Dongfeng Trucks All-New Green Intelligence Platform Redefines NEW ENERGY Commercial Vehicle User Value with Native Technology

Since the beginning of this year, the penetration rate of NEW ENERGY heavy trucks has continued to rise, but the real feelings of truck drivers are not all surprises. Uncertainty about range, long queues for charging and energy replenishment, rapid battery drain in winter, and anxiety when gear shifting is interrupted while a heavy truck climbs a slope... These frontline anxieties are exactly the hurdles the industry must overcome as it moves from “policy-driven” to “value-driven.” On October 10, Dongfeng Trucks officially launched its all-new Green Intelligence Platform in Wuhan, using a new platform featuring “green, intelligent, full-scenario, multi-energy, integrated, and global” to respond to the most realistic pain points in transport operators’ transition. Facing the broader trend of NEW ENERGY transformation, DFAC did not choose the shortcut of “retrofitting fuel vehicles to electric,” but instead carried out forward development from the underlying architecture, using a full-scenario solution that “better understands truck drivers” to systematically provide an answer for the NEW ENERGY heavy truck green intelligence era, and also provide the industry with a model for medium- and heavy-duty trucks transitioning from selling vehicles to providing green intelligence solutions.

Green Intelligence Integration: Native Architecture Redefines NEW ENERGY Commercial Vehicles.

DFAC’s all-new Green Intelligence Platform is not an electrification retrofit on a fuel chassis. It emphasizes “native,” with everything from physical architecture and control architecture to the core three electric systems natively self-developed and designed for NEW ENERGY heavy trucks. In terms of physical architecture, the platform takes “platformization, modularization, and generalization” as its core, conducts deep modular design of core components, builds a full-scenario module library of 233 common modules, and can derive models adapted to 143 different scenarios. For users, this means more common parts, more readily available spare parts, and more reliable maintenance support. “Reliability” will no longer come at the expense of efficiency.

In terms of control architecture, DFAC proposed a natively domain-wide integrated control architecture with “moderate integration,” taking a middle path different from the industry’s two extremes of “over-dispersion” and “over-centralization.” It deeply integrates powertrain-domain electronic control with electric power, integrates electric drive and electronic control, and the 800V high-voltage platform can be extended up to 1000V, reserving space for even more extreme energy replenishment speeds in the future. Based on this architecture, vehicle high-voltage connection points are reduced by 46%, system weight is reduced by 20%, and charging time efficiency can be doubled. At the same time, through a four-fold technical closed loop of “protection–immunity–monitoring–discharge”: IP68/IP6K9K highest protection level, 24-hour battery monitoring and reverse wake-up, real-time high-voltage interlock monitoring, and industry-leading electromagnetic interference protection, it strictly safeguards and comprehensively ensures vehicle high-voltage safety.

At the vehicle central control level, an eight-in-one domain controller integrates power coordination, high-voltage management, thermal management, battery management, fault diagnosis, and vehicle safety decision-making, supporting millisecond-level cross-domain coordination. Beyond hardware integration, software-defined vehicle capability is equally critical. On the software side, control strategies are refined based on more than 7,000 road spectrum data entries, more than 300 function definitions, and over 15 million kilometers of vehicle-level validation. At the same time, AI automatically identifies scenarios and dynamically optimizes parameters to further reduce energy consumption.

The core three electric systems are also built around users’ real operating conditions. In thermal management, the self-developed dual-side integrated thermal management system has more than 30 intelligent operating modes; under high-temperature conditions, system power consumption is reduced by 5%, and low-temperature range is increased by 10%, easing truck drivers’ anxiety about “rapid battery drain in winter.” In the electric drive axle, the 1,000-horsepower-class integrated electric drive axle achieves 98% motor efficiency and 99% transmission efficiency, enabling imperceptible gear shifting and full-domain noise reduction management for more comfortable driving. In motors, for heavy-load scenarios with stringent power and passability requirements, DFAC self-developed a dual-motor power-uninterrupted EMT, with peak horsepower reaching 1,000 hp, maximum output torque of 30,000 N·m, and industry-leading heavy-load hill-climbing performance. At the same time, the gear-shifting mechanism is custom-developed for slopes and unpaved roads, achieving a 100% success rate for heavy-load gear shifting on 30% slopes, completely eliminating the dilemma of “one slack in gear shifting and power cannot keep up.” In batteries, DFAC defines battery specifications according to real scenarios and builds a modular battery platform with capacity ranging from 150 kWh to 840 kWh, suitable for truck drivers to choose on demand. It adopts an integrated battery and chassis design, supports megawatt-level ultra-fast charging, and can achieve 24-minute fast energy replenishment. For long-haul trunk lines, DFAC also brings the industry’s first single-stack 400 kW long-life high-efficiency fuel cell, with hydrogen consumption of less than 7 kg per 100 km and core stack lifespan of more than 33,000 hours, providing new possibilities for long range and full-lifecycle operation.

Intelligence That Evolves, Making Vehicles Smarter the More They Are Used.

Hardware capability defines the platform’s lower limit, while intelligent evolution expands its upper limit. The “intelligence” of DFAC’s Green Intelligence Platform is first reflected in full-domain energy coordination. The vehicle can bring road conditions, weather, and fleet information onboard in real time, refresh cloud strategies at millisecond level, precisely match energy distribution according to route, load, and terrain, and achieve millisecond-level coordinated output in longitudinal and lateral drive forces. The three-layer coordination of “vehicle-cloud coordination + energy distribution + real-time optimization” jointly forms a full-condition energy closed loop, making every kilowatt-hour more valuable for truck drivers. Even more rare, this architecture also supports continuous evolution. With over 300 million kilometers of real operating mileage still growing and data continuously flowing back, vehicles will understand the road better the more they run and become smarter the more they are used. That is, the more truck drivers run, the closer the energy strategy is to the real route.

