With a minimum sale of 209,900 yuan, ZEEKR 007 is the first to take the "Vast Intelligent Driving" standard 800V high voltage
On December 27, ZEEKR Intelligent Technology officially released its first pure electric luxury car, ZEEKR 007, with an official retail price of 209,900-299,900 yuan. According to the brand, the new car is equipped with an 800V high-voltage system as standard, and deliveries will officially start on January 1, 2024.
ZEEKR 007 adopts a new design language, the front face adopts a 90-inch integrated smart light curtain, which supports the owner's custom light language, which can be freely switched according to different scenes, and the sunglasses-style light curtain with the black grille below makes the front face more visually tense. The side lines of the car are simple and sleek, and the roof is designed with a two-section canopy, which combines landscape appreciation and thermal insulation. The clam surround tailgate and the straight-out continuous taillights further enhance the new car's identity. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4865mm×1900mm×1450mm, and the wheelbase is 2928mm.
ZEEKR 007 interior style is simple, the whole adopts an integrated wrap-around design, the front is equipped with a 35.5-inch AR-HUD head-up display system and a 15.05-inch 2.5K OLED large screen, supporting third-party application mobile phone screen projection and independent Bluetooth function, and equipped with an on-board satellite communication system. The new car is equipped with an 8295 intelligent cockpit chip as standard, with a computing power of 30 TOPS, and up to 64 apps can be resident in the background at the same time.
It is worth noting that ZEEKR 007 is equipped with the "Vast Intelligent Driving" intelligent driving system for the first time, providing two sets of hardware solutions of "LiDAR + Visual Fusion" and "Pure Vision", with up to 31 perception hardware, and matching NVIDIA DRIVE Orin intelligent driving system-on-chip with a computing power of up to 508 TOPS, which improves the safety of the system.
According to the brand, "Vast Intelligent Driving" covers multiple scenarios such as intelligent parking, high-speed and urban intelligent driving, and the urban NZP will open public beta in June 2024, and the commuter mode will be the first batch of open public beta functions.
ZEEKR 007 is available in two power forms: single-motor and dual-motor four-wheel drive version, with a single motor power of up to 310 kW, and the front and rear motors of the dual-motor version with a power of 165 kW and 310 kW respectively. The new model will be offered with two battery options: the self-developed "Golden Brick Battery" and the "Kirin Battery" developed by CATL, with a range of up to 688 km and 870 km under the CLTC combined working conditions under the 800V architecture.
The price starts at 359,800 yuan, and the Xpeng X9 is launched
On January 1, 2024, the flagship model under the Xpeng SEPA2.0 Fuyao architecture - Xpeng X9 was officially launched, Xpeng X9 launched a total of 4 configuration models, with a price range of 359,800-419,800 yuan, and the car will also be Xpeng's first large seven-seat MPV model.
Xpeng X9 adopts the starship design language, and the whole vehicle presents a very sci-fi visual appearance, although the car is positioned as an MPV, but it still does not adopt a conservative design method, which also brings people a very new feeling. The Xpeng X9 measures 5,293 mm× 1,988 mm× 1,785 mm, and has a wheelbase of 3,160 mm. Although the Xpeng X9 is quite large, the car has achieved a drag coefficient as low as 0.227Cd through a aircraft-like design.
Although the main flexible and spacious driving space in the car, in terms of technology, Xpeng X9 is equipped with Xpeng XOS Dimensity intelligent cockpit system, relying on Qualcomm Snapdragon SA8295P intelligent cockpit chip, to achieve navigation map + N applications of split-screen display, in the self-developed XGPT Lingxi large model blessing to bring "AI butler" to accompany the whole process. In addition, in addition to the 2+2+3 ride layout, the interior of the carriage is also equipped with a wealth of service technology, such as refrigerators, independent rear screens, independent air conditioning systems, etc.
In terms of power, the Xpeng X9 is equipped with two systems, the single-motor front-wheel drive model has a maximum power of 235kW and a maximum torque of 450Nm, and the dual-motor four-wheel drive model has a combined power of 370kW (235kW in the front and 135kW in the rear) and a combined torque of 640N·m (450Nm in the front and 190Nm in the rear). The cruising range is 610 km for a single-motor model equipped with an 84.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, 702 km for a single-motor model equipped with a 101.5 kWh ternary lithium battery, and 640 km for a dual-motor model equipped with a 101.5 kWh ternary lithium battery.
WeRide was approved to carry out the charging operation of self-driving minibuses in Guangzhou
On December 30, WeRide and Guangzhou Bus Group officially opened the commercial charging operation service of self-driving minibuses. On December 21, the two parties jointly obtained the qualification for the demonstration application of intelligent networked vehicles in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, and were allowed to carry out the commercial charging operation of autonomous driving microcirculation buses (Robobus), which is the first commercial operation license of pre-installed and mass-produced Robobus in China.
Citizens can directly get on the bus and swipe Yangcheng Pass (support Yangcheng Pass charging, mobile phone boarding code, NFC payment; because the line is a convenient line, swiping the card does not participate in the bus ticket discount), one person, no standing, minors are allowed to ride accompanied by their guardians. The night service will be opened on Bio Island Line 1 and Bio Island Line 2. There is no charge during the trial operation, and citizen passengers who want to take the night line can directly make an appointment in advance through the WeChat search "smart minibus" applet.
WeRide's operation accumulation in Guangzhou in the past two years has enabled Guangzhou to take the lead in establishing a relatively complete set of intelligent networked vehicle test and application system and a "1+1+2+7" autonomous vehicle commercial demonstration operation policy system in China, accumulating a large number of pilot demonstration experience. Winning the Robobus commercial demonstration application license and officially entering the stage of paid operation means that Wenyuan Minibus will lead the entire industry to open up the closed loop of business and come to the second half of large-scale commercial landing
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