Isn’t this amazing? On June 17 in Jakarta, Chery’s Super Hybrid “Guardian Battery” took a 53-hour, 51-minute dip in salty sea water —and emerged unscathed.
Witnessed by officials from Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport, notaries and some 80 media and industry influencers, the battery showed zero leakage, zero shorts and no hint of thermal runaway.
Once snapped back into the Tiggo 8 CSH, it fired up the first time and powered through a road test without a hiccup.
Under its rugged IP68 skin, the Guardian Battery boasts a lightning-fast 2 ms power-cut response, thrives in temperatures from –35 °C to 60 °C, and enjoys round-the-clock health monitoring.
For extra peace of mind, Chery has slung a high-strength steel underbody shield rated at 780 MPa beneath the car, beefing up crash resilience.
Guests were equally wowed by the Tiggo 8 CSH’s “5+2” seating—fold the third row at the tap of a button to unlock a cavernous 1,930 L boot—and a family-friendly V2L (vehicle-to-load) system that pumps out 3.3 kW of power for gadgets and appliances on the go.
With a total of 36 secret stowage spots dotted around the cabin, this SUV is a veritable treasure hunt.
This Indonesian humidity trial is Stage 2 of Chery’s Global Safety Challenge; next up is an underbody scrape assessment in Mexico. By benchmarking against industry stalwarts like Volvo, Chery is determined to turn these madcap tests into tangible safety gains.
So, what’s the verdict? A battery that laughs in the face of seawater and a family SUV that moonlights as a mobile power station — now that’s a showstopper!
