World's Most Advanced Electric Drive Technology Born: Geely Galaxy Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive Officially Launched

July 16, 2026, Geely Automobile Group officially released the world's first Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive. This new generation 800V High-Voltage Electric Drive System, fully developed in-house by its subsidiary Xingqu Technology, breaks through the industry technology ceiling with three generational advantages: Ultimate Energy Saving, Peak Performance, and All-Area Reliability. First equipped on the Geely Galaxy TT model, it seized two Guinness World Records "Lowest Energy Consumption for Production Pure Electric Cars Around Qinghai Lake" and "Longest Continuous Dual-Car Drift Electric Vehicle on Slippery Roads" in one go, redefining global high-performance integrated electric drive standards and marking Chinese brand electric drive technology stepping into the global first echelon.

Currently, electric drives in the new energy industry generally face pain points such as insufficient integration, difficulty balancing energy consumption and performance, power decay in extreme conditions, and weak long-term reliability. Relying on Xingqu Technology's accumulation of over 1,000 patent technologies, Geely integrated the entire industry chain of R&D, materials, manufacturing, and verification, created a 16-in-1 Deep Integration Architecture, integrating 16 software/hardware functions including motor, electronic control, small three-electric, thermal management, and all-area AI control into one, achieving four core breakthroughs: Lightweight, High Efficiency, High Computing Power, Strong Durability, and completely solving the industry problem that traditional electric drives "cannot have both energy saving and performance".

Ultimate Energy Efficiency Breakthrough, 93.8% Comprehensive Efficiency Sets Production Benchmark Peak

The Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive is positioned as the world's highest integrated production electric drive assembly. The entire machine weighs only 75kg, achieving over 15% weight reduction compared to mainstream industry products, with Z-direction height compressed to within 325mm, providing an additional 28L storage space in the cabin; Integrated Magnesium Alloy Shell and Common Shell Design simplify over 180 components, reducing high-voltage and low-voltage harness lengths by 30% and 15% respectively, reducing energy transmission loss from the structural source.

Relying on eight core material process innovations including 800V High-Voltage Platform, Silicon Carbide Power Devices, Ultra-Thin Silicon Steel Sheets, and Umini-Pin Flat Wire, the entire electric drive achieves a CLTC comprehensive efficiency of 93.8%, reaching No. 1 in the production vehicle industry. Wherein 800V High-Voltage Architecture significantly reduces operating current, reducing transmission loss by 80%; SiC Chip paired with Miniaturized Packaging reduces switching and conduction losses by 30% and 15% respectively; 0.2mm Ultra-Thin Low-Stress Silicon Steel Sheets compared to market mainstream 0.35mm products directly reduce iron loss by 30%; Flat Wire Process shortens total copper wire length by nearly 1296mm, optimizing copper loss by 2%. Multiple process overlaps efficiently convert every kWh of energy into driving kinetic energy, for every 1% efficiency improvement, vehicle 100km energy consumption reduces by 1.5%.

To adapt to energy consumption needs for all-scenario travel, Geely Xingrui AI Cloud Power Large Model carries three smart energy algorithms, covering winter low temperature, highway cruising, and city commuting all scenarios. In low-temperature scenarios, AI Energy Storage Control can store heat energy in advance, reducing heating power consumption in -18°C extreme cold environment by 40%; in high-speed conditions AI All-Area Loss Optimization dynamically balances copper and iron losses, improving motor efficiency by 0.8%; city roads automatic energy recovery combines road conditions to regenerate feedback intensity, improving energy response speed by 50%. In the all-area complex road condition energy consumption challenge around Qinghai Lake, Geely Galaxy TT equipped with this electric drive achieved actual test energy consumption as low as 8.20kWh/100km, refreshing the Guinness World Record for production pure electric car energy consumption, fully validating ultra-high energy efficiency hard power.

Full-Spectrum Performance Maxed, 425kW AWD 3.8 Seconds 0-100km, 46km Extreme Drift No Power Decay

The Thunder 16-in-1 Electric Drive breaks the inherent cognition "Energy Saving Electric Cars Have No Performance". The AWD version is equipped with Front 180kW Asynchronous Auxiliary Drive + Rear 245kW Permanent Magnet Main Drive, with combined peak power of 425kW, 0-100km/h acceleration only 3.8 seconds, achieving both home comfort and supercar-level power.

Industry First One-Core All-Area Integrated Control is the performance core support. Traditional electric drive multi-chip distributed control link delay about 40ms, while Thunder 16-in-1 integrates all power domain computations into a single high-computing power chip, compressing instruction response fastest to 2ms, power output as-stepped-as-had, man-car unity. Cooperating with AI Deviation Prediction Control and Adaptive PID Algorithm, real-time torque error narrowed from 3% to 1%; AI Reinforcement Learning Posture Prediction combines IMU multi-dimensional sensing, millisecond-level dynamic allocation of front and rear axle torque, vehicle posture more stable on slippery roads and in turns.

