Geely has carried out an indication of the protection of its Golden Brick EV battery in a crush check, the place the battery specified for the Galaxy E5 – twin to the Proton eMas 7 – is subjected to the load of a 36-tonne ZTZ-59D major battle tank, reported Automobile Information China. The check yielded forces which had been 1.8 instances greater than what’s required by the brand new battery security requirements of China, it wrote.
The battery pack survived getting run over by the primary battle tank, sustaining its structural integrity with out bulging, leakage, hearth, or explosion. The check was additionally carried out on particular person battery cells, and teams of 10 cells.
That is in reference to the nation’s new battery certification commonplace GB38031-2025, which requires the battery to realize larger requirements of security, particularly for fast-charging cycles, safety in opposition to thermal runaway, and resistance to underbody impacts.
The Golden Brick battery pack will get IP68 and IPX9K ingress safety rankings, and it makes use of cell-to-body integration know-how, and a 2.6 mm thick sandwich-structure backside plate. Additional security options embody liquid-electric separation, electrical isolation, warmth dissipation and different protecting measures.
Whereas the Chinese language nationwide commonplace for EV batteries require a complete of 24 security exams, the Aegis Golden Brick battery is subjected to 36 check eventualities by Geely, of which 23 exams exceed the nationwide testing necessities, the report wrote. Moreover, Geely plans to open up its battery security patent portfolio to the broader trade, in line with Automobile Information China.
Earlier this week, particulars of a new, extended-range model of the Galaxy E5 got here to mild by means of filings with the Chinese language ministry of trade and knowledge know-how (MIIT), revealing that the brand new model will characteristic a battery pack with a capability of 68.39 kWh.
At current, the present collection of battery packs out there to the Geely Galaxy E5/Geely EX5 are the 49.52 kWh and 60.22 kWh variations, providing 440 km and 530 km of vary respectively (CLTC).
In Malaysia, the Proton eMas 7 with the identical battery choices will get WLTP battery vary rankings of 345 km and 410 km, respectively. The Proton emas 7 was launched final December, at costs ranging from RM106k for the Prime with the 49.52 kWh battery, and RM120k for the Premium with the 60.22 kWh battery.
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