China’s New Energy Car Market Enters A New Stage in 2022
Author: Hiring
Both subjective feelings and objective data demonstrate that China’s new energy car market has entered a new stage in 2022.
In December 2021, the market penetration rate of China’s new energy cars reached 22.6%, and economic laws tell us that once the penetration rate exceeds the critical point of 16%, electric cars will become the mainstream product of the automotive market at a faster acceleration.
From emerging to becoming mainstream, this also means the synchronous upgrade of electric car quality. Those eye-catching products that were only partly innovative and “fresh” a few years ago have already exposed numerous problems in practical use. The demands of new users who invest in electrification have become steady and comprehensive, tending to choose more mature and well-rounded products. The creativity of new forces and the strength of traditional brands are accelerating competition and integration, striving to polish out better products.
In our backstage, there are many readers who want to buy new cars, which can be summarized as follows:
- Reliable: The brand has to be decent, a large factory, the space has to be practical, and the function has to be complete.
- Cool: The styling has to be personalized, the configuration has to be cutting-edge, and the parameters have to be robust.
- Intelligent: Every hardware and software must not make people complain.
Holding such a “menu,” we suddenly found out that the extreme-intelligent, high-end, pure-electric SUV RisingAuto R7, recently launched by SAIC, is really a tough dish.
RisingAuto R7, the Three Pillars of Intelligence and Power
The first point for electric cars to become hot-selling cars is to have no shortcomings.
Intelligent electric vehicles used to be divided into two critical areas: intelligence and electrification. However, in 2022, “intelligence” has two subfields, intelligent cabins and intelligent driving, which deserve attention.
RisingAuto R7 provides industry-leading parameter standards in intelligent driving, intelligent cabin, and the three-electric aspects, which is rare.
Let’s talk about the most difficult-to-resolve intelligent driving. RisingAuto R7 independently developed the PP-CEM™ pixel-level point cloud fusion high-end intelligent driving scheme, which is a six-dimensional fusion plan equipped with up to 33 high-performance perception sensors that can realize all-day, all-scene, long-distance, and multi-dimensional perception fusion. It can be said that this is the most accurate and expensive intelligent driving scheme in the current market, and it also has the most redundancy and the highest requirement for multi-sensor fusion algorithms.
Among all intelligent driving hardware, the most eye-catching one is the highest specification LUMINA LiDAR carried by RisingAuto R7.
LUMINAR is a highly favored supplier of Lidar for many overseas automakers and Robotaxi companies. Even Tesla, which advocates for pure visual solutions, has been spotted using LUMINAR’s Lidar for data calibration. In terms of parameters, this Lidar uses a 1550nm light source and can achieve a detection distance of over 500 meters with high-precision target recognition. Its performance remains excellent even under extreme weather conditions such as heavy fog and dust.
The ability to launch such a highly anticipated sensor reflects the advantages of the Fovauto system reliant on SAIC, and the support and trust of the industrial chain, as well as possessing the capability to adapt the whole vehicle quickly and efficiently.
In addition to Lidar, the Fovauto R7 was the first to be equipped with top-of-the-line hardware such as the NVIDIA – Orin X chip and China’s first Cepton – Premium 4D imaging Lidar. Both the system and individual points have already been configured to the top level among similar products in terms of hardware.
Previously, one major concern about traditional brands implementing intelligent driving is that the hardware looks impressive, but falls behind in practical applications. However, Fovauto R7’s PP-CEM™ pixel-level point cloud fusion advanced intelligent driving solution can accurately perceive all traffic participants in multiple scenes and predict their trajectories and behaviors, ensuring precise and safe driving planning.
Moving on to the second point, the smart cabin. If you look ahead, you will find that our understanding of many experiences and functions of domestic intelligent cabins originally came from Fovauto’s pre-vehicle.
In the cabin, the Fovauto R7 also adheres to a top-level parameter plus humanized configuration solution.
The “TRINITY multi-dimensional sensory interaction system” smart cabin may sound abstract, but it can be understood as a dual-meaning, serving multiple senses and rich interactive methods, achieving more hands-free operation, more practicality, and more safety.
The most eye-catching feature is the 43-inch widescreen three-screen display, with a clear and bright interface layout that provides a good interactive carrier for human-vehicle interaction, taking care of both the main and co-driver positions. The most prominent feature is that the central control screen adopts OLED material, with a resolution of up to 2.5K and four million self-luminous pixels, supported by high refresh rate and wide viewing angle, allowing passengers in the cabin to enjoy TV-level high-definition picture quality at multiple angles without discount.
The driver also has an exclusive AR-HUD front-view system, which can obtain more direct information about driving, such as ADAS and navigation, timely identify dangers, and make driving easier. The AR-HUD specifications of the Flyfun R7 are also at the leading level in the industry, equivalent to a projection area of 70 inches, which is a large-size HUD used only by many million-level products.
