How does Xingtu ET-i establish a new height of hybridization on the dark horse that came after it?

"I couldn't get in the service area, and I was in line for three hours to recharge."

"My friends who set off together have all arrived home, and I'm still charging halfway."

"900 km of road, it took 20 hours to get there."

During the Spring Festival, the scene of long-distance charging of electric vehicles was staged again, and the complaints of netizens on Platforms such as Weibo and Douyin also rose and fell.

It is true that electric vehicles have been very popular in the past year, but it is undeniable that in the face of long-distance travel during peak periods, the disadvantage of slow replenishment still makes it difficult for electric vehicles to become the best choice for mainstream consumers.

Although fuel vehicles are not afraid of long-distance travel, they are not perfect. The first is that the fuel consumption is higher, the cost of car maintenance is not as good as that of electric vehicles, and with the recent oil price entering the 8 yuan era, the disadvantage of oil vehicles is more obvious. At the same time, the degree of intelligence of fuel vehicles is generally not as good as that of high-end pure electric vehicles. Then, a hybrid vehicle that is both fuel-efficient and intelligent is more suitable for most consumers. However, the Japanese brands that dominate the hybrid market are slow in terms of intelligence. This situation has become a major embarrassment in the current Chinese auto market.

Fortunately, Xingtu Automobile has insight into the needs of consumers and launched a new intelligent hybrid system - ET-i full-engine supermix system, and the first wind chasing ET-i equipped with this system has also been officially launched. What is surprising is that the price of the WIND-Chasing ET-i 14.98-15.98 million yuan is basically the same as that of the same level of oil vehicles, unlike the Japanese hybrid car, which will bring greater pressure to consumers to buy a car. The arrival of the wind chasing ET-i not only strengthens the brand power and product power of Xingtu, but also opens up a new field of intelligent hybrid vehicles.

The only one with the full-scene hybrid

Of course, not only Xingtu Automobile, BYD, Changan and many other independent brands have launched efficient hybrid technology in the past two years, and BAIC and Dongfeng also have relevant technical plans. This round of collective charge of independent brands has completely broken the monopoly of Toyota and Honda brands. But unlike many high-efficiency hybrids, the Starway ET-i has achieved full-scene hybridization, creating a new ceiling for efficient hybridization, the core reason of which lies in its original three-speed DHT transmission and dual motor drive.

The current hybrid system is divided into two major genres, the THS shunt model represented by Toyota and the "direct connection + one gear" DHT gearbox represented by Honda, but they are not perfect. For example, no matter how the planetary gear set of the Toyota THS system is adjusted, the engine cannot be completely decoupled, which means that the energy will be lost in some working conditions, and the energy saving cannot be maximized. However, when a gear OFT requests such extreme working conditions as continuous high performance at low and medium speeds, there is a problem of insufficient performance. Although Honda's hybrid can achieve mechanical decoupling, it has only one gear reducer in its system, while only one motor in the two motors is responsible for driving, and the electric drive covers fewer working conditions and the performance is average.

That is to say, the earlier mainstream THS and i-MMD were mainly oriented to fuel saving. However, with the rise of electric vehicles, the threshold of high performance is constantly being lowered, and users are pursuing stronger power performance in addition to the ultimate fuel saving. The three-stop DHT and dual motor drive solutions of Xingtu ET-i enable users to balance fuel consumption and power, so that the hybrid system can achieve efficient and high-performance operation at all times for the first time.

The hybrid logic of the Xingtu ET-i is the same as that of Honda and Toyota, and it is all based on motor intervention to adjust the engine power torque.

If we compare the engine to the upstream of the river, the wheels to the downstream, the battery to the reservoir, and the energy in the power system to water, it is actually easy to mix the fuel-saving logic of the system. Downstream water consumption (car driving energy demand) is changing all the time, in a single river channel (traditional fuel vehicles) alone with a sluice (gearbox) is difficult to balance the supply and demand of upstream and downstream, downstream water can not be used to overflow, resulting in waste, that is, high fuel consumption. The diversion of the reservoir (hybrid vehicle) can perfectly adjust the balance of supply and demand downstream demand is less, and when the downstream water is less (low load), the upstream more water is stored in the reservoir (battery). When the downstream demand is large, the reservoir releases water (battery discharge), and the upstream can maintain the economic water supply (the engine maintains economic conditions).

