BAIC Group, Bosch, SinoHytec co-build CAVAN new energy commercial vehicle brand

Beijing (Gasgoo)- New energy commercial vehicle brand CAVAN was officially launched through a collaboration between Foton Motor, Bosch's investment arm Bosch Venture Capital, Boyuan Capital, SinoHytec, and BAIC Capital, according to a WeChat post on BAIC Group’s official account on January 28. 

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CAVAN introduced a comprehensive brand strategy covering corporate positioning, mission, vision, product layout, core technologies, business ecosystem, full-value chain zero-carbon ecological system planning, and carbon-neutrality goals.

CAVAN strategically embraces both pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, focusing on three major platform products: VAN, light-duty trucks, and heavy-duty trucks. These series aim to cater to urban logistics, urban cluster logistics, and mid-to-long-haul logistics scenarios, presenting features such as lightweight, high efficiency, long-range, intelligence, and superior comfort. CAVAN aims to provide users with an integrated new energy solution encompassing the entire vehicle, intelligent capacity, charging facilities, and energy management.

CAVAN’s in-housed developed Master architecture prioritizes innovation in the overall vehicle platform, electronic and electrical architecture, fuel cells, hydrogen storage systems, and other core technologies. It pioneers an industry-leading central centralized electronic and electrical architecture for commercial vehicles, emphasizing cross-platform adaptability and high heterogeneous computing power. Additionally, CAVAN pioneers a high-power hydrogen fuel cell engine and a liquid hydrogen storage system for long-haul transportation.