Luo Yonghao was filled with emotion in the program. "The once mighty hammer phone fell down. You (plus) entered the mobile phone industry one year later than the hammer. By that time, we already felt that we were late. You came from behind and broke through successfully. Why? "
Liu laughed: "We have high technical requirements, and the system uses native Android."
Good products are indeed one of the advantages, but another advantage of one plus is not mentioned by Liu in the interview. Then, relying on the mountain of OPPO, there are funds and strong channel support, which is unmatched by a startup like Hammer Mobile.
In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic hit China's automobile industry hard. In just over a month, the news broke that Dongfeng Renault was reorganized, Cheetah was entrusted by Geely, and Weilai was insolvent.
At this stage, funds are regarded as the "lifeblood" of the new forces to build cars.
At present, among many new forces making cars, zero sports car is the one with less "loss". Zero-run cars lost 307 million yuan in 20 18 and about 200 million yuan in the first half of 20 19. In contrast, Evergrande lost 4.95 billion yuan a year.
"On the financial level, we won't worry too much. Without a penny of financing in three years, we can live for another three years. " Zhu, the founder and chairman of Zero Run Auto, is full of confidence.
Zhu, founder and chairman of Zero Run Automobile
Zhu's "confidence" comes from Dahua, the parent company of Zero Run Automobile. In the company's shareholder information, the top three shareholders of Zero Run are all directors of zhejiang dahua Science and Technology Co., Ltd., accounting for more than 30%. Dahua Co., Ltd. is the second largest security system supplier and solution service provider in the world, providing leading serialized products such as video storage, front-end, display control and intelligent transportation to the world. Zero-run car was born out of the automobile department of Dahua Co., Ltd., and gained technical and financial support from Dahua Co., Ltd. after independence. It is a joint venture and an enterprise controlled by the actual controller of Dahua Co., Ltd.
20 19 financial report shows that Dahua achieved revenue of 2610.49 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of10.50%; The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 365.438+0.88 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.04%; The weighted average return on equity reached 22.74%.
In addition to funds, Dahua shares also provided technology, talents and management experience for zero-running cars. Dahua's big data, artificial intelligence research institute, cloud computing research institute and chip research institute have more than 5,000 researchers and become a "think tank" with zero running.
By the end of last year, 1 1, the zero-running car had obtained 367 invention patents, including 92 invention patents, 242 utility models, 29 motor controls, 46 power batteries and intelligent driving 18. It has become the enterprise with the highest proportion of invention patents among the new forces of automobile manufacturing.
"Why did Dahua build a car?" At the communication meeting, I asked questions directly.
"I think electric vehicles are getting closer and closer to electronic products. The system integration technology of the underlying electronic appliances and hardware architecture technology will replace the traditional hardware platform and the three major technologies and become the core technology of future automobiles. Dahua Co., Ltd. has accumulated 10 years in the field of intelligent transportation and its advantages in the field of underlying embedded software and algorithms. " Zhu explained, "Just like a mobile phone, it is a transition from a functional machine to a smart machine."
At present, Zero Run has launched two models. The first product is a zero-run S0 1 positioning two-door pure electric coupe, and the second product is a zero-run T03 positioning A00-class pure electric sedan, which is equivalent to smart forfour.
Different from the new car-making forces that have been delivered, such as Weilai, Tucki, Weimar, He Zhong and Ideality, Volkswagen SUV was chosen as the first product without exception. None of the current products of Zero Run are involved in the SUV field.
In Wu's view, pushing pure electric vehicles is a pragmatic choice at present, and pure electric vehicles are not as big as possible.
"Now the price of the battery is still expensive, and the cost may drop in the next two or three years. It is more suitable to launch SUV products at that time. From the market point of view, the current A00-class electric vehicles are relatively high, and the cars are still more suitable for urban travel. " Wu said that as its second mass production model, the Zero Run T03 will be officially launched in May this year, and the pre-sale has already started. The pre-sale price after subsidy is less than 80 thousand yuan.
The car has run out of 403km.
Although the car will eventually transition from a functional machine to a smart machine like a mobile phone, and intelligent transportation will be realized in a few years, at present, consumers mainly look at hardware when buying a car.
So what kind of electric car is good?
The author believes that, like a fuel car, it should be beautiful, easy to use, easy to drive and safe.
Everyone's aesthetic is different, "good-looking" is not discussed here.
The cruising range of more than 400km is a hard indicator of the "availability" of electric vehicles.
Some people think that it is very simple to expand the cruising range, and it is enough to pile up a few more batteries. In fact, it is impossible. On the one hand, it will make cars heavy and costly. Secondly, the space in the car to accommodate the battery pack is limited.
Therefore, if you want to improve the cruising range, you should either improve the energy density of the battery or improve the comprehensive energy efficiency. In this way, the same amount of electricity can travel a longer distance.
The formula is clear:
High-energy battery+efficient energy-saving means = long battery life
Space is the most expensive configuration of a car. If the battery pack is too large, it will not only occupy the space inside the car, but also reduce the ground clearance, resulting in the chassis being too low and easy to bump.
If the battery is used, the supplier can provide it, but the comprehensive energy efficiency test will test the development strength of the vehicle enterprise itself, which is the technical threshold, in which the power of the motor, the efficiency of electronic control, wind resistance and vehicle weight are the key.
