Whether it is the popular Weilai Automobile or the recently launched Li Auto, the new car-making forces are coming with great momentum. Will traditional models be considered "followers" under the wave of the new four modernizations? otherwise. As early as ten years ago at the Shanghai World Expo, General Motors showed the public its future transportation vision of "Direct to 2030". Ten years have passed, and General Motors has not forgotten its original vision...
On August 19, 2020, executives from General Motors and SAIC General Motors passed a meeting across Detroit and Warren in North America. The dome dialogue between the Technology Center and the Shanghai Pan-Asia Technology Center concentrated on displaying GM's latest technological achievements and at the same time released the future development strategy for the Chinese market.
GM Technology Vision Day brought the third-generation global electric vehicle platform, the new Ultium battery system, and the next-generation pure electric models of Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac brands.
Among them, GM’s new Ultium battery system adopts a highly modular design for its battery and electric drive. Only 19 electric drive combinations can support a variety of electric vehicle products, including pickup trucks and SUVs. , MPV, sedan and other market segments. It is reported that the general modular electric drive platform can achieve relevant parameter standards of 650km battery life, 0-100 acceleration in 3 seconds, 50-200kWh battery pack, and 175-746kW.
The new battery module is compatible with batteries of different packages, sizes, and capacities, and supports horizontal or vertical arrangement of batteries; the battery pack can be changed or expanded by changing or expanding the battery module while retaining the overall structure. Group, upgrade battery technology and formula. For example, in the future, the batteries of electric performance vehicles will be arranged horizontally to bring better control to the vehicle.
As for the specific models, Cadillac’s first pure electric vehicle Lyriq, which General Motors just released not long ago, is the first mass-produced model based on the Ultium battery system and the application of the third-generation global electric vehicle platform. The car has a sci-fi styling design, and its interior 33-inch curved display screen has a very prominent sense of technology.
General Motors has proposed that it will invest more than US$20 billion in global electric vehicles and autonomous driving by 2025. In the next five years, new energy models will account for more than 40% of the new models launched in the Chinese market. These new energy models will be produced in China, and almost all parts will be purchased locally.
In the field of electrification, SAIC General Motors plans to launch more than 9 new energy models from 2020 to 2025. It should be pointed out that products developed based on the Ultium battery system and the third-generation global electric vehicle platform will enter the Chinese market simultaneously.
In the field of intelligent driving, the proportion of models equipped with ADAS intelligent driving assistance systems in the three major brands of SAIC-GM, Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac currently exceeds 80%. The new generation of intelligent driving assistance system released this year includes 20 auxiliary functions and supports OTA upgrades.
Two Cadillac models equipped with SUPER?CRUISE super intelligent driving system have been launched at the end of July. ?By 2023, General Motors will have 22 models globally equipped with the SUPER? CRUISE super intelligent driving system, covering Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and other brands. In 2025, this system will take the lead in covering the entire Cadillac brand model range.
In 2017, General Motors’ mass-produced V2X technology was officially launched in the United States. This year's first model equipped with V2X technology, the GL8, will be launched in China within the year. Note: (V2X refers to the exchange of information between vehicles and the outside world. Models equipped with this system, in autonomous driving mode, can automatically select the driving route with the best road conditions through the analysis of real-time traffic information, thereby alleviating traffic jams) .
In the field of Internet of Vehicles, General Motors will equip almost all models under the Cadillac, Buick, and Chevrolet brands with Internet of Vehicles functions as standard. Starting from 2022, 5G functions will be installed on all Cadillac products and most models under the Buick and Chevrolet brands. General Motors will also continue to enrich Internet of Vehicles services through OTA remote upgrades.
So far, SAIC-GM, which was founded 23 years ago, has achieved a sales breakthrough of 20 million vehicles.
Perhaps 10 years ago, GM’s future transportation vision of “direct to 2030” was still far away, but through this Science and Technology Outlook Day, GM concentrated on demonstrating its achievements in electrification, intelligence, and connectivity. A future development strategy tailored for the Chinese market has been announced. From this point of view, GM's "Direct to 2030" is no longer a simple slogan.
This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.