Under the background of global advocacy of green travel, energy conservation and emission reduction, the new energy vehicle industry is booming. As an important force in the domestic automobile industry, Dongfeng Special Vehicle has made remarkable achievements in the field of electric buses, and has provided strong support for the green transformation of public transportation with its excellent technology and reliable products.
In addition to driverless buses, Dongfeng Special Automobile has also achieved fruitful results in the field of hydrogen heavy trucks. The hydrogen heavy trucks it developed have become one of the hydrogen heavy trucks with the longest operating mileage in the world. The second-generation product has a range of up to 650 kilometers and consumes less than 10 kilograms of hydrogen per 100 kilometers. Through optimized design, the third-generation product further reduces the hydrogen consumption per 100 kilometers, and the weight of the whole vehicle is reduced by more than 1 ton, which effectively improves the economy and practicality of the vehicle. In heavy-load transportation scenarios such as mines, Dongfeng Special Automobile’s hydrogen heavy trucks can undertake large-load transportation tasks and meet the high-intensity operation requirements of more than 20 hours a day, showing strong performance advantages.
Dongfeng Special Automobile has invested heavily in the research and development of electric buses, bringing together many top technical talents in the industry and forming a professional R&D team. Through continuous exploration and innovation, it has overcome many technical difficulties. The driverless buses it produces are the crystallization of technology and innovation. These vehicles are equipped with a variety of high-tech sensors such as light wave radar, laser radar, high-definition cameras, etc., which are like “smart eyes” installed on buses. They can accurately perceive the surrounding environment and realize complex operations such as following vehicles, changing lanes and overtaking, passing traffic lights, and stopping at platforms under automatic driving. At the same time, the pure electric cruising range reaches more than 200 kilometers, which fully meets the daily operation needs of urban buses and reduces the operational troubles caused by range anxiety.
Dongfeng Special Electric Bus is not only technologically advanced, but also has made outstanding achievements in market expansion. Its products have successfully entered many domestic urban markets. In Wuhan, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Xiong’an New Area in Hebei, and other places, Dongfeng Special Electric Bus can be seen shuttling through the streets and alleys of the city, providing citizens with convenient and environmentally friendly travel services. For example, in Shiyan Economic Development Zone, unmanned bus trial operation has been carried out on 17 kilometers of open roads, allowing local residents to experience the charm of smart travel first. Shiyan has thus become the second city in the province to launch a demonstration operation of intelligent network application scenarios.
Dongfeng Special Automobile has also made its mark in the international market. Previously, Dongfeng Special Automobile cooperated with Hengyuan Electric Group to successfully export the LS400, a pure electric Class II chassis commercial vehicle customized for the US market, to the US. The vehicle adopts a long-head body that meets the safety structure requirements of the US market. It is mainly used in short- and medium-distance logistics, express delivery and urban distribution. The vehicle has a range of 220 kilometers and has been recognized by American customers.
The success of Dongfeng Special Automobile is inseparable from its clear development strategy. On the one hand, relying on its strong automobile and parts manufacturing foundation, the company continuously optimizes its product production line, improves production efficiency and product quality, has complete vehicle production qualifications and mature industrial chain resources, and has an annual production capacity of 15,000 large and medium-sized complete vehicles. On the other hand, it actively cooperates with all parties to integrate advantageous resources. For example, it cooperates with Shanxi Pengfei Group Co., Ltd. and Jiushi (Suzhou) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. to jointly develop and produce new unmanned intelligent logistics and distribution commercial vehicles, with a total of 2,000 cooperative orders.
At the same time, it focuses on a wider range of application scenarios and continuously expands product types to meet the needs of different customer groups.
Looking ahead, Dongfeng Special Automobile will continue to uphold the innovation-driven development concept, increase R&D investment in the field of new energy and intelligent networked vehicles, and continuously improve product performance and intelligence. With the continued growth of global demand for new energy vehicles, Dongfeng Special Automobile is expected to occupy a larger share in the international market and contribute more “Chinese power” to promoting the green and intelligent development of global public transportation. It is believed that in the near future, Dongfeng Special Automobile’s electric buses will gallop around the world with a more outstanding attitude, leading a new era of new energy travel.