It is worth noting that the reservoir model is the logic of traditional hybridization, and the Starway ET-i has taken a step further on the shoulders of the giant of traditional hybridism, with its original three-speed gearbox and dual motor drive, which can achieve more precise energy control.

In the dual motor drive and parallel mode of the Starway ET-i, two electric drives the vehicle simultaneously. Compared with the Honda Hybrid, the Xingtu ET-i can achieve stronger performance output under the working conditions of green light, end of traffic jam start, high-speed rapid acceleration and other working conditions. If equipped with a rear axle motor, the Starway ET-i can also achieve three-motor and four-wheel drive functions.

The addition of a 3-speed transmission allows ET-i to cope with more complex and wide-ranging operating conditions. Honda i-MMD system to reach 60km/h or 80km/h or more to drive the engine directly, and Xingtu ET-i through the three-stop twist can achieve better and broader power adaptation and power output, while ensuring efficient work, so that the engine in 20km/h low speed and medium and high speed cruising can participate in driving the vehicle, "three engines" work together, in the realization of low fuel consumption at the same time to bring stronger power output, which is fuel-saving oriented to the first gear OFT system is difficult to achieve.

With the blessing of dual motor drive and 3-speed transmission, Starway ET-i has up to 9 drive modes including single motor pure electric, dual motor pure electric, engine direct drive, parallel drive, parking charging, driving charging, etc., which is 5 more than the traditional one-speed DHT system. More modes mean that the system can achieve a balance between power performance and fuel consumption under more different operating conditions and with different operating logics. Products equipped with the Starway ET-i system can achieve a minimum fuel consumption of 4.8L of power loss per 100 kilometers, and can also have the leading acceleration capacity of 6.8 seconds and 100 kilometers.

However, it is worth noting that although the three-speed shift has more advantages, it makes it exponentially more difficult to develop and calibrate. The launch of the ET-i system can be said to be a vivid display of the strong technical heritage of Xingtu and Chery Automobile.

It is worth mentioning that the engineers of Xingtu told us that the 9-mode 11-speed is not the full strength of ET-i, it can also develop more working modes, and the current 9-mode 11-speed is the most comprehensive combination of modes selected by Xingtu for consumers. That is to say, if Xingtu launches some hybrid models with very subdivided positioning in the future, Xingtu has also developed more working modes, which is also not available in a DHT hybrid system.

Efficient hybridization with full intelligence

Having said all this, many people may have been confused: "So many modes, how do I switch when I am driving?" "In fact, you don't have to worry about it. In the eyes of Xingtu, technology is not to feel the existence of technology. Xingtu ET-i has an intelligent control system that intelligently identifies the current working conditions and automatically switches to the most suitable drive mode. The user just opens it, and the rest is left to Starway ET-i.

Not only that, Xingtu ET-i is also equipped with intelligent travel technologies such as intelligent power replenishment, reservation charging, reservation travel, and dual-core interconnection, which can bring more convenience to the car.

For example, intelligent power replenishment, this function can automatically identify the battery power and start the power battery charging. It can prevent the battery from running out and the vehicle from starting, which can not only avoid sudden trouble, but also prevent the deep loss of battery from causing capacity attenuation and prolong the battery life.

Another example is the reservation charging function. We all know that the electricity price during the trough period at night is very cheap, Xingtu ET-i can make an appointment for charging through the car machine or mobile phone APP, users can set the charging time by themselves, and support weekly cycle settings, without frequent operation can save more money.

Xingtu ET-i can also intelligently heat the car, through the appointment travel function, the owner can start the battery preheating and air conditioning in advance, when going out to drive, both the battery performance can reach the best state, but also the cockpit to achieve the best comfortable state.

In addition, Xingtu ET-i also has a dual-core interconnection, vehicle chip and power system chip deep interconnection, vehicles can allocate power battery power in real time according to the congestion of the navigation route, making travel costs more economical. For example, when it is found that the front is in a congested state, the system will charge in advance, and when entering the congested route, the vehicle can use electric drive to further serve the user.

This kind of intelligent adjustment of the power system according to future working conditions is actually not uncommon, many electric vehicles support this function, but in the hybrid car is the first time, which is actually very valuable. It should be known that the working logic of the hybrid system is more complex, and planning the drive mode in advance requires the system to have more accurate judgment and smarter logic, and the calibration difficulty is much higher than that of electric vehicles. Xingtu ET-i's exploration of dual-core interconnection not only makes the hybrid system truly intelligent, brings tangible value to users, but also shows strong technical strength.

