On June 8, GCL Nengke officially released a series of self-developed products of GCL Energy Hub. The three core products of the "Three Musketeers", the shared battery pack and the digital operation platform, which took nearly a year to build, were unveiled, and provided a new option for the trend of travel electrification attracting global attention.

"The popularization of new energy vehicles is an important symbol of China's progress from a big automobile country to a powerful automobile country. GCL Energy Hub came into being with the mission of solving the industry's problems." said Li Yujun, Executive President and CTO of GCL-ET, said, "GCL Energy Hub takes green electricity as the source and transport capacity as the first; takes the vehicle as the energy carrier, the battery as the core resource, and the hub as the infrastructure; builds the first 'CSE' technical architecture standard, with compatibility and sharing, intelligence and convenience, and economic security as the core;

relying on the 'super home hub', creates an ecological closed loop of green electricity, hub and stations, vehicles, batteries, and energy storage, and launches an integrated solution for green travel, to realize one hub with multiple functions and one network interconnection; vehicles will go wherever there are goods, and hub and stations will be built wherever vehicles are."

The first "CSE" technical framework to solve the three major problems of the industry

In 2021, domestic sales of new energy vehicles will reach 3.52 million, with a year-on-year increase of 157.5%, and the number of vehicles will reach 7.84 million, far exceeding expectations. New energy vehicles are gradually being accepted by users, but the problem of energy supplementation still exists.

"The vitality and core competitiveness of the energy supplementation industry lies in standardization and linkage. The key to breaking the situation is to realize the integration from N to 1 and build an open and shared mobile energy interconnection ecology." Li Yujun pointed out, "the design and R&D of self-developed products of GCL Energy Hub are based on the original CSE core technology architecture, which is the core to accelerate the popularization of the battery swap mode, promote industrial integration and upgrade, and effectively promote the process of intelligent transportation and zero-carbon cities.”

In the so-called CSE, “C” means compatible and sharing, which solves the problem of the difficulty of compatibility of multiple vehicle models in the battery swap station, and achieves standardization and rapid promotion; “S” means smart and convenient, which solves the problem of passive adaptation, short lifespan, slow energy replenishment, difficulty in finding a station, and low efficiency of products, to provide users with the ultimate energy replenishment experience; “E” means economic and security, which solves the problem of large investment and high cost of battery swap stations, and greatly reduces the investment and operation costs of battery swap stations.

The super home hub is the most direct and vivid interpretation of "CSE". It is not only a giant green energy distribution center that is rechargeable, exchangeable, storable and sellable, but also deeply integrates the power supply of charging and battery swap, and the supply of wind and solar green energy, V2G microgrid energy storage, leisure and entertainment experience, and integrated services such as car sales, insurance, beauty, after-sales, logistics transfer, and digital management.

"Three Musketeers" unveiled; on-demand design

"Freezing age" of the battery, and the life can be extended by 30%

The "Three Musketeers" of GCL Energy Hub are commercial vehicle battery swap hub, logistics vehicle battery swap hub and passenger vehicle battery swap hub, covering all current application scenarios of new energy vehicles.

The dual-channel battery swap hub for commercial vehicles is compatible with mining trucks, tractors, dump trucks and sanitation vehicles. The lateral battery swap hub for logistics vehicles is the first urban battery swap product in the industry. By equipped with a liquid cooling system and optimizing the DOD control strategy, the battery life can be extended by 30%, and the battery pack warranty period exceeds 400,000 kilometers. The passenger car battery swap hub takes only 80 seconds for the whole process of battery swap, and can serve up to nearly 900 trains a day. A dual-channel battery swap hub can be compatible with a variety of different brands.

"Our battery swap hub is equipped with an optional backup battery sequence. The single and dual channels are designed on demand, without waiting, and can achieve rapid energy replenishment. Dual-channel products will double the service efficiency." Li Yujun emphasized, "The station layout can realize unattended operation, and the operator and user-end software have intelligent OTA function, which can be upgraded with one key, greatly prolonging the service life of the swap station.”

One battery pack for more than one vehicle, whether charged, swapped and stored

One network interconnection enables the construction of industry 4.0 smart terminals

"Battery, as the asset with the highest cost in battery-swap operating expenses, is the core factor affecting the competitiveness of battery swap, and the core of energy replenishment is the comprehensive utilization of batteries." Li Yujun said, "With the interface standardization and the serialization of power, GCL Energy Hub's battery pack can apply to multiple vehicles and serve a variety of vehicle models; at the same time, the multi-mode BMS technology is used to enable one pack with multiple functions, which can be replaced, recharged and stored, and can cover more than 80% of commercial vehicles in the next three years. GCL Energy Hub will also realize the balanced use of batteries through internal and external circulation of batteries, prolong battery life, greatly reduce operating costs, and enhance the use value of battery packs throughout the life cycle.”

The fully digital intelligent operation platform independently developed by GCL Energy Hub is the first PaaS and SaaS integrated intelligent operation and maintenance platform in the field of battery swap, which builds an intelligent vehicle network with GCL Energy Hub as the center, integrates the “six in one” operation system of vehicle flow, cargo flow, energy flow, human flow, capital flow and information flow, and can effectively improve operational efficiency and benefits through intelligent scheduling, battery life cycle management, and unattended operation.

"Users can enjoy intelligent navigation, precise station search, and one-click battery swap services through various channels such as APPs, mini programs, self-service terminals, and in-vehicle service terminals." Li Yujun said, "At present, the digital operation platform through resource sharing and open cooperation has formed an industrial aggregation effect, and the monthly user stickiness exceeds 97%, which is higher than the industry level."

"To realize the integration of source, network, load and storage through grid interaction and to build a smart energy supply network centered on the super home hub will help quickly promote the process of zero-carbon transportation and support the construction of a unified large market system in China. The launch of research products in batches also marks that GCL Energy Hub has officially entered a period of accelerated development." Li Yujun said frankly, "I hope to join hands with more like-minded partners to jointly build a low-carbon, convenient and economical new ecology of mobile energy interconnection."