?With the rise of various freight platforms, a variety of models, including medium and light passenger, have also begun to enter the field of urban distribution and short-distance transportation, and intensified the competition and internal friction in this field. How to get a share of the market in such an internal volume has become a problem that light truck users have to face. In this context, Jiangling Automobile has launched an extended range version of light trucks, aiming to provide an energy-saving and efficient solution for the logistics and transportation industry through the integrated application of innovative technologies. In the "Jiangling Dongpeng Cup" light truck family energy-saving competition, its excellent energy-saving performance is convincing.
So how energy-efficient can an extended range light truck be? And how is it achieved? Jiangling E-Luda Extended Range Edition is obviously well-prepared.
First of all, the Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Edition is based on a new forward-developed platform, which takes energy conservation as one of the core goals at the beginning of its design. It is reported that the Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Edition relies on the new platform, and the whole vehicle adopts a forward design to replan the whole vehicle architecture, which effectively avoids unnecessary mechanical transmission parts and reduces the loss of energy in the conversion and transmission process. At the same time, this design also lays a solid foundation for the vehicle to improve energy efficiency, and the vehicle to be lightweight and efficient.
For example, in terms of vehicle architecture design, Jiangling E Road Extended Range Edition fully considers aerodynamics and vehicle stability. By optimizing the front face design, reducing the drag coefficient, and adjusting the chassis layout, it reduces the wind resistance and rolling resistance during driving. For example, the vehicle adopts a low-drag integrated shroud to reduce air resistance, and the leveling treatment of the chassis effectively reduces the lift of the vehicle during driving and enhances the vehicle’s grip.
Secondly, the Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Light Truck is equipped with a high-efficiency range extension system independently developed by Jiangling. Among them, the 1.5T gasoline engine dedicated to range extension applies low-temperature combustion system, intelligent control thermal management system, composite low-friction design and other technologies, and the thermal efficiency reaches 43.5%, which makes the fuel burn more fully and improves the fuel utilization rate. Combined with the range extender is the motor/electronic control system on the same platform as Huawei Smart Choice, and the efficiency of the generator + electronic control system reaches 96%. The motor is equipped with a Bosch high-efficiency high-torque flat-wire motor, with an efficiency of 97%, which can achieve efficient use of electric energy.
At the same time, the Jiangling E-Luda Extended Range Edition is also equipped with an advanced energy management system, which can monitor and optimize the working status of the battery and internal combustion engine in real time. It is reported that the Jiangling E-Luda Extended Range Edition has three energy management modes: pure electric priority, fuel priority, and high-speed mode, which correspond to different power protection strategies of the battery.
For example, in pure electric priority mode, the vehicle will preferentially consume battery power. If the power is lower than 20%, the range extender will start to intervene; in fuel priority mode, the power will ensure that the power is around 90%. If it is lower than this value, the range extender will intervene. After calculation, the minimum cost per kilometer of the car in pure electric state is 0.3 yuan, and the minimum cost per kilometer in the range extension mode is 0.7 yuan. The cost of the car is only "half" of the fuel light truck of the same level.
In addition, by replacing the traditional fixed-point working mode with AI algorithms, Jiangling E-Road has also realized the intelligent energy management of the whole vehicle. The system automatically recognizes the vehicle speed, door depth, road slope, ambient temperature, and vehicle acceleration information, and matches the optimal working strategy of the range extension system. It claims to achieve a "6% reduction" in the energy consumption of the whole vehicle.
It is worth mentioning that, thanks to the intelligent control strategy of the hybrid light truck independently developed by Jiangling, the Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Edition can also grasp the weight information of the vehicle in real time through the vehicle weight detection system, adapt to customer usage scenarios, and intelligently adjust energy recovery, which can save 4% compared with the traditional taxiing recovery strategy.
Facing the battery life problems of card friends, Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Edition is also well-prepared. Thanks to its pioneering battery pack and frame PTC structure solution (Pack to Chassis, PTC), the industry-leading ultra-high-strength steel QSTE650TM frame is integrated with the central integrated battery pack design. Not only is it equipped with a large battery pack with a capacity of up to 50kWh, but it is also equipped with a large fuel tank of 70L, which greatly exceeds the level of the industry. Supplemented by a series of intelligent management of vehicle power consumption and fuel consumption, Jiangling E-Road Extended Range Edition can reach 140km at full load in pure electric mode, and 750km at full load in full fuel and full power in extended range mode.
Through the new positive development platform empower, as well as technological innovations in vehicle architecture design, range extension system, energy management mode, large-capacity battery pack and large fuel tank, Jiangling E-Luda Extended Range Light Truck has shown its strong strength in energy saving. This model not only meets the current logistics and transportation industry’s demand for high efficiency and energy saving, but also points out the direction for the future development of green logistics. With the continuous advancement of technology and further development of the market, Jiangling E-Luda Extended Range Edition is expected to become a new benchmark in the energy-saving light truck market!