Intelligence also concerns every truck driver’s experience. DFAC builds the cabin with a “people-oriented” concept: a 12-cubic-meter ultra-large space, 32.8 dB quiet noise reduction, and 228 intelligent functions make the vehicle truly a mobile home, comfortable home, and smart home for truck drivers. The onboard intelligent steward is on duty 24/7 online, intercepting 100% of dangerous commands and desensitizing 100% of private data; the backend continuously feeds more than 30 billion vehicle data entries per day to large models, making interaction increasingly understand truck drivers. Vehicle control is also “put into” the mobile phone, with vehicle locating, air-conditioning preconditioning, window control, and more all completed remotely, allowing truck drivers to truly experience the comfortable and considerate experience of “no need to turn back after leaving the vehicle, warmth or coolness one step ahead.”

Anxiety about repair and maintenance is also resolved in advance intelligently. For truck drivers’ operations, the most important thing is not “repair after breakdown,” but “do not break down on the road.” DFAC equips each vehicle with a VIP intelligent remote diagnostic system that collects more than 100 vehicle signals in real time, monitors key component status, and uses large models to identify potential hazards 3 to 7 days in advance. Vehicle availability can reach 99.73%, helping truck drivers operate with peace of mind.

In intelligent driving, DFAC has built a redundant safety architecture consisting of omnidirectional perception, safety decision-making, intelligent control, and redundant execution. Forward detection reaches 400 meters, and vehicle-trailer integrated 6-channel cameras eliminate blind spots, enabling prediction of surrounding vehicles’ and pedestrians’ actions and planning of a “safety corridor.” At the same time, DFAC has developed stable and reliable control algorithms; steering and braking systems provide redundant backups, and in extreme cases the backup automatically takes over within 100 milliseconds, meeting the highest functional safety level requirements. Based on this intelligent driving foundation, DFAC also introduces the “Infinite Star” intelligent driving technology brand. With a four-level capability matrix of Tu, Ling, Yu, and Jing, it gradually unlocks full-scenario intelligent driving capabilities from basic following to unmanned driving in closed areas, bringing tangible burden reduction to truck drivers’ driving experience.

Understanding What Truck Drivers Need, Delivering Full-Scenario Solutions.

The Green Intelligence Platform is not a product of working behind closed doors. Beyond a series of technical parameters, what truly moves people about the Green Intelligence Platform is the way it was born. At the beginning of platform development, the DFAC team ate, lived, and worked together with users, traveled to 63 cities, held in-depth exchanges with more than 700 users, and recorded more than 2,300 needs and feedback items one by one. From insufficient power for heavy-load hill climbing to winter range anxiety, from power interruption during gear shifting to nighttime parking safety, every real voice was turned into a research and development topic. DFAC believes that good technology is not a cold pile of parameters, but respect for each user’s value.

It is precisely based on this deep user co-creation that the all-new Green Intelligence Platform has formed a complete product matrix covering full-scenario transportation, including urban sanitation, short-distance distribution, heavy-load coal and gravel, medium- and long-distance general cargo, express delivery, and other full scenarios. Energy covers oil, gas, electricity, hybrid, hydrogen, ammonia, alcohol, and other multi-energy routes, and transport distance covers 0–3,000 km, allowing truck drivers to customize on demand and make optimal choices according to operating routes, energy replenishment conditions, and cost composition. Among the star models unveiled this time, the hydrogen long-haul trunk line benchmark has a range exceeding 1,000 km, hydrogen refueling takes only 20 minutes, hydrogen consumption is 7 kg per 100 km, curb weight is as low as 9.6 tons, and comprehensive annual efficiency increase exceeds 100,000 yuan. With ultimate range, ultimate hydrogen consumption, ultimate reliability, and ultimate safety, it sets a new benchmark for long-haul trunk lines. The pure electric regional value benchmark supports megawatt-level fast charging, can achieve 24-minute ultra-fast energy replenishment, has electricity consumption as low as 110 kWh per 100 km and vehicle weight of 9.1 tons, and can save about 15,000 yuan in electricity bills per year, truly realizing lighter vehicle, heavy load, haul more, earn more.

Going Global, Providing Customized Solutions.

At the recently concluded Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show, DFAC released a zero-carbon hydrogen energy solution to the world. The release of this Green Intelligence Platform is another important layout by DFAC in response to the national “dual carbon” strategy and the global trend of green transformation in commercial vehicles. The vision of DFAC’s all-new Green Intelligence Platform is not limited to the domestic market, but also faces global customers. It is compatible with five major global regulatory systems, covers 28 key countries, and can provide global customized solutions for the transport needs of EU and global customers. With all-new styling, high-performance adaptation, and high-efficiency integration, it creates localized products that meet overseas market standards, satisfies market demands of different countries and regions, and enables Chinese NEW ENERGY commercial vehicle technology and products to truly “go global.” DFAC’s Green Intelligence Platform will surely accelerate Dongfeng Trucks’ overseas expansion and help it continue to expand its territory in the global market.

The official release of Dongfeng Trucks’ all-new Green Intelligence Platform is a Chinese answer it has delivered to the world on its path of green and intelligent transformation. For customers, with tangible operational value, it truly brings money savings, peace of mind, safety, and comfort into every trip of truck drivers. For the industry, with green, intelligence, multi-energy, integration, and globalization, it marks a new height in the green and intelligent transformation of commercial vehicles and injects strong green and intelligent momentum into the high-quality development of the commercial vehicle industry. In the second half of NEW ENERGY heavy trucks, Dongfeng Trucks, as a leader, is joining hands with global partners and truck drivers to open a new chapter in high-quality commercial vehicle development!