In today's fast-paced automotive industry, safety is always a top concern for automakers and consumers. As a high-profile model, ZEEKR 001 has shown extraordinary innovation and excellent performance in terms of safety.
The design of the ZEEKR 001 energy absorbing box is unique. It abandons the traditional milk carton size energy absorbing box, and proposes a unique design concept of "extra-long energy absorbing box". This energy-absorbing box is integrated with the longitudinal beam structure, and its length is equivalent to the length of an adult's arm, through this design, it can better absorb energy and collapse, and ZEEKR has also applied for a number of patents for this. In terms of crash tests, the ZEEKR 001's frontal 100% overlapping rigid barrier crash test standard reached 64km/h, which is 11.4% higher than the world's highest five-star safety standard. At the same time, ZEEKR 001 also has its own unique "50km/h center pillar collision" test, which is used to simulate the extreme situation of the vehicle hitting hard objects such as tree trunks or power poles, so as to ensure that the vehicle can better protect the safety of occupants in actual use.
Judging from the evaluation results, ZEEKR 001 performs well. It received a five-star E-NCAP rating, an AGGG crash test result, a G rating for occupants, pedestrians, and auxiliary safety, and an A rating for crashworthiness and maintenance economy, which is one of the highest ratings among luxury models.
The body design of the Zeekr 001 is also very distinctive. It is based on an efficient steel-aluminium hybrid body development concept, with 94% aluminium alloy and high-strength steel, of which 16% is aluminium and 78% high-strength steel. This ratio not only achieves light weight, but also creates excellent crash performance, providing users with all-round safety protection without dead ends. Moreover, the ZEEKR body is highly recognized both internationally and nationally, attracting a lot of attention when it debuted at EuroCarBody in 2021 and won the "Excellent Body" award in 2022.
In terms of side body and rear collision structure, the ZEEKR 001 is also well-designed. Inspired by the watertight compartments of aircraft carriers, the side design has progressed from a three-compartment to a new ten-square compartment, with the position, shape and thickness of the ribs of each compartment carefully calculated. The aluminium sill reinforcements are lightweight and higher than regulatory standards in all directions, providing comprehensive safety protection for the battery and occupants. In terms of rear collision structure, the rear longitudinal member of the previous generation ZEEKR 001 is made of laser tailored thermoforming material, which can effectively reduce the amount of intrusion and meet the requirements of the national standard and the American standard 84 km/h high-speed rear collision.
The all-new ZEEKR 001 innovates and upgrades the rear end architecture body, adopts large-scale integrated die-casting high-performance aluminum alloy body technology, integrates parts, reduces connection points, reduces weight and improves a number of performance indicators. ZEEKR's persistent pursuit of safety indicates that it will continue to create new brilliance in the future.