Issues change and cost quick in China’s EV world, in any case that’s why you learn Automobile Information China! Simply weeks after Li Auto wowed the world with the charging velocity of the Mega, the brand new Zeekr 001 has grabbed the crown to be the quickest charging EV no less than by way of peak energy fee.
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A Zeekr 001 fitted with a CATL Shenxing 95 kWh super-rechargeable battery charged from 10% to 80% in 11 minutes 28 seconds and within the course of added 473 kilometers of vary. This feat was achieved utilizing a Zeekr V3 supercharger (600 kW) with an ambient temperature of 26°C. Peak charging energy reached 546.4 kW. Between 10 and 35% state of cost the Zeekr 001 maintained charging energy of over 540 kW rising the vary by 264 km in 5 minutes and 432 km in 10 minutes.
The brand new CATL Shenxing battery has temperature management know-how to attain superfast charging throughout a spread of temperatures. Even with a temperature of -10°C, it may be charged to 80% inside 30minutes.
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Zeekr goals to construct 1,000 ultra-fast charging stations this yr so as to add to the present 900 Zeekr operated charging stations which have 2,483 chargers rated at 360 kW and over out of a complete of 5,490 chargers.
The brand new Zeekr 001 launched in February with deliveries starting on March 1 and constitutes a serious improve to the automotive initially launched in 2021. Key upgrades embrace modifications to the platform and the ADAS capabilities of the automotive. ADAS will get a lift due to the addition of a roof mounted Lidar unit.
Crucially the automotive adopts the brand new Zeekr 800V platform and the wheelbase is 6 mm longer at 3005 mm than the previous automotive. It’s the 800V structure which helps help such quick charging.
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Solely the 4WD We model of the Zeekr 001 will get the 95 kWh Shenxing battery which is a lithium iron phosphate unit from CATL. All different variations get a 100 kWh Kirin NCM battery additionally from CATL. Costs of the Zeekr 001 vary from 269,000 yuan (37,500 USD) to 329,000 yuan (45,800 USD).
Zeekr is an all EV model from Geely and the 001 was the model’s first automotive. The model presently sells 4 fashions, the 001, 007, 009 and X. Together with China the model is already promoting in Europe and is shifting into different markets together with the Center East and Southeast Asia.
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