the adjustment, car companies will receive credits for each NEV produced calculated as follows:

For pure electric passenger cars, the credit calculation formula for standard models is 0.0034 x R + 0.2, where R is the range in km.

For plug-in hybrid passenger cars, a standard model's credit is 1.

For fuel cell vehicles, the credit formula for a standard model is 0.05×P, where P is the rated power of the fuel cell system in kW.

The upper limit of the standard model credit for pure electric passenger vehicles is 2.3, and the upper limit of the standard model credit for fuel cell passenger vehicles is 4.

Prior to this adjustment, NEV credits were calculated as follows:

For pure electric passenger vehicles, the standard model credit calculation formula was 0.0056 x R + 0.4.

For plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles, the standard model credit was 1.6.

For fuel cell vehicles, the standard model credit calculation formula is 0.08×P.

The upper limit of standard model credit for pure electric passenger cars is 3.4, and the upper limit of standard model credit for fuel cell passenger cars is 6.

Take a model with a CLTC range of 500 km as an example, before the latest adjustment, a car company could earn 3.2 credits. After August 1, the credit will be 1.9, a reduction of 40.63 percent.

China released the dual-credit policy in 2017, which is known as the " Parallel Management Measures for Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Vehicle Enterprises and New Energy Vehicle Credits". The policy has been in effect since April 1, 2018.

Automakers that fail to meet the fuel consumption control requirements can offset the negative credits from excessive fuel consumption by generating their own NEV credits, or by purchasing credits from other companies.

If a car company is unable to get its negative credits to zero, then they need to submit a product adjustment plan to the MIIT and set a deadline for compliance.

Until their negative credits are zeroed out, the substandard products cannot be sold to the public.

In essence, this amounts to penalizing car companies that continue to produce vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines and using these fines to subsidize the production of NEVs.

In addition to reducing the number of credits generated per NEV produced, the latest adjustments include the establishment of a credit pool management system.

Under this system, when there are too many credits, automakers can voluntarily store positive credits in the pool, which is valid for five years. When the number of credits is too low, they can withdraw their stored positive credits.

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China to introduce credit pool for NEV dual credit system that is expected to facilitate credit trading

Automakers can voluntarily apply for storage of positive credits when the supply exceeds demand, and release credits when the supply is less than demand.

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China will introduce a new credits trading system for the dual-credit mechanism in the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry, which is expected to facilitate credits trading between automakers.

The country has launched the second revision of its dual-credit mechanism, which will implement a credits pool management system and explore mechanisms to interact with the carbon trading market, the Shanghai Securities News said in a report today.

The 2023 annual credits report press conference was held today in Beijing, where China's industry regulators released the information, according to the report.

Under the credit pool system, automakers can voluntarily apply for storage of positive credits for NEVs when the supply exceeds demand.

The storage of positive credits collected into the pool is valid for five years. The previous carryover ratio requirement will be canceled, i.e. there will no longer be a discount for credits carried over to the next year.

When the supply of credits is less than the demand, automakers can release the stored positive credits to regulate the supply and demand in the credits market.

The trigger condition for the pool to collect and release credits is determined by the ratio of supply to demand, which refers to the ratio of positive NEV credits available for trading in the current year to the negative credits to be offset by external trading.

The Shanghai Securities News report provided no further information on this new mechanism.

China released the dual-credit policy in 2017, whose full name is "Parallel Management Measures for Average Fuel Consumption of Passenger Vehicle Enterprises and New Energy Vehicle Credits". The policy has been in effect since April 1, 2018.

Automakers that fail to meet the fuel consumption control requirements can offset the negative credits from excessive fuel consumption by generating their own NEV credits, or by purchasing credits from other companies.

If a car company is unable to bring negative credits to zero, then they will need to submit a product adjustment plan to the MIIT and set a deadline for compliance.

Until their negative credits are zeroed out, products with substandard fuel consumption cannot be sold to the public.

The policy is seen as one of the keys to promoting the rapid growth of China's NEV industry, allowing the country to reach its 2025 NEV penetration target of more than 25 percent ahead of schedule.

For the full year 2022, China's retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles were 5.67 million units, up 90 percent year-on-year, contributing 27.6 percent of all passenger vehicle sales, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

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