These are not the entire family of Starway ET-i, there are more intelligent, comfortable and safety technologies on the wind chasing ET-i. The whole series of wind chasing ET-i is equipped with intelligent star curtain panoramic sunroof, matrix LED headlights, dual 12.3-inch floating LCD screen, dual-zone automatic air conditioning, N95 antibacterial air conditioning filter, Lion Lion Zhiyun 4.0 system, Bosch IPB1.1 intelligent electric control dynamic system, which can be said to be a high-end. On the high-end version of the model, the wind chasing ET-i has also upgraded the high-end configurations such as inductive memory electric tailgate, exterior mirror folding & electric heating, streaming atmosphere lights, integrated driving recorder, AR enhanced real-life navigation, SONY brand audio, 540 ° panoramic high-definition image, etc., which can fully meet the further needs of users for comfort and safety.

Open up a new battlefield of intelligent hybridization

It is not difficult to see that the Xingtu ET-i all-engine supermix system not only integrates the strengths of fuel vehicles, electric vehicles and traditional hybrid vehicles, but also completely eliminates the key pain points of the three models, so that the hybrid vehicle has gathered the three major labels of energy saving, performance and intelligence for the first time. In my opinion, the ET-i system will not only promote the faster development of Xingtu, but also bring new changes to the new energy vehicle market.

In 2021, the sales volume of the Xingtu brand reached 37,155 vehicles, up 121% year-on-year, maintaining sales growth for 14 consecutive months, and it was not easy for Xingtu to achieve such growth in turn in the black swan events such as the epidemic and the lack of cores.

The rapid growth of Xingtu is inseparable from the enhancement of the combat effectiveness of the system, in April last year, Xingtu launched a new "Extreme Wisdom New National Creation" brand positioning, from the two dimensions of technology and national tide to cut the preferences of young consumers, more in-depth interaction with users. In terms of technology, Xingtu launched a new architecture of M3X Pro in 2021, and the maximum power of the new 2.0T engine was increased to 261 horsepower, and the maximum torque was increased to 400Nm, which was comparable to the world-class engine.

While improving technology, Xingtu's product line has also begun to run in small steps and iterate rapidly. New cars such as the Lanyue 400T, TX Super Energy Four-Wheel Drive Edition, and Lingyun 400T have been listed one after another, and continue to share with consumers the latest scientific and technological achievements of Xingtu. The ET-i will also start with the wind-chasing model, and gradually install it on the entire series of Xingtu models in the next two years, so that Xingtu will open up a new new energy product matrix after consolidating the system strength. In 2022, Xingtu will tap more sales growth points from the hot new energy vehicle market, so that the brand can achieve more stable and diversified development.

At the same time, the intelligent hybrid vehicle pioneered by Starway ET-i is also more in line with the new trend of the current automobile market, and once it debuts, it has its own aura.

Nowadays, the current Y era, Z era has gradually become the main consumer force of the automobile market, and the Internet has grown up together with them, mobile phones, tablet computers and other intelligent mobile terminals have been deeply bound to their lives, in the car has become another intelligent mobile terminal at the moment, these young users not only have a strong demand for smart cars, but also have higher requirements for the degree of intelligence of the car. The Xingtu ET-i broke the situation that the hybrid vehicle is energy-saving but not intelligent and non-performance, and further suppresses the Japanese hybrid, and the advantages of "energy saving, performance and intelligence" will impress more young people and reshape the pattern of the domestic hybrid market.

In 2021, the mainland new energy vehicle market will grow rapidly, and the market share will increase rapidly from less than 5% to 15%, and has exceeded 20% in recent months. Driven by the surging tide of the electrification revolution, more and more people are beginning to pay attention to new energy vehicles. As a new category that is more in line with the needs of young people, intelligent hybrid vehicles are bound to be affirmed and respected by the market.

Since the birth of the hybrid system, energy saving has always been its biggest advantage and the only highlight. Until the Xingtu ET-i full-engine supermix system, which integrates "energy saving, performance and intelligence", raises the ceiling of hybrid technology in one fell swoop. With the ET-i system gradually installed in the Xingtu product line, the new pattern of the new energy vehicle market will also begin.

AUTHOR RushB

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