Pioneer of electric vehicles, Euler Lightning Cat challenges high-speed spiral tumbling and falling challenge

According to statistics from the Passenger Car Association, sales of new energy vehicles from January to September this year have reached 3,876,845 units, a year-on-year increase of 113.2%, and the penetration rate of new energy has reached 26.1%. More and more new energy vehicles have entered our lives. .

However, there are many cases of new energy vehicles catching fire due to accidents. Every time they are reported, they always attract great public attention.

Regardless of its appearance, performance, or battery life, a new energy vehicle must pass safety standards. Of course, if a new car can prove its "safety" before it goes on the market, it will dispel one of the biggest concerns of potential users.

On October 20,  the Euler Lightning Cat  (  parameters  |  inquiry  ), which is about to be launched, conducted a high-speed spiral tumbling and falling challenge live broadcast on the entire network.

Among all kinds of collision accidents, rollover accidents have the highest fatality rate, but targeted rollover tests are rare. It is understood that currently only two major authoritative organizations in North America, NHTSA and IIHS, have added the evaluation of vehicle rollover accidents to the test project. Among them, NHTSA evaluates the probability of vehicle rollover by testing the probability of vehicle rollover; IIHS evaluates the probability of vehicle rollover through testing. The rating is determined by the ratio of roof strength to vehicle weight.

However, they are all tests for fuel vehicles and do not take into account the irreparable consequences of thermal runaway, spontaneous combustion and other possible consequences of battery pack damage. Coupled with the fixed test items in the laboratory, there is great uncertainty in the actual rollover accident.

The biggest difficulty of this Euler Lightning Cat high-speed spiral roll and drop challenge lies in its unpredictability. Before the test, we don’t know in what posture it will roll or at what angle it will touch the ground. Obviously, you need to have enough confidence in the overall body safety to dare to broadcast this challenge live on the entire network.

When the challenge began, Euler Lightning Cat turned off all intelligent assisted driving functions in advance. The driving robot rushed to the one-sided bridge 150 meters away at a speed of 60km/h, successfully rolled in the air, and finally landed on its side. After entering the 1.8-meter-deep rammed earth hardened pit, the huge kinetic energy drove the vehicle to roll forward several times before stopping.

Visual inspection showed no smoke or fire on the Euler Lightning Cat, and the battery pack had quickly cut off high-voltage power. Although the bumpers, fenders and other parts have been deformed, the vehicle body structure remains intact. The upper body structure has not undergone major deformation. There is no structural failure in core parts such as the A/B/C pillars. The passenger compartment can provide passengers with Plenty of living space.

The airbags in the entire vehicle were deployed normally, the seat belts did not fail, and the double flash and E-CALL emergency rescue functions were activated normally. Vehicles involved in subsequent collisions will be left to stand for 24 hours before being deeply dismantled, and the auto market will also continue to pay attention to red spots.

We are not surprised that the Euler Lightning Cat can succeed in the challenge, because this new car has adhered to the concept of safety first from the beginning of its design.

The entire vehicle adopts a cage body design, with high-strength materials accounting for 77.6%, including 30.6% high-strength steel, 29.4% ultra-high-strength steel, and 17.6% hot-formed steel, as well as A/B pillars, etc. Reinforcements have been made at key locations to ensure maximum safety for drivers and passengers in the event of a collision.

Of course, as an electric vehicle, our focus is battery safety in the event of a collision. The Euler Lightning Cat is equipped with a "worry-free battery", which has structural safety, pressure conduction safety, heat insulation safety, insulation safety, and intelligent safety. Five-layer safety protection system design. What is the specific effect?

Before completing the high-speed spiral tumbling drop challenge, four tests were conducted specifically for batteries, including piercing the battery with a 20mm steel needle, burning the entire package for 140 seconds, thermal runaway, and dropping the entire package from a height of 6 meters. For these remote Euler Lightning Cat's batteries also successfully passed the challenge of exceeding national standards and are truly safe and worry-free.

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As the launch date of October 27 approaches, there are more and more discussions about the Euler Lightning Cat. Some are impressed by its appearance and performance, while others think it deviates from the original intention of making a car for women.

But whether it is "love women more" or "universal for both men and women", they are all based on excellent quality. The successful completion of the high-speed spiral roll and drop challenge this time proves that the Euler Lightning Cat is a high-quality electric vehicle worth looking forward to.