Although we didn't use up all the corners of the track, we ran the most essence corners of the track. This includes the more difficult turns 11 and 12, the departure straight that exceeds 1 kilometer, and the slowest turn 14 that connects behind the straight.

　　I believe many friends have the same idea as me. The handling of American pickup trucks will definitely be terrible. How can you run on the track?

　　The fact has caused me to lose my glasses. This electric pickup truck, modified from the General Motors American version GMC Sierra, has become more stable on rainy and slippery tracks. Its size is equivalent to the Ford F-150, with a length of over 5.8 meters.

　　Especially with a very wide body, it greatly helps with track stability, and tires rarely slip.

　　In addition to the wider and heavier body, which makes stability surprisingly good, I also believe that a good chassis is one reason. Pickup products from the three major car manufacturers in the United States have always been the best-selling models in the North American market. After decades of evolution, the maturity and reliability of the chassis must be excellent. So that every aspect of performance is done well, including handling performance.

　　Of course, our modified General GMC Sierra electric pickup truck has a special electric drive system that is the protagonist.

　　In fact, this is an EtelligantForce pure electric pickup demonstration car from Magna, which is equipped with Magna's electric drive technology and eBeam electric bridge technology.

　　The technical point showcased by EtellightForce pure electric pickup trucks is not the performance and range commonly discussed in passenger cars, but rather the ability to maintain overall vehicle performance without affecting the payload or traction capacity of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles.

　　Because electric pickup trucks cannot just pretend, they really need to be as hardworking as traditional fuel pickup trucks. For example, EtelligantForce is designed specifically for high load vehicles and can tow up to 6.5 tons of weight.

　　Many friends may say, isn't this just 'oil to electricity'? Can it be considered high-tech.

　　The problem is not so simple. For passenger cars, the biggest benefit of a dedicated pure electric platform is to save space. In addition, pure electric platforms do not have essential advantages over "gasoline to electricity" platforms like BMW i3.

　　After all, an excellent platform has taken several generations of experience to create, and it is not comparable to the so-called "pure electric" platform that some new forces have spent two to three years building.

　　Returning to commercial tool platforms such as pickup trucks, the chassis of pickup trucks is closer to that of light commercial vehicles, rather than sedans and SUVs. Not only is it a non load-bearing structure with large beams, but after a long period of experience accumulation, the pickup truck has chosen a solid beam rear axle with a history of over 100 years.

　　If electric pickup trucks are directly driven by passenger cars, they not only have higher costs but also do not fully meet the needs of pickup truck use.

　　The truck style solid beam rear axle design is an economical and effective solution, and meets the requirements of pickup trucks for traction and payload capacity, as well as durability and off-road capability, which can also ensure better towing ability.

　　The axle is the core element of the strength of pickup trucks and light trucks, which is why Magna eBeam technology combines electric motors with the axle. This can be integrated with existing truck structures without the need for specialized suspension, chassis, or braking systems. This allows the electric pickup truck to maintain the towing capacity of existing fuel powered vehicles and also meet the high load requirements of the vehicle.

　　In addition to rear wheel drive, the Magna EtelligantForce pure electric pickup truck also integrates a regular electric drive system on the front axle, enabling electric four-wheel drive technology. So the fact that we ran so well on the track is related to its four-wheel drive design.

　　Moreover, the eBeam rear axle of our EtelligantForce pure electric pickup truck is designed with dual motors, which means that the left and right motors of the rear axle each control one wheel to achieve electric torque vector control.

　　The driving motor of the high-power eBeam adopts a permanent magnet synchronous motor design, with a peak torque of nearly 600Nm and a peak speed of nearly 16000 revolutions. Rear dual motor torque vector control, front axle with one motor, three motor electric pickup truck! No wonder running the track can be so fast.

　　Of course, a demonstration car is the highest level solution. You can also choose only the rear wheel drive option or low-power eBeam axle output. There are currently three power output schemes, and the output power of the electric drive can be selected in the range of 120 kW to 250 kW.

　　At present, eBeam mainly adopts a power controller with a 400V IGBT module, and is also developing an integrated inverter scheme using 800V silicon carbide.

　　At the end of the article, we can see that electric vehicles have become very popular in passenger cars, but there are very few reliable pure electric vehicles in light commercial vehicles, especially pickup trucks that people have been paying attention to. Even Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup trucks have not been very smooth.

　　So the problem may be that we should not insist on using the thinking of passenger cars to make pickup trucks. Because the chassis of pickup trucks is completely different from that of passenger cars, their electric drive theory should also be different.

　　The eBeam axle technology of pure electric pickup trucks like EtelligantForce is a completely new car building mindset.