Want to know what the trucks of the future will look like? In today's commercial vehicle circle, on the one hand, traditional car companies are diligently building trucks that people need, and on the other hand, Internet car companies are exerting their own whimsical ideas to create concept trucks with a full sense of science and technology. And is this concept truck full of groundwork or is it full of pie? Let's take a look.
Remote Star H
When it comes to Geely, everyone should be familiar with it, this domestic automobile giant who is successful in the passenger car field, turned to the commercial vehicle field in 2016, and "remote" is its new commercial vehicle brand.
On November 8, 2021, Remote Auto released a new generation of new energy intelligent luxury heavy trucks in Shanghai - Remote Star H (Homtruck), which is scheduled to be officially launched in 2024.
At the beginning of the establishment of the remote car, Geely's chairman Li Shufuding's strategy was to only do new energy and clean energy, so this remote Xinghan H naturally will not be diesel, but matches a variety of new energy power modes such as pure electric power exchange, extended range power exchange, methanol P2 hybrid and so on.
Somehow, the exterior of the Remote Star H gave me a suffocating feeling, but after watching its multiple video introductions, I found that the car was not simple.
Smart trucks, L4 level automatic driving, electric pedals, safety monitoring, these needless to say, and the propaganda mentioned can be unlimited endurance, is not it to change the power?
The biggest highlight of the remote Star H is that it is not only a heavy truck, but also more like a motorhome. Washing machines, kitchens, bathrooms, soft sleepers, refrigerators, induction cookers, tea cookers and other living facilities are all complete, and the "home" is truly mobile.
However, sometimes the card friends do not have a place to rest, but do not have time to rest, and rush to catch the next trip after this trip. When busy, will these devices become decorations?
The roof of the car is a starry sky dome at night, and it is a bit romantic to lean on the soft sleeper and look at the vast starry sky. During the day, the roof, front windshield, and window are all transparent, full of light, and the scenery along the way is unobstructed, which is a bit sunny.
Speed is king in the freight industry, in order to reduce wind resistance, remote Xinghan H will not hesitate to cancel the physical rearview mirrors on both sides and use electronic rearview mirrors instead, which must ensure that the system is foolproof, after all, the blind spot of the truck is not a joke.
Starway 1 generation
On September 17, 2021, the first brand strategy conference of DeepWay, a new force in truck manufacturing, was held in Beijing, at which the first all-forward design and development of intelligent new energy heavy trucks - Xingtu 1 generation was launched.
Although DeepWay is a new force, it is not small, it is a technology company jointly built by Baidu and Shiqiao, focusing on the research and development and manufacturing of smart new energy trucks.
Careful observation, the appearance of this Xingtu 1 generation and Tesla's electric heavy truck have similarities, the bullet type external design, the wind resistance coefficient is reduced to 0.35. It should be known that the wind resistance coefficient of traditional heavy trucks is usually above 0.65.
Similarly, The 1st generation of Xingtu also changed the physical rearview mirror to an electronic rearview mirror, and the center console became a whole Unicom large screen, and there was also a piece on the roof, I don't know if sitting in the main driver can clearly see the information on the far right.
The car is a 6 * 4 model, equipped with a customized research and development of 450 degrees lithium iron phosphate battery, full load of 49 tons of cargo mileage of up to 300 kilometers, this endurance performance in the smart heavy truck is more general.
Fortunately, the long-distance working conditions can use the power exchange mode, 6 minutes to complete the battery replacement, and the refueling time is similar, it is very convenient, while supporting L3, L4 level automatic driving.
According to reports, Xingtu 1 is DeepWay's first concept product, and it is planned to achieve mass production in 2023.
The Middle Pole Celestial Hub
At the Shanghai Auto Show on April 19, 2021, a hydrogen energy tractor attracted everyone's attention, the car named Zhongji Tianshu, from the wuhan grove hydrogen energy automobile company that specializes in the research and development of hydrogen energy commercial vehicles.
The appearance is not as futuristic as the first two, on the contrary, it is quite close to the traditional heavy truck. It's just that the large-area grille shape of this front end inevitably reminds me of the legs of "Xiao Qiang", which is a little too strong. At the same time, the space left for the headlights of the vehicle is slightly smaller, and if the size is designed to be larger, the visual effect will be better.
The hydrogen tank shell behind the cab and the surrounding of the chassis of the vehicle are fully enclosed, with a vehicle size of 7400 ×2550 ×3900mm, and a wheelbase of 3800 + 1350mm.
Zhongji Tianshu is equipped with Grove's self-designed 70MPa 10-bottle hydrogen supply system, the maximum output power of the vehicle hydrogen power can reach 360kw, the maximum output torque can reach 2400NM, the maximum speed is 89km/h, and the cruising range is more than 1000km.
Unfortunately, this Zhongji Tianshu was closely protected at the auto show site, and after the unveiling of the release, it was surrounded by a barrier and was not allowed to get on the car to visit the interior.
The poor can't afford it, and the rich can't use it
This article lists only a part of the many concept trucks in China, and it is also a clear understanding of the routine of the concept truck, first of all, it is resolute not to burn diesel, secondly, the appearance must be full of science fiction, and finally give it a name that is not yin and yang.
I believe that many people will react to the concept truck like me: first call out the high-tech, and then wonder if it can really achieve mass production? Is there really a market?
Concept trucks seem to be very close to us, but they are far away, and how many of the concept trucks that used to claim mass production have disappeared.
In addition, the price of such a high-tech truck must not be cheap, retail investors are still in the loan to buy a car naturally can not afford to consume, the cost of the fleet to buy is too high, only large logistics companies can eat and consume, consumer groups are limited.
The concept truck is the epitome of the truck of the future, but how long is the future? How far is it forever? No one knows the answer.
Editor's Note
Perhaps the original intention of building a concept truck is not to solve the needs and expectations of the people, and we can understand it as a carrier to show the national car-making technology. Science and technology are developing, human beings are also progressing, if you can really achieve mass production landing, it is also the best.
In other words, if through the various tricks of the concept truck, more people can be attracted to pay attention to the truck, pay attention to the freight industry, and pay attention to the group of truck drivers, then even if it does not achieve mass production in the end, it is valuable. (Text/Maggie Cheung)