The annual finale cold wave is about to sweep the country from north to south, and most areas will usher in the coldest weather in the second half of the year, which is undoubtedly a severe test for the majority of pure electric vehicles. The cold winter endurance is like the "open book examination" that nature has to prepare for pure electric vehicles every year, although the questions are well understood by everyone, the results are not satisfactory, and most of them have shrunk greatly. Over time, pure electric vehicles have left a bad impression of "lying in the cold" in the minds of consumers.
Judging from past experience, there are very few people who can achieve good results in the "open-book examination" of winter continuation, and excellent is even rarer, if it can be close to the full score, it is simply like a morning star, but miracles will always happen. In the recent winter endurance test done by the media, the world's first pure electric vehicle with a range of more than 1000km "AION LX Plus" ran out of 961km, and the real endurance that is infinitely close to the full score has once again refreshed people's understanding of pure electric vehicles, I believe many people are curious about how this is done?
Measured 961km, the cold winter is a severe examination of the true chapter
The shrinkage of the cold winter endurance has always been a "big mountain" on the head of many pure electric vehicles, painful but unable to shake off. In addition to the need to consume a certain amount of electricity for air conditioning heating, the main reason is determined by the characteristics of lithium batteries. In the low temperature environment, the chemical reaction inside the battery becomes slower, the activity of the electrode material decreases, and the fluidity of lithium ions becomes worse, which affects the efficiency of charge and discharge, so there is a phenomenon of shrinkage of the battery in the winter. At present, the potential of battery materials has been almost exhausted, and if you want to make a breakthrough, you must seek new materials.
After 5 years of secret attack, GAC Aeon took the lead in the industry to overcome the application problem of silicon anode materials in large power batteries, and the sponge silicon anode chip battery technology developed by it effectively improved the energy density of the battery, making the battery pack achieve a large capacity of 144.4kWh under a limited volume, helping AION LX Plus to achieve a working condition endurance of 1008km. According to the manufacturer, the battery technology also has excellent low temperature capacity retention performance, even in the low temperature environment of -20 ° C, the battery capacity retention rate can reach 92%. There is such a magical material in the world, and when the technology was first released, many people were still half-convinced.
Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, in the cold weather of -7 °C-0 °C in Beijing, AION LX Plus experienced the superposition of multiple road conditions such as city + high speed + congestion, and finally achieved excellent results of 961km.
In the face of the cold winter, it also ran out of the real endurance of 961km, and it is foreseeable that in other seasons with friendly temperatures, the endurance of the AION LX Plus will only be more surprising. In this way, whether it is a long-distance trip across provinces or a holiday trip, there is no need to worry about the battery life and service area not being charged, after all, Beijing to Shanghai, along the way through Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu three provinces and Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai three municipalities directly under the central government, the straight-line distance is only about 1000km. And many people have a monthly commuting distance of only about 1000km, so that they can do a monthly charge, which greatly saves valuable time and truly brings consumers a convenient car.
Obviously good enough, but still working hard
Friends familiar with the current AION LX should know that its debut in 2019 has won the reputation of "China's most high-tech luxury car" with five industry-leading advantages such as 3.9 seconds of 100 km acceleration and 650km NEDC endurance, and many functions are industry-leading even at present. However, for GAC Aeon, which is committed to creating a "high-end intelligent electric vehicle", these are obviously not enough, as the AION LX Plus, which evolved on the basis of AION LX, the advantage project has been strengthened again.
In addition to bringing a long endurance of 1008km, the new car is also constantly making efforts in power and high-end intelligent assisted driving. It is equipped with a two-speed dual motor "four-in-one" integrated electric drive system, the maximum power can reach 540kW, 100 km/h acceleration as long as 2.9 seconds, the performance is comparable to the top supercar, so that Chinese cars have entered the "2 second era".
In addition, in the field of fierce competition between major car companies in the field of intelligent assisted driving, AION LX Plus has also brought surprises, equipped with the industry's most 35 top intelligent driving hardware, including 3 second-generation intelligent zoom lidar, with Huawei's high-computing intelligent driving computing platform, the industry's first high-level intelligent auxiliary driving that can cover all scenarios. It not only realizes functions such as automatic acceleration, overtaking, lane change and up and down ramps on high speeds; And in complex urban roads, traffic lights can also be realized straight /left and right turns, roundabout U-turns, autonomous lane changes and other functions, and thanks to the second generation of intelligent zoom lidar, the system can be faster and more accurate to identify pedestrians, electric bicycles, vehicle changes, etc., in the face of ghost probes, gas plugs and other unexpected situations, can also be as calm as the old driver, bringing users a real high-end intelligent driving experience. What is expected is that in the later stage, more intelligent driving functions can be unlocked through OTA upgrades.
Not only the three major black technologies, luxury intelligence all-round improvement
As the new flagship model of GAC Aeon, AION LX Plus not only brings three industry-leading black technologies, but also evolves from the inside and outside on the basis of the current AION LX.
The unique design of the Star Sea Ark brings a more avant-garde, sci-fi shape, while the cross-border integration of coupe and SUV creates a full sports atmosphere. In order to enrich everyone's choice, the manufacturer also added two fashionable body colors of Skyline Gray and Pulse Blue to the new car, of which the Skyline Gray body can present different colors at different perspectives, and the color moves with the light, making people shine. If you are a consumer who pursues fashion, science fiction, personality, and sports, then believing in the AION LX Plus after the evolution of appearance will definitely make you move.
Coming to the car, the AION LX Plus also brings a lot of surprises, and the high-end Daystar white theme interior creates a sense of grace and dignity. The new car replaced the original dual screen with a separate 15.6-inch large screen, with a full LCD instrument and a hidden electronic air outlet, and the sense of technology was full. In terms of intelligent technology, the new car is equipped with a new ADiGO 4.0 intelligent IoT system, adding voice control driving mode, energy recovery, vehicle control and other functions. In addition, the new IBCM insensible start, new AR real-world navigation, DMS+OMS cabin monitoring and other cross-generation intelligent configurations bring users a safer and more convenient intelligent travel experience.
Of course, as a family façade, AION LX Plus is naturally arranged in place in terms of luxury configuration, Nappa leather seats, seat ventilation/heating, 2.1㎡ panoramic canopy, etc., in addition, thanks to the ultra-long wheelbase of 2920mm, it can be said that it brings consumers the president's exclusive concierge-level luxury and comfortable space.
epilogue
Data from the Association of Passenger Vehicles shows that the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in January to November has reached 13.9%, and it is expected that this data will reach 20% by 2022. But in the face of this open-book exam, most of the models are not good, and AION LX Plus with a range of 961km, handed over nearly full scores of the answer sheet, not only impressive, but also truly realized the pure electric vehicle inter-provincial long-distance travel, winter mileage anxiety is no longer a consumer nightmare. Behind this achievement, it is inseparable from the accumulation of technology and continuous research and development innovation, which is the embodiment of the hard core strength of an enterprise.
As a family flagship model, AION LX Plus not only achieved a new breakthrough in endurance, but also comprehensively evolved from the inside and outside, bringing consumers a more luxurious and intelligent experience, the new car will be officially launched in January, and how the future market performance will be, we wait and see.