China's auto industry started late, and it is basically hopeless to break the wrist with overseas brands in the field of traditional fuel vehicles. As a result, independent brands have set their sights on the new energy market. After several years of efforts, domestic pure electric vehicles have reached the world's leading level, and in this process, independent brands have also mastered the core technologies of motors, batteries and electronic controls. However, the step can not be too big, because the pure tram is easy to build, but the supporting facilities are difficult to keep up. Therefore, hybrid products are the best transition scheme for traditional fuel vehicles to pure electric vehicles, and the market is not small, which in turn has led to the phenomenon of independent brands piling up the hybrid market.
In the past year, the head of its own brands began to collectively force the hybrid market, and a series of hybrid models have sprung up one after another. Let's take a look at the characteristics of each hybrid product.
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Great Wall: Lemon Hybrid DHT
Many people believe that Great Wall Motors' lemon-blend DHT is the starting point of this boom. In October 2020, Great Wall Motors officially launched the world's first lemon hybrid DHT technology at the Haval Technology Center in Baoding. Lemon Hybrid DHT is a highly integrated, high-performance, multi-mode oil-electric hybrid system that uses dual-motor hybrid technology to achieve a balance of high performance and high performance in the full speed domain and all scenarios. The entire system architecture of Lemon Hybrid DHT can be summarized as "1-2-3", that is, a hybrid system, HEV and PHEV two power architectures, three sets of powertrains. In particular, it supports the HEV power structure and breaks the monopoly of Japanese brands on the domestic HEV market.
As a pragmatic car company, Great Wall Motor has landed the lemon hybrid DHT technology relatively quickly. In September 2021, great wall of the first using lemon hybrid DHT technology Weipai Machido DHT officially launched, the car using HEV power architecture, equipped with "1.5L + 100DHT" powertrain, the total power of the system 140kW, the total torque of 370N m, 100 km acceleration of 8.5s, comprehensive fuel consumption of 4.7L/100km, all indicators are not lost to the same level of Japanese hybrid products. Subsequently, the power structure of the lemon hybrid DHT HEV added three models: Haval H6s DHT, Haval Chitu DHT, and Wei brand latte DHT. The PHEV power architecture has also achieved a breakthrough of zero, and launched two long-endurance models, wei brand macchiato DHT-PHEV and Mocha DHT-PHEV.
We found from the 2021 sales article officially released by Great Wall Motors that the Weipai Machiduo DHT has sold 5145 vehicles since its listing on September 29, and the Weipai Latte DHT has sold 2707 vehicles in the first month of listing. Although it is not a surprise, it is already a good result, after all, the HEV field has been ruled by "two fields" for a long time, which is not only a problem of technological leadership, but also the recognition of consumers, long-term market verification and comprehensive layout, which are also difficult to overcome. At present, the lemon hybrid DHT is only breaking the Monopoly of the Japanese system on the HEV field, and there is still a long way to go to get a piece of the pie.
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BYD: DM-i super hybrid
As a "brother" of its own brand new energy, BYD has begun to lay out hybrid technology from a very early age, focusing on PHEV. In 2008, BYD launched the first generation of DM technology, the first model was F3DM, and its appearance ended BYD's history of no hybrid models. Soon after, BYD launched the second generation of DM technology, and qin DM equipped with this technology made a small fire in the Shanghai market. In 2015, BYD released the third generation of DM technology, with the goal of 542, that is, within 5s to break 100 + full-time electric 4 drives + fuel consumption of 2L/ 100km, BYD DM technology is completely on fire, and its reputation has also risen. At the beginning of 2021, BYD's DM technology re-evolved, introducing the fourth generation of DM-i super hybrid.
DM-i super hybrid is an electrically oriented hybrid technology, which has multiple advantages such as fast, provincial, static, smooth and green. The core components include the dual-motor EHS super electric hybrid system, the Snap Cloud-Plug-In Hybrid special high-efficiency engine, the DM-i Super Hybrid special power blade battery, and the vehicle control system, engine control system, motor control system, and battery management system. The overall structure is simple and compact, with good power transmission efficiency.
At the scene of the fourth-generation DM-i super hybrid press conference, BYD also released three new cars in one go: Qin PLUS DM-i, Song PLUS DM-i and Tang DM-i. These three models not only cover today's mainstream model level, but also beat the price of PHEV models, and the cheapest one is less than 110,000 yuan. BYD is definitely a promoter and popularizer of PHEV technology. It is reported that Han DM-i will be listed this year, the maximum cruising range of pure electricity can reach 206km, AND show muscles again.
The early layout, many suitable models, coupled with the DM-i super hybrid opened the era of affordable PHEV, so that the BYD DM series completely sold out, and the cumulative sales volume in 2021 exceeded 270,000 vehicles.
