On December 28, 2023, at the global commercial maiden flight of Yihang EH216-S unmanned manned aircraft in Hefei, Guoxuan High tech and Yihang Intelligence signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Both sides are committed to jointly developing power cells, battery packs, energy storage systems, and charging infrastructure based on Yihang Intelligent Unmanned Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft (eVTOL) products, exploring new models of industrial coordinated development, and helping to enhance Hefei's overall competitiveness in the global low altitude economy.
According to the cooperation agreement, Yihang Intelligence and Guoxuan High tech will fully leverage their core advantages in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain to carry out comprehensive, in-depth, and long-term cooperation. Both parties are committed to customizing and developing eVTOL power battery solutions that meet the airworthiness standards of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and meet the standards of high safety, high energy density, high discharge power, and high quality. In addition, the cooperation between the two parties will also focus on the development of high-power supercharging piles and energy storage systems and other infrastructure to improve charging efficiency, jointly build charging networks, and thereby enhance the operational efficiency of eVTOL.
Yihang Intelligence is a globally leading urban air traffic technology enterprise. In October of this year, it was the first to obtain the world's first unmanned eVTOL model certificate and reached a strategic cooperation with the Hefei Municipal Government.
Sun Aiming, President of Strategic Business at Guoxuan High tech, stated that with the booming low altitude economy, Guoxuan High tech has also been researching the application of lithium batteries in unmanned eVTOL, and has launched 46 cylindrical batteries with high energy density, high power, and high safety advantages. These batteries match the power requirements of unmanned eVTOL in terms of safety, energy density, cycle life, and environmental adaptability, and have reached the conditions for industrialization. At the same time, the company has also developed intelligent mobile energy storage charging stations, making aircraft charging more convenient and further helping to improve operational efficiency. This cooperation with Yihang Intelligence is an important step for Guoxuan to layout a "low altitude economy". We hope that both sides can complement each other's advantages in product design, development, commercial operation, and other aspects, strive for excellence, and jointly contribute to the new energy industry.