From people looking for electricity to people looking for electricity, is the car charging bank reliable?

Are you stuck on the highway when you return home this Spring Festival?

Owners of fuel vehicles may not be worried because there are gas stations everywhere, but new energy owners are in more trouble. At present, the number of charging posts and charging stations is not enough.

So, is there any way to alleviate the users' anxiety about endurance beyond the traditional charging posts and charging stations?

Of course, the car power bank is one of them.

1. What is a car power bank?

Have you ever seen such a thing in some high-speed service areas? A small, self moving device like a trunk looks like an automatic vending machine, but actually it shuttles back and forth to charge new energy vehicles. This robot is a car charging treasure. New energy vehicle charging pile

The operation process of this thing is generally like this. Users scan the code to place an order, register their license plate and location information, and it can drive to the vehicle to charge itself.

Of course, there is another way, that is, after the user scans the code, the staff in the service area or parking lot will drive the power bank to the user's vehicle and then charge it.

As for the charging speed, the latest product launched by a domestic brand has been able to increase the range of 150 kilometers in 10 minutes, which is slower than the current mainstream high voltage fast charging, but it is also possible as an emergency energy supplement means. 10 minutes is the time when you go to the toilet in the service area.

This kind of robot is a typical "electricity to find people". It solves not the problem of charging speed, but the problem of convenience. You don't need to drive to find the charging post, just wait in place.

2. Why should we develop auto power bank?

The ultimate goal of auto charging bank, charging pile and power station exchange is to supplement the energy of vehicles.

In theory, if the construction of the charging post is fully in place, and every car can easily find the charging post, then there is no need to develop such a mobile car charging bank.

But the key is that the current domestic charging infrastructure is not perfect. The new parking lot with charging piles is not perfect, and the existing parking lot with charging piles also needs to consider the reconstruction cost, utilization rate, grid expansion and other issues.

For example, in the underground parking lot of some office buildings, the charging pile is actually idle during non working hours; There are also most parking lots in the scenic area. There is a huge gap between the vehicle flow in the off peak season, which is not enough in the peak season. Many charging piles are also idle in the off peak season.

At this stage, the mobile car charging bank is a good "patch". Its working time can be adjusted. It can follow the users to work together, adjust with the tourist flow in the scenic area, and also store energy during the "valley power" period at night, and then provide services during the day.

According to the scheme provided by some domestic companies, this service is provided in a large parking lot, even without grid expansion. Electric vehicle charging pile

That is to say, auto charging bank is an expedient means developed under the condition of imperfect charging infrastructure, but it does have a relatively wide range of application scenarios.

3. What are the application scenarios of auto charging bank?

In fact, people are no strangers to the power bank. Everyone has been exposed to the power bank of mobile phones, but its capacity is relatively small.

In fact, the outdoor mobile power supply launched by many domestic manufacturers is also a kind of charging treasure, but its capacity and charging power are still small, and it is only suitable for charging outdoor lights, induction cookers, etc.

A few years ago, some manufacturers even pushed the home version of the power bank, but do you think it is a chicken ribs? Why not charge the car directly when family users can charge the power bank?

Therefore, the car charging bank needs to follow the "B to C" mode, and let professional people or companies do it.

What application scenarios does it have?

The most common applications are the internal parking lots in high-speed service areas, airports, scenic spots, office buildings, and large science and technology parks, especially where the charging infrastructure is not perfect.

In addition, it can also be used for emergency response to address those atypical needs.

To take the simplest example, due to the heavy snow in Hubei, Hunan and other provinces these days, many new energy vehicles are trapped at high speed. Under the existing conditions, it is unrealistic to charge so many trapped new energy vehicles, but the car charging bank can do it. It is originally playing "electricity to find people".

Imagine that a row of car charging pads, using the cleared emergency lane to charge the trapped car, is not a very warm scene. When necessary, it can even be launched at a fixed point by UAV airborne. New energy vehicle maintenance

4. Can it be promoted on a large scale?

If you often go to the airport, you may find that car power packs have long been nothing new. There are already a large number of companies engaged in the research and development of car power packs in China.

We all know the application speed of new technologies and new concepts in China. Some of these car power packs can be driverless and automatically identify and bypass obstacles in the parking lot; Some have their own mechanical arms, and they even plug in and out the charging guns; Some manufacturers even have the function of giving users a parking space in advance.

As a "patch" of the existing charging network, the auto charger has indeed attracted the attention of major manufacturers, and even Huawei has entered the market.

In September 2023, PetroChina set up a "super charging demonstration station", where the auto charging treasure, together with Huawei's super charging pile, Jieneng power exchange, Star charging, etc., were settled, and its value was recognized.

In addition to being technically feasible, the auto charging bank can also provide some additional income for the operating unit. According to the survey, K11 shopping center in Shanghai has such a car charging bank, and the charging cost is not different from that of other areas in the city. Each robot can sell more than 200 kilowatt hours of electricity every day, and it will pay back its cost in less than two years.

However, so far, the auto charging bank is still in its infancy, and many business models still need to be developed and explored. Theoretically, even if the construction of charging posts is more and more perfect, it is unlikely to cover every charging scenario. Therefore, the future prospect of this mobile charging bank is good.

Conclusion: China's automobile market is rapidly transforming into a new energy era. All kinds of play methods related to "electricity" are valuable. Auto Power Bank is one of them. As an ordinary user, let a robot deliver electricity to you. Besides solving the electricity demand, does it have a sense of ritual?