At the moment of the vigorous development of new energy vehicles, "refrigerators, color TVs, and large sofas" are regarded by some people as "luxury" standards, however, real luxury should actually be safe. ZEEKR safety is a benchmark in the field of new energy vehicles in China and is trusted by consumers. But recently, ZEEKR 001 has encountered a storm of questioning its safety.
The cause is a car dismantling program of a car emperor, in which it is claimed that the front anti-collision beam of ZEEKR 001 does not have an energy-absorbing box, and through equipment testing, it is concluded that the collapse energy of its front anti-collision beam is only 1.9KJ, and it is considered that its collapse energy-absorbing ability is weak, and it is even inferior to some 100,000-yuan A-class cars. Although there are some things to make up for in the show, this is unacceptable to Zeekr, which is known for its safety. ZEEKR executives responded quickly, explaining that the function of the energy absorbing box in the front design of the car is energy absorption protection, and the conventional energy absorbing box is about the size of a milk carton, while the ZEEKR 001 has an energy absorbing box with the length of an adult's arm is safer.
For further clarification, ZEEKR held a live broadcast. During the live broadcast, the director of ZEEKR body and interior and exterior architecture development first emphasized the importance and leadership of architecture safety to vehicle safety. ZEEKR 001 follows the development concept of high-efficiency steel-aluminum hybrid body, with aluminum alloy and high-strength steel accounting for 94%, which not only achieves lightweight, but also endows the vehicle with "ZEEKR-like safety" crash performance, providing 720° all-round protection for vehicle safety, occupants and batteries. It has also received numerous accolades, such as the "Excellent Body" award at the SAE China Lightweight Conference, the highest rating in the crash test of the China Insurance Research Institute, and the EU NCAP European crash test 5 stars.
Regarding the safety design of the energy-absorbing box, the front anti-collision beam of ZEEKR 001 adopts aviation-grade 7 series aluminum alloy extrusion technology, which increases the yield strength by about 88% and the elongation by about 50%. Its flexible swivel connection solution provides better energy absorption toughness and avoids fracture when the front center column is touched. The energy absorption box of ZEEKR 001 adopts an extra-long design, which is as long as an adult's arm, which increases the energy absorption distance of a frontal collision and reduces the amount of intrusion into the passenger compartment and the injury of personnel. The thermoforming front longitudinal beam is combined with the extra-long energy-absorbing box, and the structure can be squeezed and collapsed and bent to fully absorb the collision energy, and the two are bolted for easy maintenance. Side protection can not be ignored, the side ten-square lattice design of ZEEKR 001 is derived from the watertight compartment of an aircraft carrier, the integral aluminum alloy extrusion technology improves the performance of the body, and the design of local reinforced inserts improves the safety performance of small offset collisions. In terms of tail safety, the laser-welded thermoforming material of the rear longitudinal beam of the previous generation ZEEKR 001 can achieve hard zone bearing and soft zone energy absorption, meeting the US standard 84 km/h high-speed rear collision.
The rear architecture body of the all-new ZEEKR 001 adopts large-scale integrated die-casting high-performance aluminum alloy body technology, which has many advantages. ZEEKR has always regarded safety as a gene, and this live broadcast response is the embodiment of its safety confidence, ZEEKR 001, as the pioneer of pure electric hunting coupe, is the top in the safety technology industry, and will continue to lead the development of the industry.