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Great Wall Motor’s PHEV models: hybrid technology, a new choice for intelligent global mobility

At present, in the era of rapid development of new energy technology, Great Wall vehicles is a bright star in the automobile industry, opening up a new track of plug-in hybrid vehicles with “multi-energy” development with its own excellent strength, profound market accumulation and fearless innovation spirit. Great Wall’s PHEV are based on Great Wall’s self-developed forest system technology, and their core advantages include four points: “fast, smooth, quiet, and economical”, defining a new hybrid travel experience. As the leader of Chinese auto brands, Great Wall Motor is bringing consumers more economical, farther and safer travel solutions through its new generation of hybrid technology, globalized production and R&D layout, and high-level technological innovation system.

Great Wall Motors is the largest collectively owned automobile manufacturer in China and the first Chinese automobile company to be listed in Hong Kong and receive relevant financing. It has strong production and research and development capabilities, thus providing a solid guarantee for Great Wall Motor’s high-quality vehicles. In China, Great Wall Motor has several vehicle production bases. These bases are very modern and intelligent. They include the intelligent factory in XUSHUI, BAODING, and the YONGCHUAN factory in Chongqing. These factories are equipped with advanced vehicle production equipment and highly intelligent production lines, ranging from the processing of vehicle parts to the offline assembly of the entire vehicle, and each link is based on intelligence, which enables strict control of vehicle quality and ensures that every Great Wall vehicle meets the factory standards. Overseas, Great Wall Motor’s first overseas energy vehicle production base has been set up in Rayong, Thailand. The Iracemapolis plant in Brazil, which opens in 2024, is positioned for the South American market. These production sites all use globally harmonized manufacturing standards to ensure consistency in the quality of the vehicles produced.

As for R&D, Great Wall Motor laid out the field of intelligence as early as 2011, and has already achieved success in many aspects, including algorithms, data, and intelligent arithmetic, with the Kyushu Supercomputing Center, end-to-end Smart Driving Big Model SEE, and new-generation AI Intelligent Data System, and many other achievements. Great Wall Motor has built a globalized R&D network, with specific R&D regions involving Munich, Germany, Yokohama, Japan, and Bangalore, India. The size of their R&D team has now exceeded 20,000 people, undertaking the development and design of Great Wall Motor’s new products, powertrain, four major processes SE parallel engineering, digital simulation and simulation, and many other aspects. The mutual collaboration at home and abroad provides strong support for Great Wall Motor’s localized R&D and improvement. The regional teams are able to deeply understand the local market and make targeted optimization in combination with consumers’ preferences, so that Great Wall Motor’s PHEV models can better cater to the public’s needs.

Great Wall Motor PHEV models have the following advantageous features:

1. New electric hybrid technology: Great Wall PHEV models have the new intelligent four-wheel-drive electric hybrid technology Hi4, which truly realizes the “four-wheel-drive experience, two-wheel-drive price, four-wheel-drive performance and two-wheel-drive energy consumption” and achieves the optimal efficiency in all working conditions and worry-free driving experience in all scenarios. Its technology also realizes the perfect combination of engine and electric motor, so that it can intelligently switch the vehicle’s power mode according to the vehicle in different driving scenarios. Including congested roads in the city or high-speed cruising, drivers and passengers can freely choose between pure electric driving mode and fuel mode, which can bring users energy-efficient and passionate driving feeling.
2. Excellent battery technology: GREAT WALL PHEV models use a high energy density, long-life battery pack, which has excellent charging and discharging performance and security. The battery management system inside the vehicle can monitor the state of the battery in real time and accurately control the charging and discharging process of the battery, thus effectively extending the service life of the battery. Great Wall Motor’s battery packs have also passed China’s supranational standard safety tests, including pinprick, extrusion, fire and other experiments, and have adopted the “core armor” protection technology to realize multiple safety protection for the batteries. This all-around safety protection has passed the C-NCAP/E-NCAP double five-star safety certification.
3. Intelligent Internet technology: The Café Intelligent Cockpit System is a full-stack self-developed intelligent in-vehicle system of Great Wall Motor. It is capable of realizing the user’s high-speed response with zero anxiety, and the conversation is natural and more convenient. Its advanced vehicle system and intelligent voice interaction function enable drivers to easily realize various operations such as navigation function, vehicle media control function and intelligent vehicle query function in the process of driving, which enhances the sense of fun for drivers and passengers in the process of driving. In addition, Great Wall Vehicle is equipped with remote control function, users can download the APP to control the vehicle, start or turn on the air conditioning to adjust the temperature of the vehicle in advance, so as to make full preparation for the trip.

GREAT WALL’s PHEV models include: GWM POER Cannon Hi4-T, GWM POER Cannon Performance Edition Hi4-T

The Shanhai Gun Hi4-T adopts a longitudinal P2 hybrid layout, equipped with a 2.0T hybrid generator and a 9HAT transmission, with a combined power of 300KW, a combined torque of 750N-m, and an acceleration time of 6.9 seconds over 100 kilometers. It is the first model under Great Wall Motor to adopt the combination of “non-load-bearing body + triple locks + hybrid”, and although the vehicle has been innovatively combined, it still retains the genes of a hardcore off-road vehicle. Its WLTC pure electric range is 110km, and its comprehensive range reaches 900km. The vehicle supports 50kw fast charging, and it can also realize 6.6kw external discharging function. It is professionally equipped with 12 all-terrain driving modes including various scenarios such as sand, rock, and mountain, providing off-road enthusiasts with a variety of driving thrills. The Yamaha Cannon Hi4-T is equipped with the Coffee Pilot intelligent driving system, has a 14.6-inch center console with 12.3-inch LCD gauges in the front, and the interior features a combination of leather and solid wood veneers, which overall shows a sense of luxury and comfort. It is a luxury off-road PHEV that balances the user’s urban access and extreme off-road needs.

Since 1995, Great Wall Motors has obtained various authoritative export certifications such as 3C, SASO, GCC, UKAS, ISO9001, etc., and its export areas include Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Russia, and Eastern Europe, etc. At the same time, it has also set up corresponding exhibition halls and maintenance service centers in various places, forming a multi-region and multi-range marketing network.

In the future, GREAT WALL Automotive will continue to bring the spirit of innovation, increase its investment in PHEV models, and continuously improve the attributes and performance of its products, so as to bring a greener, smarter and more efficient smart mobility solution to consumers around the world.