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Chang'an: Blue Whale iDD hybrid system
At the 2021 Chongqing Auto Show, Changan Automobile officially released the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system. Blue Whale iDD is a global hybrid platform developed by Changan Automobile, which is composed of four parts: Blue Whale NE1.5T hybrid special engine, Blue Whale triple-clutch electric drive transmission, large-capacity PHEV battery, and iDD intelligent control system. The global domain refers to the four aspects of "full speed domain, full field domain, full temperature domain, and full time domain", that is, it can meet the user's car needs in all scenarios.
The first mass-produced model with Blue Whale iDD technology is Changan UNI-K iDD, which has been pre-sold on January 6 this year, with a pre-sale price of 176,900 to 192,900 yuan. It is reported that Changan UNI-K iDD with a 30.74kWh large-capacity battery, pure electric mileage of up to 130km, better than most PHEV models on the market, easily meet the daily urban commuting needs. The comprehensive cruising range can reach 1100km. In terms of fuel consumption, the comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 0.8L/100km, and the fuel consumption of the KN is 5L/100km.
It is not difficult to see from the Changan UNI-K iDD that the Blue Whale iDD system is outstanding. The current problem is that the model selection is not rich enough, and if you want to gain a foothold in the hybrid market, you must adapt to some entry-level models as soon as possible to make the Blue Whale iDD more accessible.
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Chery: Kunpeng Hybrid
Chery is known as "technical control", and when other car companies are mixing, it naturally cannot fall. In April 2021, Chery released Kunpeng Power. In terms of hybrid power, Chery brings the world's first full-featured hybrid configuration - Kunpeng DHT, which has the first dual motor drive of the Chinese brand, 9 working modes, 11 combined gears, and can bring an ultra-smooth driving experience through the TSD dual-shaft drive.
Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ is the first model equipped with Kunpeng DHT super hybrid, using a hybrid 1.5T super efficiency engine and dual motor 3 engine combination, the industry's only dual motor simultaneous drive, simultaneous power generation, to achieve an input torque of 510N m. The four-wheel drive version of the zero hundred acceleration is less than 5s, and the two-wheel drive version of zero hundred acceleration is only 7s. It can be seen that Kunpeng DHT super hybrid is a hybrid system with performance as the selling point. In terms of endurance and fuel consumption, Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ pure electric endurance can reach 100km, comprehensive endurance of 1000km; comprehensive fuel consumption of 100km is as low as 1.0L/100km, and power loss fuel consumption is 5.0L/100km, and all indicators have reached the mainstream level of the industry.
The problem with Kunpeng DHT super hybrid is that the landing speed is relatively slow, and after others have been selling for a long time, Kunpeng DHT super hybrid has adapted to the Tiggo 8 PLUS Kunpeng e+ production car, and the car has not been officially listed so far.
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Geely: Ray's Mind X
Known as the "autonomous brother", Jili also has its own unique secrets in hybridization. In October 2021, Geely Automobile officially released the global power technology brand - Raytheon Power, and the product matrix includes Raytheon Intelligence Hi · X, efficient transmission, efficient engine, E-drive. Among them, Ray's Mind Qing Hi · X is Geely's new hybrid platform, which includes two hybrid special engines of DHE15 (1.5T) and DH20 (2.0T), as well as two hybrid special transmissions of DHT (1st gear) and DHT Pro (3rd gear), which support full coverage of A0-C class models, and also cover HEV, PHEV, REEV and other hybrid technologies.
After that, Hoshikoshi L Thor Hi · X oil-electric hybrid version unveiled, the car zero hundred acceleration time of 7.9s, the average fuel consumption of 100 kilometers as low as 4.3L/100km, the maximum cruising range is nearly 1300 kilometers. On December 25, Hoshikoshi L Thor Hi · X oil-electric hybrid version opened pre-sale, although the pre-sale price is not low 173,700 yuan, but only 8 minutes and 21 seconds, 2022 pre-sale orders are all paid.
It can be said that Hoshikoshi L Thor Hi · X oil-electric hybrid version for Geely to enter the hybrid market has made a good start, but its main HEV field has Toyota and Honda two big mountains, whether it can convert the users of both, will be Geely Thunder Divine Intelligence Hi · X The key to success.
On the whole, independent brands present a situation of "a hundred flowers blooming" in terms of hybrid technology, and each has its own characteristics. However, in terms of technology landing speed and price control, BYD is undoubtedly at the forefront and has seized the market opportunity. However, other homes are not far behind, the core technology is available, and it is a quick thing to enrich the product line. It is believed that in 2022, more good products will emerge in the hybrid market, and hybrid models will also accelerate the replacement of traditional fuel models.