CHJ Automotive launches the "Ideal Smart Manufacturing" brand; extended-range electric vehicles solve range anxiety

On October 10, CHJ's smart electric car brand "Lixiang Zhizao" was officially launched. At the same time, CHJ said it would release a smart electric car, Lixiang Zhizao ONE, on October 18.

The English brand name of Ideal Intelligence is “LEADING IDEAL”, and the brand logo is “LI”, which is the abbreviation of LEADING IDEAL. Ideal ONE is a medium-to-large luxury SUV with a body length of more than 5 meters and is available in two layouts: 6-seat and 7-seat.

The upcoming Ideal ONE will adopt an extended-range electric solution, so there will be no range anxiety problem common in new energy vehicles. The Ideal ONE uses a pure electric four-wheel drive electric platform, which can provide a NEDC comprehensive range of more than 700 kilometers, and a range of more than 1,000 kilometers in urban conditions.

Ideal ONE uses a combination of screen and voice interaction and is equipped with an L2.5 assisted driving system. Ideal ONE is expected to be officially delivered in the fourth quarter of next year. Li Xiang, founder and CEO of CHJ Automotive, said that they will skip L3 assisted driving and directly develop L4 autonomous driving, but it will not be realized until 2025 at the earliest.

In 2015, the research and development of Ideal ONE was officially launched. At present, Ideal ONE has completed two rounds of engineering trial production, and the full range of real vehicle testing and calibration work has been fully launched in early 2018.

In terms of sales, CHJ will adopt a model similar to that of Weilai. CHJ will serve users through offline experience stores, direct stores + repair service centers. Li Xiang said that CHJ's after-sales service will provide a series of services such as door-to-door pick-up, repair and door-to-door return, thus bringing convenience to users.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.