SAIC MAXUS expects NEV sales to jump to 30% of total new car sales by 2025

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- SAIC MAXUS, a subsidiary of SAIC Group, plans to roll out dozens of new energy vehicle (NEV) models over the next five years and make NEVs contribute to over 30% of total new car sales by 2025, according to the ALL3  ROADMAP planning the automaker announced at the Auto Guangzhou 2020.

As of now, SAIC MAXUS has formed a NEV lineup that covers MPVs, SUVs and light buses, and built a comprehensive energy system involving the powertrain solutions of battery electric, hybrid and fuel cell. It currently has a number of NEV models such as the EV80, the EV90, the EV30, the EUNIQ series and the FCV80.

EV30; photo credit: SAIC MAXUS

The company started its NEV offensive about six years ago with the market launch of the EV80 full-electric light bus. The EV90 BEV went through up to 273 collision, flammability and waterproof experiments, the first China-made new energy wide-body light bus given market access by the European Union. Moreover, the EV30 mid-sized all-electric logistics vehicle adopts a lot of aluminium alloy and polymer composites in exterior to keep weight down, and is the first China-branded vehicle to enter Europe's small and mid-sized market segment.

EUNIQ 6 SUV BEV; photo credit: SAIC MAXUS

In new energy PV area, SAIC Maxus launched the China's first large-sized all-electric MPV model, the EG10. In 2019, the automaker unveiled the “EUNIQ” series. Two “EUNIQ” models—the EUNIQ 5 MPV and the EUNIQ 6 SUV—hit the market in May 2020, each of which comes with two powertrain solutions—EV and hybrid. 

As for fuel cell vehicle (FCV) business, SAIC Maxus' FCV80 hydrogen fuel cell-powered wide-body light bus went on sale as far back as 2017, and has been commercially operated in such cities as Foshan, Shanghai, Fushun and Wuxi.

EUNIQ 7; photo credit: SAIC MAXUS

The company stepped up its FCV drive by launching the world's first fuel cell MPV, the EUNIQ 7, in this year's September. The vehicle has a NEDC-rated range of up to 605km thanks to the 83.5kW fuel cell system and 70MPa hydrogen cylinder. It only takes three to five minutes to fill the EUNIQ 7's 6.4-kg high-pressure hydrogen tank.