Let's take stock of what major events happened in the automotive circle on March 24, 2022.
Automotive Event 1: Mercedes-Benz 2021 Global Sustainability Report Released
Recently, Mercedes-Benz released the "Mercedes-Benz 2021 Global Sustainability Report", focusing on six strategic areas such as climate protection and air quality, resource protection, livable cities, traffic safety, data responsibility, and humanistic care, and carrying out sustainable actions.
In the report, Mercedes-Benz has specified a reduction plan to complete the carbon neutrality of the new vehicle lineup by the end of 2039, and to accelerate the move towards a zero-emission and software-driven future, Mercedes-Benz plans to invest more than 60 billion euros to support research and development efforts from 2022 to 2026. In 2021, Mercedes-Benz's global passenger car sales will be 209347, of which pure electric and plug-in hybrid models account for 13%, a total of 268608.
Auto incident two: ZF breaks ground on its fourth R&D center in China
Recently, we learned that ZF Group's fourth R&D center in China, ZF Guangzhou Technical Center, recently officially broke ground, guangzhou technology center will further enhance ZF's existing R&D capabilities in the Chinese market, and other three R&D centers in China to achieve complementary technical advantages, strengthen synergies, and further enhance ZF's advantages in systematic technical solutions.
It is understood that the first phase of the ZF Guangzhou Technical Center project will invest about 700 million yuan, covering an area of about 10,000 square meters, and will be completed at the end of 2022 and officially put into operation in 2023. When fully completed, the Guangzhou Technology Center will have a scale of more than 1,000 people, equipped with a variety of advanced laboratories and software and hardware test environments, and equipped with a test field that can test high-speed, dynamic and automatic driving scenarios.
Car Incident Three: South Korea's SK E&S acquires U.S. electric vehicle charging station operator EverCharge
SK E&S, a subsidiary of South Korea's SK Group, said in a statement that it acquired EverCharge, the operator of electric vehicle charging stations in the United States, and although the amount of the acquisition is unknown, the funding will come from SK E&S's $400 million investment in its U.S. subsidiary. Prior to that, SK E&S acquired Key Capture Energy, a smart grid solutions provider for large-scale energy storage projects, last year.
Automotive Event Four: Astrian develops new technologies
According to foreign media reports, MEANS Industries, a subsidiary of Amsted Automotive Group, has solved the drivetrain problem of all-wheel drive of electric vehicles with dynamic controllable clutches.
Dynamic Controllable Clutch (DCC) is a patented electromechanical E-axle disconnect system. This innovative system seamlessly engages and separates the front and rear electric drivetrains (so that the rear electric drivetrain engages and separates from its drive shafts) for near-instantaneous torque vectoring while saving energy and extending vehicle range. Meet the demand for new torque management solutions for electric vehicles with seamless shift technology and performance.
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