Chery Malaysia has successfully conducted its inaugural Chery Super Hybrid Battery Safety Challenge today, further reinforcing the brand’s commitment to battery safety through real-world testing.
In this challenge, the battery pack used on both the Chery Tiggo 7 PHEV and Tiggo 8 PHEV was subjected to a high-temperature fire test consisting of a pre-heating phase and direct flame exposure with temperatures rising over 1,000°C for one minute and 20 seconds.
With over 100 attendees, including government officials, witnessing the battery safety challenge, the result speaks for itself, where the whole battery pack remains intact and did not even catch on fire even after being exposed to extreme temperature.
CSH Battery Safety Certified by Global Safety Bodies
Before the live fire safety challenge commenced, a special session with Chery Battery Expert Zhang Wei Bo was held to gain technical context about the battery system used on Chery PHEVs.
And even prior to this challenge, models equipped with this battery power pack have scored a full five-star score in numerous crash test protocols around the world, with the most impressive being the Tiggo 7 PHEV that achieved an all-time high score of 94.68 points in the ASEAN NCAP safety test.
To further showcase its confidence towards the battery tech, all Chery PHEVs sold in Malaysia come with a separate 10-year or 200,000 km warranty for their electric drive components, including the aforementioned battery power pack, drive motor, and vehicle control unit.
Malaysia Included in Chery’s Global Battery Safety Programme
This fire battery safety challenge held in Malaysia builds upon Chery’s global battery safety programme, where the automaker has subjected its battery systems to a wide range of extreme and real-world scenarios across multiple markets.
In Indonesia, the battery pack was immersed in seawater for 53 hours, testing resistance to corrosion and electrical isolation in highly humid and saline conditions.
Meanwhile in South Africa, Chery has also completed an offset frontal collision test at 50 km/h, further strengthening protection against real-world crash scenarios.
In Ecuador, a multi-angle live-fire test was conducted in which the battery pack was penetrated by six rounds of ammunition, proving its strength through its structural integrity under extreme and unconventional stress.
