On April 19, Ideal Auto released its first environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which comprehensively demonstrated the achievements and contributions of enterprises in five aspects: green operation, innovative products, compliance governance, inclusive care, and warm society. In 2021, Ideal Auto will respond to the goal of carbon neutrality by developing its own range-increasing technology, thereby promoting the sustainable development of the company in the future.
Ideal Auto always attaches importance to sustainable development in operation and production, actively responds to the impacts and opportunities brought by climate change, and implements the environmental strategy of low-carbon development and green development.
In October 2018, ideal ONE was launched, which is equipped with ideal cars' self-developed range-extended electric vehicle technology, which can realize all-pure electric drive in urban areas. In the "China Automotive Low Carbon Action Plan Research Report (2021)" released by China Automobile Data Center, the ideal ONE life cycle CO2 emission value is 236.1 g CO2 equivalent/km (total 35,415 kg), which is lower than most new energy SUV models of the same class.
In addition, the ideal ONE reduces carbon emissions by more than 65% compared to traditional fuel vehicles in travel; for example, when driving in Beijing, ideal ONE reduces carbon emissions by 76% compared to traditional fuel vehicles. The "urban electricity, long-distance power generation" travel solution pioneered by Ideal Car has been favored by more and more home users.
In addition, Ideal Auto also extends the concept of sustainable development to the level of product manufacturing. As a municipal green factory, the ideal automobile Changzhou manufacturing base adopts energy-saving and environmental protection methods to achieve a green and low-carbon production mode far below the national wastewater emission standards, including many green materials, green processes, and efficient environmental protection treatment facilities.
In the future, Ideal Automobile will continue to actively respond to the national call for vigorous deployment of clean energy, actively explore energy-saving initiatives, accelerate the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, and comprehensively coordinate the promotion of photovoltaic power generation and other plans.
Ideal Auto pursues excellent product quality, continues to build a sound quality management system, builds a product quality assurance mechanism and quality control system for the whole life cycle, and relies on its own industrial chain management capabilities and technical advantages to bring users healthy, safe and stable products.
Starting from the positioning of the product, ideal automobile fully combined with the requirements of IATF 16949, formulated and implemented the "Quality Manual", "Program Documents" and other system documents, and built a comprehensive quality management system covering system quality, R&D quality, supply chain quality, manufacturing quality and after-sales quality. Each Ideal ONE is subject to more than 2,700 quality standards before delivery, and its driver assistance system has a road test range of millions of kilometers throughout the year.
On February 8, 2021, the test results of China New Car Evaluation Regulation (C-NCAP) were announced, and the ideal ONE received a five-star rating of C-NCAP test with a comprehensive score rate of 92.2%, of which the active safety sub-score rate was 100%.
At the same time, Ideal ONE has also become the first medium and large SUV in China to achieve the best results in China's New Car Evaluation Regulations (C-NCAP), China Insurance Vehicle Safety Index (C-IASI) and China Auto Health Index (C-AHI); on August 5, 2021, Ideal ONE models in J.D.Power 2021 China New Energy Vehicle Quality Research IQS (New Car Satisfaction) market segment. APEAL (Automotive Attractiveness Index) segments all won the first place.
In addition, Ideal Auto regards the spirit of innovation as an inexhaustible driving force for the sustainable development of the enterprise, and uses technology to create value for users. In 2021, Ideal Auto developed its own next-generation extended-range electric system; in December last year, Ideal Auto pushed OTA 3.0 vehicle software to all Ideal ONE users, including full-stack self-developed navigation assisted driving NOA and complete AEB functions combined with visual perception algorithms, making driving safer and more convenient.
A series of initiatives have made Ideal Auto the third brand in the world to have NOA full-stack self-development capabilities. The Ideal ONE won the 2021 Title in third-party AEB testing for its outstanding full AEB capabilities, and is the only model in the test model capable of accurately identifying transverse and two-wheeled vehicles.
It is worth mentioning that the ideal ONE is equipped with the industry's first four-screen interactive system, which provides a comprehensive solution for in-car interaction and realizes the free dialogue of the whole vehicle.
As of December 31, 2021, Ideal Auto has obtained a total of 1,171 authorized patents and 494 registered and approved domestic trademarks.
The diverse workforce also plays an important role in ideal cars' sustainability philosophy. In the process of talent attraction, Ideal Auto adheres to an equal and fair attitude and improves its talent strategy with the help of advanced talent management tools. According to the 2021 data, ideal car employees come from 14 countries or regions, covering 29 ethnic groups.
At the same time, Ideal Auto adheres to the strategic goal of "supporting the growth and development of talents", establishes a complete staff training and development system, provides employees with universal training mechanisms and courses, continuously improves employees' workplace capabilities, and in 2021, the cumulative training time of employees exceeds 210,000 hours, realizing the common growth of enterprises and employees.
In the future, Ideal Auto will continue to lay out vehicle electrification technology. The Ideal L9, scheduled to be launched in the second quarter of 2022, is equipped with a fully developed flagship extended-range electric system that interprets the luxury and intelligent travel experience.
On this basis, Ideal Auto has begun to develop high-voltage pure electric technology, and the brand's first high-voltage pure electric vehicle model is scheduled to be launched in 2023 to further meet consumers' high expectations for electric mobility. In addition, Ideal Auto will continue to deepen its efforts to deepen a series of electric vehicle technologies, including intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit, and move towards achieving a higher level of car manufacturing goals.
According to the data displayed in the "New Energy List" of the EasyCar App, Ideal Auto ranked 6th. For more data, please check it out on the EasyCar App.