Addressing high-temperature decay pain points for fierce driving, Industry First 54-Channel Directed Centrifugal Oil Cooling System, 360° full coverage of winding ends, motor maximum operating temperature reduced by 15°C, insulation life improved by 10%, long-time full power output no torque limit, no decay. At Dongying Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Site, two Geely Galaxy TT completed over 46km continuous dual-car drift on slippery roads, in one go breaking Porsche's long-held Guinness World Record for electric vehicle drift distance. Under continuous high RPM, high torque, high thermal load extreme conditions, electric drive power throughout stable, torque output precise, fully proving the extreme reliability of cooling system and electronic control algorithms.

Full-Link Strict Verification, 5 Million Kilometer Durability Builds All-Area Safe and Reliable System

At the reliability level, Thunder 16-in-1 Electric Drive completed over 9000 all-area tests, cumulative 5 million kilometer vehicle road durability verification, covering 15 major verification fields, passed China Automotive Technology and Research Center "High Quality Electric Drive" Authority Certification. Deep Integration Architecture significantly reduces harness, connectors and other consumable parts, reducing failure probability at hardware level; production line achieves micron-level machining accuracy, rotor production line automation rate over 95%, full-process production data traceable, ensuring every electric drive quality consistent.

Intelligent Active Maintenance System achieves safety upgrade. Electric drive equipped with AI Smart Health Management System, relying on digital twin and life prediction models, real-time monitor motor temperature, bearing wear, lubricating oil state, power module health, predict parts wear risk in advance, achieve active warning in cloud "Online Doctor" mode, replace traditional passive maintenance, significantly reduce vehicle use failure probability. Entire electric drive passed -60°C to 140°C wide temperature zone, 1512 hours salt spray, 24 hours 900mm water depth immersion and other out-of-syllabus tests, reached IP68 highest dust and water proofing grade, adapted to global various extreme climates and road conditions.

Xingqu Technology Builds Global Industry Base, Geely Three-Electric Invisible Champion Matrix Formed

The landing of this Thunder 16-in-1 Electric Drive, behind is Geely Group's Three-Electric Full-Stack In-House R&D System laid out for many years. Core Carrier of Electric Drive Division Xingqu Technology as one of Geely's Three Major Power "Invisible Champions", builds R&D and manufacturing network covering the globe. Domestic layout of Wuxi, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Quzhou, Jiaxing five major intelligent manufacturing bases, established overseas R&D center in Sweden, planning overseas factory in Malaysia, electric drive total assembly annual capacity reached 3 million units; cumulative patent applications over 1000, invention patent share over 60%, possessing world's first 30000rpm high power motor test bench, laboratory obtained CNAS national level certification, can independently complete all electric drive test projects.

First Half 2026 Xingqu Technology motor and electronic control installed volume stably tops industry TOP3, product matrix covers 400V-900V full voltage platform, equipped for Geely Galaxy, Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Volvo, Lotus and other own brands, meanwhile bulk supplying Jaguar Land Rover, Renault and other overseas car companies, signed long-term designated orders with multiple European top car companies, continuously outputting Chinese self-developed power technology to the world.

To date, Geely completed "Invisible Champion" layout in Hybrid, Battery, Electric Drive three major tracks: Haosi Power builds global leading hybrid system, Jiyao Tongxing layouts 150GWh Short Knife Battery capacity, Xingqu Technology tops global electric drive technology first echelon. The three form a synergistic ecology, building a completely autonomous and controllable three-electric industry chain, completely escaping overseas core component technology dependence. From Thunder Electric Hybrid, Shield Gold Brick Battery to this Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive, Geely achieves full coverage of pure electric, hybrid, methanol diverse power technologies, fortify technology moat for brand globalization expansion.

Leading Industry High-Quality Transformation, Chinese Electric Drive Technology Achieves Global Discourse Power Leap

With global new energy vehicles accelerating popularization, electric drive as whole vehicle core power component becomes key ruler measuring car company core technology strength. In the past overseas enterprises long dominate electric drive underlying architecture, material process and standard system, while Chinese electric drive schemes represented by Xingqu Technology Thunder 16-in-1 achieve integration, energy efficiency, performance, reliability all-around surpassing international top products, completing leap from technology following to global leading.

Industry experts express that Geely Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive launch not only brings consumers lower energy consumption, stronger performance, more durable pure electric travel experience, but also drives domestic electric drive industry chain materials, chips, manufacturing process overall upgrade. Relying on scaled production, globalization support, full-link in-house R&D advantages, Geely will continuously promote high voltage high integrated electric drive technology popularization, drive local supply chain collaborative development, assist Chinese automobile industry in global new energy track seizing technical commanding heights.

Public Car Review

In the future, Thunder 16-in-1 Intelligent Electric Drive will be successively applied to Geely Galaxy, Zeekr full series multiple pure electric models, covering home, sport, high-end multiple sub-markets, with mature production technology benefiting users universally; Xingqu Technology will also continuously iterate next-generation electric drive products, expand overseas market support share, continuously outputting China self-developed new energy power schemes, driving global automobile industry green low-carbon transformation to reach new stage.