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Supercharging Ignites Heavy Truck Revolution: Xinwangda's Global Leap
Global transportation is standing at a profound threshold of energy transition. In the past decade, the focus of electrification has been on passenger cars, but today, the wave is rapidly extending to commercial vehicles, especially heavy-duty trucks.
This is not a small-scale experiment, but a global trend. Data shows that the penetration rate of new energy heavy-duty trucks in China has jumped from less than 6% to 26% in just two years, far exceeding most predictions. Similar trends are also emerging in markets such as Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
Policy driven and energy structure adjustment are certainly driving forces, but what truly determines the market direction is the breakthrough in battery technology. It is at this critical turning point that Xinwangda, with its pioneering and landing of supercharging technology, is moving from the Chinese market to the global stage, reshaping the industrial landscape of heavy-duty truck electrification.
1、 The delayed 'first year' and the constraints of batteries
In 2017, Tesla released the Semi in Silicon Valley, which attracted global attention. Musk hoped to revolutionize long-distance transportation with electrification, but the market soon found that high costs, slow charging, and insufficient battery life became insurmountable obstacles.
The Chinese market has also gone through this exploratory period. 2021 is often referred to as the first year of domestic electric heavy-duty trucks, but the reality is not optimistic. That year, the price of lithium carbonate soared to a historical high, and the cost of one electric heavy-duty truck was close to that of two diesel cars; Charging once often takes more than an hour, which operators cannot accept; And the insufficient battery life further amplifies residual value anxiety.
The general consensus in the industry at that time was that electric heavy-duty trucks looked advanced, but they were not cost-effective at all.
It is precisely under this bottleneck that battery companies are beginning to seek new paths.
2、 From fast charging to overcharging: the emergence of a technological turning point
The turning point occurred in 2022. The Xiaopeng G9 is equipped with a customized 4C battery from Xinwangda, achieving high rate fast charging for mass-produced passenger cars. This milestone not only changes consumers' perception of energy supplementation, but also provides new possibilities for the electrification of commercial vehicles.
Xinwangda keenly captures that for heavy trucks, energy replenishment efficiency is not "experience", but "survival". If the vehicle stops charging, the operating chain will break, and the economy will be out of reach.
Therefore, the company quickly turned to the commercial vehicle track and initiated forward research and development. By 2023, Xinwangda has released the world's first 3.5C rechargeable battery, which can be charged from 10% to 80% in 15 minutes and has a cycle life of over 5000 times.
This means that electric heavy-duty trucks are no longer experimental "slow cars", but rather "money making machines" that can support all-weather, high-intensity operations.
3、 Economic Formula: Hard Logic of Electric Heavy Trucks
The competitive logic of commercial vehicles is different from that of passenger cars. For car owners, the appeal of electric passenger cars lies in their environmental friendliness and user experience; But for operators, there is only one core variable: cost and revenue.
Taking unmanned mining areas in Xinjiang as an example: mining trucks need to operate continuously for 24 hours and replenish energy at least four times a day. Under traditional charging methods, it takes nearly an hour each time, resulting in high cumulative downtime costs throughout the year; The supercharging solution can shorten the single energy replenishment time to 15 minutes, directly releasing two hours of work time per day, which is equivalent to increasing thousands of yuan in revenue.
Meanwhile, the energy consumption and maintenance expenses of electric heavy-duty trucks are much lower than those of diesel vehicles. With the gradual decline in battery prices and the extension of lifespan, the full lifecycle cost of electric heavy-duty trucks is rapidly approaching or even lower than that of fuel vehicles.
It is precisely this' economic account 'that has enabled electric heavy-duty trucks to achieve several fold growth in penetration rate within two years.
4、 Intense competition, Xinwangda's unique solution
The huge market potential has attracted leading battery giants such as CATL, BYD, EVE Energy, and Honeycomb Energy to enter the market.
But Xinwangda was not submerged. Its differentiation advantages are mainly reflected in three points:
1. Announcement: As early as 2023, Xinwangda has locked in heavy truck supercharging projects, at least two years ahead of most peers.
2. Forward research and development: Unlike retrofitting energy storage cells, Xinwangda has developed a new category of battery cells, matched with a new production line, defining "super charged heavy-duty truck batteries" from the bottom architecture.
3. High standard validation: Conduct four-wheel validation using a rigorous testing system at the passenger car level to ensure safety and consistency under extreme working conditions.
The result is that Xinwangda's batteries are not only "fast", but also "stable" and "durable". This is particularly crucial in high-intensity application scenarios such as mining areas and ports.
5、 From Chinese model to global paradigm
In 2024, Xinwangda and XCMG will collaborate to deliver 200 heavy-duty trucks equipped with supercharging batteries, and simultaneously build the world's largest heavy-duty truck supercharging station "Yuanqi Xingguang". This is a milestone event - marking the entry of rechargeable batteries into the stage of large-scale commercial application.
But Xinwangda's ambition is not limited to the domestic market. With the maturity of the 800V platform and megawatt level charging technology, the company has partnered with vehicle manufacturers and mining operators in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
We not only hope to establish standards in China, but also hope to export China's supercharging battery solutions as international standards. "The statement by the senior management of Xinwangda reflects the confidence of Chinese enterprises in the global battery industry chain.
Against the backdrop of global carbon neutrality, multinational mining companies, port operators, and logistics giants are all seeking sustainable solutions. For them, rechargeable batteries are not just a replacement for energy, but also a revolution in efficiency.
6、 Mainline Logistics: The Next Decisive Battle
Currently, electric heavy-duty trucks have made breakthroughs in short haul transportation and mining operations. However, the real market "big head" lies in mainline logistics.
Long distance trunk transportation has put forward stricter requirements for batteries: ultra long endurance, efficient energy replenishment, and vehicle residual value guarantee. In the past few years, these obstacles have not been fully overcome, so this field is still a 'electrification gap'.
Xinwangda believes that with the maturity of megawatt level supercharging technology and the further improvement of battery life and energy density, this problem is gradually being dismantled.
Industry consensus: Once mainline logistics achieves large-scale electrification, the penetration speed of the heavy-duty truck market will surpass that of passenger cars, becoming a true watershed for new energy commercial vehicles.
Conclusion
Looking back at 2017, Tesla Semi opened up the imagination of electric heavy-duty trucks for the world, but it remained at an ideal level due to technological and cost bottlenecks. Seven years later, China's Xinwangda is transforming its ideals into reality.
From fast charging to supercharging, from experimental fields to large-scale applications, from domestic models to global cooperation, the revolution of electric heavy-duty trucks has entered its second stage.
This revolution not only means the efficiency restructuring of the commercial vehicle industry, but also indicates that Chinese battery companies will occupy a more core technological and standard high ground in the global energy transformation map.
In the future, when we see electric heavy-duty trucks running at high speeds in mining areas, highways, and even cross-border logistics chains, it is likely that the "heart" behind them is China's supercharging technology.