Cruise2012, founded in 10 and providing electric chassis engineering design, system integration and development services, announced today (July 7) that it will launch its own pure electric logistics vehicle chassis to enter the logistics industry and corporate fleet electrification demand market.
Currently, Kude Technology has received investments from people like Stan Shih and Ted Tong, as well as from industry players including AU Optronics, Elan, and Dajia International. With its professional vehicle design capabilities and the assets of staff with over 30 years of experience in the vehicle industry, it hopes to create a new landscape in the application of pure electric logistics vehicles.
Traditional logistics vehicles, due to their fuel-powered engines and complex transmission system limitations, are difficult to fully customize based on specific application scenarios. However, electric vehicles, through simpler mechanical designs, not only increase basic cargo space and driving range, but also allow for deeper customization. They can also be integrated with connected systems such as "smart cockpits," making fleet management simpler and even enabling the introduction of more automated applications.
Shih Chen-jung said that electric vehicles will be a new opportunity for Taiwan in the future. If Taiwan wants to participate in the new ecosystem of the electric vehicle industry, the most important thing is to establish an "open innovation platform" to allow participants to innovate together. If the electric vehicle industry wants to initiate a new vertical division of labor ecosystem, the key lies in developing electric vehicle chassis, which is as important as the motherboard of a computer.
Yang Ziren, General Manager of Kude Technology, stated that electric vehicles are an inevitable trend driven by ESG requirements and environmental sustainability, and electric logistics vehicles represent a niche market. Kude Technology possesses capabilities in chassis electrification design and system integration, holding domestic and international patents for chassis, body, exterior, and interior design. The company's R&D team pioneered the industry-leading electric logistics vehicle, which isn't simply a conversion of a fuel-powered logistics vehicle chassis to an electric one. Rather, the company leverages the advantages of electrification and the needs of the logistics industry to create a pure electric chassis platform, capitalizing on the strengths of electrification and the needs of the logistics industry, aiming to capture business opportunities in logistics fleets and minibuses.