It is worth mentioning that the intelligent cockpit chip uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155, which is the flagship chip for 2022 vehicle regulations. Compared with the previous generation, its performance is improved by 3 times, making the whole cockpit interactive experience smooth as silk.
Finally, let’s talk about the three electric systems. Flyfun R7 did not follow other brands to reduce the vehicle performance under the banner of “enough”, nor did it sacrifice endurance for high performance like many other brands.
First of all, the battery. Flyfun R7 uses safe and stable NCM523 batteries and industry-leading dual-layer horizontal battery technology, which makes the entire battery pack thinner, significantly reduces the vertical height of the battery, and makes the interior space more spacious. At the same time, there are 5 core battery thermal management systems such as aerospace-grade thermal insulation materials and aerogels, which achieve L0 safety level for heat-free propagation of batteries.
From the current perspective, Flyfun R7’s performance parameters are very powerful and balanced. On the basis of easily providing a range of over 600 km, it also includes powerful performance outputs such as 400 kW peak power and 700 N·m peak torque, making this SUV’s 0-100 km/h acceleration time enter the 4-second club. This makes me curious and expectant about the test drive of this car.
Behind these parameters are a series of industry-first or industry-leading technological innovations used by Flyfun.# A Comprehensive Analysis of the RisingAuto R7
The RisingAuto R7 directly jumps from the prevalent water-cooling technology to the oil-cooling era, using the direct waterfall oil-cooling heat dissipation technology. With the internal grid-shaped oil circuit pipeline, it can deeply dissipate heat inside the motor, it is more powerful, reduces energy consumption, and allows the motor to work in a high-performance state for a longer period of time. This keeps the RisingAuto R7 accelerating without exhaustion even at high speeds, providing a racing experience.
From these three aspects, the RisingAuto R7 provides nearly flawless configurations in this targeted product line. Not only is it a flagship product for the RisingAuto brand, but It also stands out in the 2022 electric vehicle market.
An All-Year-Round Electric Car Worth Following
Returning to the beginning, we list the three needs of the consumers. Has the RisingAuto R7 fulfilled them?
The smart and tri-electricity parts are naturally self-explanatory, but while focusing on these configurations, don’t forget the other sides of the RisingAuto R7 in product definition.
The RisingAuto R7 is not only relatively rare in the SUV segment this year but also in the entire flagship electric vehicle market. Aside from its streamlined design that can accommodate more sports car models, it can also guarantee sufficient space and comfort, providing a more family-friendly transportation space for various travel scenarios.
Meanwhile, the RisingAuto R7 is also unique with its colorful choices that provide a sense of elegance and distinctiveness. The dragon tongue blue, silver wing purple, flow-light pink, and cloud comfort white each deliver a one-of-a-kind feeling. The RisingAuto R7 also provides practicality and individuality.
SAIC Group’s strength ensures the reliability of the RisingAuto R7. SAIC Group has rich experience in funding strength, technical reserves, manufacturing level, and supply chain management system. Under CEO Wu Bing’s leadership, RisingAuto’s organizational efficiency and team enthusiasm have also been raised to new levels, making RisingAuto even more worth anticipating in terms of overall performance.
Furthermore, the RisingAuto R7 currently provides many “hidden” technical parameters, or “secret weapons” that have not been announced.
In the RISING POWER energy plan of the RisingAuto R7, the battery swapping experience station was explicitly mentioned. In the official promotion, we also saw the display diagram of its QUICK CLICK patented battery fast swapping technology–a structure resembling a bolt. It is reported that the entire battery swapping time only takes 150 seconds, which is equivalent to providing RisingAuto R7 owners with the same energy replenishment efficiency as a gasoline-powered car, and they no longer need to worry about the single trip mileage.
RisingAuto R7 has also become the second flagship electric vehicle to offer a fast-swapping solution after NIO. This means that in many important aspects of the electric vehicle owner’s lifelong experience process, such as purchasing financial plans, quickly replenishing vehicles, and long-term upgrading of vehicle batteries, RisingAuto can also improve the user’s detailed experience.
Returning to the question we posed at the beginning, the RisingAuto R7 is undoubtedly a masterpiece that conforms to the current trend of the electric vehicle market, listens to the voice of consumer demand, and integrates the accumulation of SAIC Motor and advanced technological innovation, representing the next generation of smart car standards.
In 2022, whether you care about the practicality of electric vehicles or want to pursue the technology of smart cars, or are worried about the anxiety of traditional electric vehicle energy replenishment and service quality, you can find a satisfactory solution on the RisingAuto R7.
If you are buying a flagship electric vehicle in 2022, you cannot skip the RisingAuto R7.
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.