The zero-run T03 adopts the most advanced high-performance lithium battery NCM8 1 1 of Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., and the energy density of the PACK reaches 17 1Wh/kg. The total power consumption is 36.5 kWh, achieving a cruising range of 403km and comprehensive power consumption of 100 km 1 1kWh/60.
According to the statistics of 2065438+2009, at present, the endurance of A00 and A0 electric vehicles is mainly distributed in two ranges of 200-250km and 300-350km, and NEDC vehicles with a battery life exceeding 400km only account for 0.9%.
According to the engineer, the working efficiency of the zero-run T03 electric drive assembly system can reach 92.3%, and the highest efficiency of the motor can reach 94.9%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industry average.
At the same time, the zero-run T03 is also equipped with two energy recovery methods: energy recovery by releasing the switch and energy recovery by stepping on the brake, which can increase the NEDC cruising range 15%-25%.
In addition, the zero-run T03 is a pure electric platform, and the battery layout and lightweight design were considered at the beginning of development. Compared with the electric vehicle from oil to electricity, the zero-run T03 has less load, lower energy consumption and higher space utilization.
At the same time of high energy efficiency, the zero-run T03 has a good power performance. It is equipped with a 55kW/ 155Nm motor, which can easily run at120km/h. ..
Before the zero-run T03 went on the market, the author tested the zero-run T03 in an experimental field in Hangzhou.
Pile array allows you to quickly find the limit of the vehicle and the logic of adjustment within a limited range.
If the vehicle training is deviated, the vehicle's grip, chassis dynamics and cornering performance will be better.
In addition, whether the power release of the vehicle in the initial stage is sufficient can be tested in the pile array.
In the field, I ran T03 in a different way. Unexpectedly, this seemingly gentle car does not show weakness at all, and it will not make you feel sorry at all.
I drove faster and faster, and found that the zero-run T03 had good grip and anti-roll, so I stopped in time. As a family car, there is no doubt that the zero-run T03 is qualified.
The price is not high and the safety is high.
If there is any technical index of EV that is more important than energy efficiency, it is safety.
The battery on T03 is provided by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, and it has passed a series of safety tests such as vibration, impact, extrusion, fire, seawater immersion and IP67. At the same time, Zero Run T03 is also equipped with a rare battery liquid thermal management system at the same level, which can effectively control the battery charging and working temperature and improve the battery safety.
In addition to battery safety, the safety of the vehicle itself is also very important.
The zero-run T03 adopts a high-rigidity integrated body design scheme, with high-strength steel accounting for nearly 70%, and hot-formed super-strength steel is used in key parts, with the highest strength exceeding1200mpa; ; The integrated all-aluminum anti-collision beam has a protection rate of more than 62%; More cage body design brings better vehicle protection ability.
The zero-run T03 is also equipped with the latest ESC Hight plus body stability control system in Chinese mainland, which integrates five functions of ABS, EBD, TCS, AYC and HHC, and has active safety configurations such as uphill assist, tire pressure monitoring and four-wheel disc brakes, which is the highest in its class in terms of safety.
A car of 80,000 yuan can upgrade the OTA of the whole vehicle.
What is OTA?
The full name of OTA is Over the Air Technology, that is, over-the-air download technology, which automatically downloads the upgrade package and upgrades it through the network. At present, the OTA upgrade of automobiles is mainly divided into FOTA and SOTA, among which SOTA is an online software upgrade, and automobile manufacturers only need to send the parts that need to be modified. For example, we upgrade the multimedia system, change the operation interface, theme and other content, and upgrade by SOTA.
FOTA has a higher technical gold content than SOTA, which can deeply change the automobile control system, management system and performance, that is, the so-called vehicle OTA, and can be updated in a more comprehensive range. For example, you can upgrade the steering system of the vehicle to make driving easier, upgrade the response of the accelerator pedal, and make the acceleration more linear and comfortable.
At present, there are not many models on sale that can upgrade the OTA of the whole vehicle. As far as I know, only Tesla MODEL Series, Weilai ES6/ES8, Li ONE, Tucki G3/P7, Zero Run S0 1 and the upcoming Zero Run T03 have this function.
According to the author's inquiry, on 20 19 10/7, 19, Zero Run started the first OTA upgrade, which has been upgraded many times so far. Among them, the more important functions of OTA upgrade are: adding the function of automatically closing the window after finger vein occlusion is successful, optionally turning on or off the charging indicator light, and adding the anti-pinch function when the seat is automatically adjusted. Through OTA upgrade, the driving, function and entertainment of vehicles have been optimized and improved to varying degrees, which can give consumers more convenient service and car experience.
In addition to the OTA of the whole vehicle, the zero-run T03 also has comfortable configurations that are rare in its class: automatic headlights and air conditioning, full LCD instrument panel and central control panel, 4G+app control, face recognition, Iflytek voice recognition and panoramic sunroof. The top model also has the only L2 automatic driving assistance function in its class, and the configuration is quite rich.
Write it at the end
80,000 yuan has such a high configuration, and the workmanship and performance are also good. The battery life is 403 kilometers, and the whole car can be OTA. It is no exaggeration to say that the zero-run T03 will change the image of low configuration, poor intelligence and low price of small electric vehicles.
But there is one thing to say, how about the quality and endurance of Zero Run 03? No conclusions can be drawn during the test drive. In these two aspects, the new forces of building cars are not doing well enough and need to be tested.
Text | Li Jianbo
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.