On August 8, the offline ceremony for GAC Commercial Vehicle’s all-new forward-developed new energy heavy-duty truck T9 was grandly held at the Guangzhou factory. Yan Zhuangli, Deputy General Manager of GAC Group and Chairman of GAC Commercial Vehicle; Zhang Zhiyong, General Manager of GAC Commercial Vehicle; Xia Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee; other relevant management members; employee representatives; and partner representatives including Zhang Xu, Chairman/CEO of Zhiyu Weike, gathered at the scene to jointly witness this milestone moment. As the first GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 slowly rolled off the assembly line, this world’s first fully forward-developed new energy short-haul heavy-duty truck was officially launched, marking a breakthrough progress for GAC Lingcheng in the field of independent innovation of high-end new energy commercial vehicles.
As the first strategic new energy product after GAC Commercial Vehicle’s brand renewal, the T9 focuses on short-distance high-frequency transportation scenarios such as ports, mining areas, and steel plants. With the title of “King of Short Hauls”, it is committed to becoming a leader in new energy short-haul transportation scenarios and promoting the brand’s value upgrading from a “commercial vehicle manufacturer” to an “ecological operation service provider”.
Defining Benchmarks, Opening a New Era of Technological Equality
In response to the rising demand for new energy heavy-duty trucks in short-haul transportation scenarios such as coal, gravel, and ports, as well as the common pain points of “fuel-to-electric converted” products in the market, such as homogenization, heavy weight, and high energy consumption, GAC Commercial Vehicle firmly chose the path of “full forward development” to break the deadlock. The birth of GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 stems from a profound insight into user scenarios and an unremitting pursuit of the concept of “technological equality”.
GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 redefines new energy heavy-duty truck standards through full forward development, customized specifically for short-haul transportation scenarios: The newly forward-developed new energy intelligent cockpit with an ultra-low wind resistance of 0.4Cd, paired with industry-leading designs such as an ultra-low ground clearance of 1.39 meters, 3-level steps, left-right through-type instrument panel, and intelligent living appliances, brings customers an efficient and comfortable driving experience. Through the application of technologies such as modular integration of battery PACK and frame, high-efficiency electric drive axle, 700L high-strength steel, and steel-aluminum composite materials, the vehicle’s curb weight is only 8.9 tons, significantly alleviating the problem of “load loss” in electric trucks. Relying on independently developed vehicle control system, electric drive axle, integrated thermal management, and intelligent cloud platform, the measured comprehensive energy consumption of the whole vehicle is as low as 1.1 kWh per kilometer, reaching the industry-leading level. Through GAC Commercial Vehicle’s self-developed Cheyun Shuangqing big data platform, real-time task scheduling, energy supplement scheduling, operation monitoring and other functions empower customers to achieve efficient operations.
Based in the Greater Bay Area, Facing the World, Pioneering a New Journey of Green Logistics
As a core step in GAC Group’s commercial vehicle strategic blueprint, the launch of GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 is a vivid practice of GAC Commercial Vehicle actively participating in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and helping Guangdong build a highland for the new energy vehicle industry.
GAC Commercial Vehicle is simultaneously deepening its industrial ecological layout, cooperating with upstream and downstream partners in finance, leasing, insurance, energy, battery echelon utilization and other fields to provide users with value-added services covering the entire life cycle of vehicles. Looking forward to the future, the GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 platform will also continue to iterate and upgrade, integrating more advanced electronic and electrical architecture, solid-state batteries, and high-level autonomous driving technology, and further expanding to medium and long-distance transportation scenarios.
The launch of GAC Commercial Vehicle T9 marks a solid step toward the brand’s vision of “becoming an industry-leading intelligent connected new energy commercial vehicle ecological operation service provider”. As the T9 officially enters the market, GAC Commercial Vehicle will continue to empower customers to reduce costs and increase efficiency with leading technology, excellent quality, and innovative services, and work together to open a new chapter in the green and intelligent logistics of commercial vehicles.
