Geely to launch Zeekr EV model in Europe subsequent 12 months

Geely’s premium electrical model, Zeekr has revealed plans to enter the European market subsequent 12 months based on its CEO, An Conghui. Zeekr will be part of a rising record of Chinese language automakers seeking to penetrate the European market with their EV choices together with BYD, Nice Wall Motors and Xpeng.

On that be aware, Conghui identified that the Zeekr 001 was constructed with the goal of assembly the requirements in Europe and the USA from the get-go. Geely additionally as soon as claimed that its new Sustainable Expertise Structure (SEA) platform of which the Zeekr 001 is constructed on, is superior to that of Tesla’s. The SEA platform is claimed to have an higher hand over Tesla’s with more room and higher NVH.

No pricing or gross sales goal was shared, however it would face competitors from the likes of Tesla if native gross sales figures in China are something to go by. After the Zeekr 001 was launched in China late final 12 months, it offered 39,474 items within the first 9 months whereas Tesla offered 219,112 items of the Mannequin Y in the identical interval.

The Zeekr 001 is accessible with two powertrain choices. The one-motor rear-wheel drive mannequin with 200 kW (272 PS) and 384 Nm of torque will get from 0-100 km/h in 6.9 seconds. The twin-motor all-wheel drive mannequin, with 400 kW (544 PS) and 768 Nm or torque, completes the century dash in 3.8 seconds. High pace is over 200 km/h within the all-wheel drive mannequin.

There are two battery choices to energy the Zeekr 001’s electrical motor – 86 kWh or 100 kWh. With the 100 kWh battery, the rear wheel drive mannequin can return as much as 712 km of vary whereas the all-wheel drive mannequin delivers 606 km on the NEDC cycle. In August, the Zeekr 001 set two new Guinness World Information for the quickest drift and quickest slalom by an electrical car.