This purchase was initiated by Tesla, who were then judged on both parameters and prices by the procurement center before being approved for the shortlist.
According to the media, Tesla's Shanghai factory achieved a domestication rate of over 95% for its parts.
Recently, the announcement of the shortlisted candidates for the "2024-2025 New Energy Vehicle Framework Agreement Procurement of Political and Administrative Organs, Institutions and Group Organizations in Jiangsu Province" was released on the Jiangsu government procurement website. The rear-wheel-drive version of the Tesla Model Y was included in the government's new energy vehicle procurement catalog, making this the first time a Tesla car has been included in a government procurement catalog. In addition, models such as the Volvo XC40 RECHARGE long-range version were also included in the catalog.
On April 2, the Jiangsu Provincial Government Procurement Center released the Government Procurement Intention Notice for April 2024 (Batch 1), followed by the Jiangsu Province Political and Administrative Organs, Institutions and Group Organizations New Energy Vehicle Framework Agreement Procurement Solicitation Notice on April 19.
The Jiangsu Provincial Government Procurement Center told reporters that Tesla actively applied for this purchase, and after being assessed based on both parameters and prices, Tesla was deemed eligible for the shortlist.
According to the technical requirements for the purchasing needs in chapter four of the open-frame agreement procurement solicitation documents attached to the solicitation notice, the technical requirements for off-road vehicles, including SUVs, require: 5-7 seats, a wheelbase greater than or equal to 2600mm, a pure electric range of at least 400KM, an extended range of at least 100KM, and a plug-in range of at least 60KM. Fast charging time must be no more than 0.8 hours to reach 80% of the fast charge capacity. In terms of price, the highest purchase limit is 0.25 million yuan.
Therefore, the Tesla Model Y meets the above requirements. Currently, the rear-wheel-drive version (standard range version) of the Tesla Model Y has a wheelbase of 2890mm, a pure electric range of 554 kilometers, acceleration of 5.9 seconds per 100 kilometers, a maximum speed of 217 km/h, and an official guide price of 0.2499 million yuan.
Does being shortlisted for procurement mean one will definitely be procured? Regarding this, the staff of the Jiangsu Government Procurement Center stated that it depends on the intentions of various administrative affairs management bureaus and usage department procurement departments. This is an open catalog and is open to all manufacturers. Models that meet the parameters and prices and have passed a certain verification process can be shortlisted. However, users can choose whether or not to select them.
Furthermore, the Jiangsu Provincial Government Procurement Center stated that government procurement does not purchase imported goods, and imported goods require special approval, but Tesla does not belong to the imported category, as it is domestically produced vehicles.
According to the media, Tesla's Shanghai factory achieved a domestication rate of over 95% for its parts.
The latest list of shortlisted candidates for government vehicle procurement in Jiangsu Province also includes the Wenjie M7, Avita 11, DeepBlue SL03, DeepBlue S7, Zhiji LS6, Zhiji L7, Yinhe L6, Yinhe E8 Executive Edition, Geometry E, Geometry G6, Changan UNI-K / Z, Qiyuan A07, Qiyuan Q05, Roewe D5X, Volvo XC40, and Cao Cao 60 and many other models.
On April 28, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) released a testing report. According to the principle of voluntary testing by enterprises, data security compliance tests were organized from November 2023 on new smart network-connected cars launched by auto manufacturers in 2022-2023. Testing was conducted in four areas relating to automotive data security, such as anonymous treatment of facial information outside the vehicle, default non-collection of cockpit data, and others. Among the shortlisted car models that met compliance requirements were 76 car models from six new energy vehicle companies, including BYD, Li Auto, NIO, and Hezhong (Nezha), as well as Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y.
According to public information, Model Y and Model 3 of Tesla have been used in daily work by many national and regional government agencies and institutions, as police cars, fire engines, medical service vehicles, security patrol vehicles, and other types of government vehicles. For example, the city of Venice, Florida, USA, purchased Tesla Model 3 cars for the Public Affairs Department, City Building Department, and Police Department; the Model S and Model 3 became the official vehicles of the mayor and deputy mayor of the German city of Dusseldorf.
Editor/Emily