Innovation
Intelligent Development of CHANGAN Automobile
The Dubhe Plan
In 2018, CHANGAN Automobile officially launched and implemented its new intelligent strategy the "Dubhe Plan". With "New Auto Species, New Ecosystem" as its guiding principle, CHANGAN placed a strong focus on the design of intelligent solutions for new automotive tracks, overall solutions for intelligent driving, and comprehensive solutions for intelligent interaction.
This swift initiative aimed to build CHANGAN Automobile's core competency in intelligent technology, bringing about a revolutionary enhancement in user experience.
The ultimate objective was to craft a sophisticated driving environment, thereby reshaping an entirely novel digital and intelligent ecosystem connecting people, vehicles, and lifestyle.
Software-Defined Architecture
In the era when competition shift from energy transitions to intelligence, CHANGAN Automobile has always been committed to practicing the corporate mission: "Lead the Auto Culture for a Better Life".
CHANGAN's tangible implementation plan for the "Software-Defined Car" concept is SDA. SDA, originally standing for "Super DNA," is an intelligent automotive super-digital platform that is freely definable and self-evolving. It comprises six layers (L1 to L6) and embodies a centralized electrical architecture, service-oriented software architecture, and standardized and abstracted hardware architecture.
Plug-And-Play
HARDWARE
Programmable
SCENARIOS
On-Demand
ECOLOGICAL ADAPTABILITY
Self-Evolving
SYSTEMS
These four major features - plug-and-play hardware, programmable scenarios, on-demand ecological adaptability, and self-evolving systems - make SDA a concentrated manifestation of intelligence, low carbon, mobility, and technology in the new era of intelligence. It aims to provide users with safer intelligent driving, more enjoyable smart interactions, and a more diverse intelligent ecosystem.
Digital Intelligence New Vehicles
The age of "Digital Intelligent New Vehicles" is now upon us, marking the emergence of a new automotive species. Leveraging the globally leading SDA architecture, CHANGAN Automobile is propelling the evolution of cars from "mobile machines" to "Smart and Intelligent New Vehicles".
This initiative aims to create a continuously evolving species of intelligent vehicles with enhanced intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional quotient (EQ). These new vehicles are endowed with three key capabilities: "Smart Brain", "Smart Body", and "Smart Service".
This transformation is geared towards providing users with a transformative and comprehensive intelligent mobility experience across all scenarios.
Intelligent low-carbon Mobility Tech Company
New Energy Plan: Mission of Shangri-La
In 2017, CHANGAN Automobile launched the "Mission of Shangri-La" for new energy strategy based on profound contemplation of human, vehicle, industrial chain, and environmental issues.
The plan includes four initiatives: the "Billion Dollar Initiative", the "Ten Thousand People R&D", the "Partnership Program", and the "Ultimate Experience". The aim is to create high-quality and enjoyable new energy vehicles, accelerate CHANGAN Automobile's transformation into an intelligent and low-carbon mobility technology company, promote breakthroughs in autonomous technologies, cultivate the field of new energy vehicles, and drive sustainable coexistence between humans and nature.
Development Strength
R&D Strength
CHANGAN Automobile has successfully cultivated core capabilities in system design, vehicle integration, and component development. It has established 16 laboratories covering six major areas in the field of new energy, accumulating over 580 patent applications.
CHANGAN Automobile holds more than 400 proprietary core technologies in new energy, including the "Three Electrics".
These achievements are complemented by competencies in control system software and hardware development, battery system integration design, electric drive system integration design, and other fundamental areas.
The New Blue Core and Its Empowerment of CHANGAN Automobile. Serving as the core power technology for CHANGAN Automobile, the New Blue Core will enhance the capabilities of both the New Blue Core AI Electric Drive and the Super Range Extending Systems. The New Blue Core AI Electric Drive continuously optimizes with use, while the Super Range-Extending system consistently improves in performance.
In the engine domain, the New Blue Core platform integrates three of the world's most advanced technologies. With a 500bar ultra-high-pressure fuel injection system, a 1.45 stroke-to-bore ratio, and a high-energy ignition system with 150 millijoules. These innovations enable the New Blue Core engine to attain an industry-leading mass production thermal efficiency of 44.28%.
The dual motor electric drive system used in plug-in hybrids enables a single power system to freely switch and lock between plug-in hybrid and range extender modes with the touch of a button. One set of hardware, two power modes. The cutting-edge range extender achieves an exceptional global fuel-to-electricity conversion rate of 3.63 kWh per liter of fuel.
The New Blue Core also features the globally unique IEM Advanced Intelligent Power Control System, providing adaptive all-terrain driving and navigation-based dynamic energy management, empowering users to tackle diverse road conditions effortlessly.
The CHANGAN Hydrogen Fuel Cell System tackles the challenge of balancing "compact size" with "high power" through innovative design. With its self-developed full-variable decoupling high-precision control technology, it greatly enhances hydrogen-to-electricity conversion efficiency, achieving an impressive hydrogen consumption of 0.65 kg per 100 kilometers. Moreover, this advanced system allows for ultra-fast refueling in just 3 minutes.
At the 21st Guangzhou International Auto Show in November 2023, CHANGAN Automobile announced its entry into the new energy power battery industry and introduced its self-developed battery brand, CHANGAN "Golden Shield".
CHANGAN optimizes the synergy between battery and vehicle design to effectively resolve user anxieties regarding energy density, charging efficiency, cycle durability, and low-temperature performance. By overcoming technological barriers in battery cell design, CHANGAN ensures full-lifecycle protection of batteries, delivering users a transformative experience defined by long life span, true safety, high efficiency, and rapid recharging.