On April 11, the Darwin 2.0 Jihu Automotive Technology Brand Conference was held in Beijing. ARCFOX Motors, a subsidiary of BAIC BJEV, officially released the industry's first full-stack ecological self-evolution technology system - the new architecture of Darwin 2.0 technology, covering many black technologies in the fields of electrification and intelligence.
The new architecture of Darwin 2.0 technology of ARCFOX Motors is based on the IMC architecture, covering seven technical sectors, including "Extreme Shield" safety, "Extreme Clean" health, "Aurora" battery, "Extreme Front" power, "Lingyun" chassis, "Lingzhi" OS and "Extreme Enjoyment" cockpit. The continuous evolution and iteration of these technology sectors will provide users with a high-value, high-quality, and warm smart travel experience.
About three hours of press conference, there are shocks, there are sighs. ARCFOX Motors flexed its muscles, comprehensively demonstrated its technical strength and innovation ability to the outside world, and led the industry in many aspects and became the industry benchmark.
As a big show with technology as the focus, ARCFOX Motors is showing an unusual new look to the outside world.
380,000 km driven, battery health 97.3%
ARCFOX focuses on the pure electric track, and its battery quality is naturally one of the focuses of attention. ARCFOX Aurora battery is measured by safety, durability and convenient charging to meet the needs of users.
The Aurora battery uses the original "Xuanwu armor" for physical protection, using aerospace-grade materials and processes, and its strength is comparable to that of an armored vehicle, refusing to knock the bottom. JiHu also pioneered the "space capsule sealing" technology, which helped users successfully cope with the test of Beijing's 721 heavy rain last year. The "fire blanket insulation" technology allows only smoke but no fire, and is fully prepared to prevent spontaneous combustion of batteries in more extreme cases.
Because of this, the aurora cell has achieved excellent results of zero spontaneous combustion. Coupled with the full life cycle verification system and 360 full-time butler, ARCFOX Motors truly realizes the full-time and all-domain protection of users' travel. What impressed "Auto Market Pei Liao" was that a Jihu car with a mileage of 380,000 kilometers still has a battery health rate of 97.3%.
In terms of charging, Jihu Motors said that it will launch two black technologies: high-frequency pulse speed heating technology for vehicle pile interconnection and "wireless charging" technology for stop-and-charge charging, the latter of which is expected to be mass-produced in 2025.
In terms of handling, ARCFOX has achieved a high degree of unity of speed, stability and comfort. With the help of flat wire technology, silicon carbide technology, and the unique "dragon scale fin" heat dissipation structure, the motor produces less heat and dissipates heat quickly, not only achieving a 000 acceleration time of 3.7 seconds, but also the second 100 kilometers of 60 to 160 acceleration time of 7s, and continuously pulling 46 times.
Not only does it drive fast, but under the combined action of the intelligent braking system, intelligent steering system and intelligent suspension system, ARCFOX Motors "brakes hard", "turns accurately" and "passes steadily". Coupled with the support of the chassis tuning index evaluation library and master tuning, the comfort of the occupants is more guaranteed.
Work together to create the ultimate driving space
Cars are a mobility space, and in terms of mobility, JiHu has come up with a variety of unique skills to bring users a more reliable and faster travel experience. In terms of creating a travel space, ARCFOX is also taking a multi-pronged approach to make travel full of the ultimate experience.
The intelligent driving system equipped with ARCFOX Motors has an industry-wide ceiling-level hardware configuration, providing industry-leading 34 high-performance perception hardware. In terms of software, it has the function of urban NOA driving, and the innovation and breakthrough of perception algorithm, driving algorithm and parking algorithm have improved the obstacle recognition rate and traffic efficiency.
In addition, JIHU Motors has achieved a near-full score in the C-NCAP active safety evaluation and obtained the C-ICAP "5+ star" certification, and has always been in a leading position in the field of intelligent driving. It has been approved as the first batch of L3 autonomous driving public road test licenses in China.
The "second-generation intelligent cockpit" of ARCFOX Motors is equipped with a new intelligent OS system, which has four core capabilities: comprehension, decision-making, correlation and generation.
At the same time, with the help of the design of the ARCFOX velvet seat and the advanced audio system with the 7.1.4 "panoramic sound" sound field layout, the cabin comfort of the ARCFOX car has been fully optimized.
Smart life must be based on the premise of safety. JiHu Motors has the ability to give early warning in all scenarios, and the first four-car three-way continuous collision test on the whole network is a good interpretation of the passive safety of JiHu Motors. The state-of-the-art new energy steel-aluminum hybrid body structure and super torsional rigidity create a tank-level super strong body.
Safety is not limited to traditional fields, ARCFOX Motors has also passed more than 200 safety tests in 6 categories, eliminating any high-voltage safety risks. With the help of five layers of defense, better ensure the security of user information.
ARCFOX Motors has also integrated the safety concept throughout the product life cycle, and the ARCFOX Alpha S has become the first model to receive the CA-CAP platinum rating of China's passenger car corrosion resistance test.
While paying attention to vehicle safety, ARCFOX also attaches greater importance to the health and safety of drivers and passengers.
JiHu has the highest in-car health standards in the industry, released the original patented technology of "zero aldehyde and zero benzene", invented the "adsorption and degradation black technology", developed the "four prevention" technologies of maternal and infant antibacterial, antiviral, anti-mildew and anti-mites, and created a teether-level cockpit to truly achieve all-round in-car health.
Released the Polaris platform to carry the determination of ARCFOX
While making all-out efforts in a number of technical sectors to bring full dry goods, ARCFOX Motors also released a new platform for the Darwin 2.0 system - the Polaris platform.
The Polaris platform is a high-end flagship platform for pure electric vehicles independently developed by BAIC Group. As a new platform of Darwin 2.0 technology system, it deeply integrates the homologous design of Mercedes-Benz MRA luxury rear-wheel drive platform in engineering design, module development and other parts and the new framework of Darwin 2.0 technology system, and will mainly carry the development of mid-to-high-end products of C-class and above in the future.
As the undertaker of the high-end of BAIC New Energy, ARCFOX has a heavy responsibility on its shoulders, and its development process has gone through several ups and downs, and there have been many improvements in the past year or so. In terms of sales, ARCFOX Motors has continued to grow since 2023, with 30,016 units sold in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 138%. In the first quarter of this year, sales increased by 61.29% year-on-year.
Last year, ARCFOX Alpha S Advance Edition, ARCFOX Alpha S/T Forest Edition, ARCFOX Koala, ARCFOX Alpha T5 and other models were launched one after another. This year, the all-new mid-size pure electric sedan Alpha S5 will be launched soon, continuing to expand the product matrix of JiHu and providing users with new choices in the 200,000-level market.
Now, in the face of the extreme involution of the industry, JiHu chooses to take technology as an important starting point for marketing, show its strength, create exclusive technology labels, and strive to expand the brand voice. The performance of many products that exceed industry standards is amazing. Dai Kangwei, general manager of BAIC New Energy, who has a technical background, also said, "To do technology, we need to adhere to and keep the core value of the brand, and we need to build and adhere to long-termism." ”