Under the strategic guidance of the "3060" dual carbon target, the rapid development of automobile "electrification", a new round of energy revolution is driving major subversive changes in the automotive industry, and the rules of the game of the traditional automotive industry are being rewritten in a new era.
The new era background has put forward new requirements for the market, and major car companies have also laid out new models, of which hybrid models are a hot topic. First of all, hybrid models have less carbon emissions than fuel models; secondly, thanks to a power system composed of batteries and electric motors that are equipped with more than traditional fuel models, the power output is more sufficient while the fuel consumption is lower, bringing consumers a driving experience different from that of traditional fuel vehicles. Therefore, hybrid models with low fuel consumption and high endurance have become the best choice at this stage.
For GAC Trumpchi, hybridization is one of the core routes of its future development, and it is also the key to achieving its dual-carbon target. On April 26, GAC Trumpchi officially released the brand name of the new hybrid technology under the electrification strategy - Julang Hybrid. Julang Hybrid has a dual hybrid technology route, which is a forward self-developed GMC dual motor series parallel hybrid system; digesting and absorbing Toyota's latest THS hybrid system, and innovating and breakthrough to achieve the perfect combination of turbocharged engine and THS system. The two systems have their own strengths and bring different enjoyment to users.
It is understood that Trumpchi's first hybrid model, the Trumpchi GS8 dual engine series, achieved sales of more than 4,000 vehicles in the past March. From January to March this year, the sales volume of GS8 dual-engine series terminals ranked first in the 200,000-level autonomous hybrid SUV, and the order for hybrid models accounted for 60% in April. In the field of hybrids, GAC Trumpchi has made small achievements.
| "Two legs" go hand in hand
As we all know, Toyota THS hybrid system has more than 20 years of technical accumulation, after four iterations, deeply rooted in the essence of hybrid technology. With the blessing of multiple technologies, the THS system can reasonably control the distribution of fuel power and electric power, so that the power system always runs in the efficient range, and realizes both fuel consumption and power.
The powerful combination of GS8 dual engine series is another achievement of GAC Trumpchi's localization of external systems and the realization of innovative evolution. The new second-generation GS8 dual-engine series, which was launched at the end of last year, is equipped with GAC's third-generation 2.0TM engine and Toyota's fourth-generation THS hybrid system. This is the first time toyota has installed the THS hybrid system on a model other than the Toyota system.
As the first Chinese brand model equipped with Toyota THS hybrid system, and the first model in the world to use a 2.0T engine with Toyota THS hybrid technology, the new second-generation GS8 dual engine series has been widely recognized by the market. According to statistics, the second-generation GS8 dual engine series has accounted for 60% of the monthly proportion. According to the terminal retail data of China Automobile Center, the GS8 dual engine series ranked first in the 200,000-level autonomous hybrid SUV in 2022.
In response to the "Green Net Plan", GAC Trumpchi released the development strategy of "hybridization + intelligence" dual-core drive at the end of last year, with the goal of achieving hybridization of all models in 2025, with hybrid sales accounting for more than 60% in 2030, challenging to achieve carbon neutrality in 2045. Zhang Yuesai, general manager of GAC Passenger Vehicles, said: "Backed by GAC's independent research and development strength, with the help of Toyota's technical advantages, GAC Trumpchi has the confidence to become the head player of the electrification track! ”
With the release of Julang Hybrid, GAC Trumpchi officially opened a new chapter in the field of hybridization.
Julang Hybrid, is GAC Trumpchi deep insight into the needs of market users, in the context of "double carbon" launched the hybrid technology brand, including two hybrid technology routes: route one forward self-developed GMC dual motor series parallel hybrid system, after many iterations, the technology is more all-round, with high quality, low fuel consumption, strong power, quieter, ultra-smooth five core advantages, and strong scalability, covering oil-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extender hybrid, and even hydrogen power system. Route 2 digests and absorbs and breaks through the innovative GAC 2.0TM engine to match Toyota's latest THS power shunt hybrid system, realizing the perfect combination of turbocharged engine and THS system, taking into account low fuel consumption and strong power. With the blessing of two sets of hybrid systems, GAC Trumpchi is making full efforts in the field of hybridization to create the strongest hybrid platform for Chinese brands.
| Julang hybrid creates a new height in the field of hybridization
At the press conference, Zhang Yuesai, general manager of GAC Passenger Vehicles, pointed out: "Undertaking the electrification strategy of GAC Group, GAC Trumpchi has made every effort to promote the landing of HEV and PHEV hybrid technologies. After 13 years of technological precipitation, through open cooperation and independent research and development, GAC Trumpchi has become the only brand with a dual-hybrid technology route. "Julang Hybrid is the hybrid technology brand launched by GAC Trumpchi in the context of "double carbon" with customer experience as the center, deep insight into the needs of market users.
The hybrid system is equipped with a 42.1% thermal efficiency of the 2.0ATK Atkinson engine, providing greater power and fuel economy. Matching the GMC 2.0 electromechanical coupling system and the integrated dual motor multi-gear DHT transmission, it can achieve multi-speed multi-mode drive and high torque output, and the thermal efficiency utilization rate under WLTC conditions is more than 95.5%.
At the same time, the GMC hybrid system adopts the full-speed domain full-field intelligent energy management strategy to adjust the working mode and energy flow distribution state from the actual use scenario. As the core component, the battery adopts high-efficiency refrigerant direct cooling technology, which reduces cooling energy consumption by 22.5% and increases cooling efficiency by 100%, so that the vehicle can achieve efficient and high power output throughout the day under a variety of ambient temperatures.
GMC hybrid system in the industry for the first time through the 10g vibration acceleration reliability verification, while after more than 100,000 hours of bench test, the vehicle equivalent of 10 million kilometers of verification, covering high cold, high temperature, plateau, high humidity, high corrosion, mountainous areas, sand and dust and other regional climate adaptation roads, can cover the upgrading of consumption in the whole scene of use.
At the same time, Yingku, as a blockbuster strategic model of GAC Trumpchi's "XEV+ICV" dual-core strategy, brings together its strongest resources regardless of interior and exterior styling or intelligent configuration. Coupled with the help of the Julang Hybrid GMC 2.0 system, it can fully meet the needs of the SUV market in the hybrid field and add further impetus to GAC Trumpchi hybrid models.
Conclusion: In the view of Huanqiu Automobile, today, the "new car" has fully entered the 2.0 era, but what kind of product can be regarded as a "new car", the market does not have an accurate answer, intelligent, young has never been synonymous with electric vehicles. The electrification of automobiles is a megatrend, but hybrid vehicles still have their irreplaceable advantages. In the coming period, hybrid models will gradually occupy the market of traditional fuel vehicles, and eventually realize the upgrading and replacement of fuel vehicles.
As the first brand in China with a dual hybrid technology route, GAC Trumpchi is driven by the "hybrid + intelligent" dual core, supported by the GMC and THS dual systems, whether it is the win-win cooperation of THS technology or the self-developed GMC hybrid system, which has laid a solid foundation for GAC Trumpchi to lead the field of hybridization. We will see how it will perform!