Zeekr 001 EV China Electric Car 2023 Best Price For Sale

Zeekr is  Geely’s new electric vehicle marque for China is gaining speed with some very capable machines. Case in point, the updated Zeekr 001 comes with an available 140-kilowatt-hour battery pack that provides electric energy for up to 641 miles (more than 1,000 kilometers) of range between two charges. This basically makes it the world’s longest-range production vehicle to our knowledge.

For 2023, the Zeekr 001 – described by the automaker as a Luxury Safari Coupe – comes with the same two electric powertrains that were available for the pre-facelift version. The base version has a single electric motor good for 286 horsepower (200 kilowatts), while the flagship model comes with a dual-motor setup and a peak output of 536 hp (400 kW). The latter sprints from a standstill to 62 miles per hour (0-100 kilometers per hour) in just 3.8 seconds.

While the shooting brake electric vehicle appears largely similar to its pre-update iteration, key revisions are under the skin, and now include a 140 kWh battery by CATL Qilin as the top battery specification that enables a maximum range of 1,032 km on the Chinese CLTC testing cycle in RWD, single-motor guise.

Previously offered with either an 86 kWh or 100 kWh ternary lithium battery, the Zeekr 001 offered claimed cruising ranges of 546 km and 656 km on the CLTC test cycle, respectively, powering the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the 001 which outputs 544 PS and 768 Nm of torque, enabling a 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of over 200 km/h.

Single-motor, rear-wheel-drive versions of the 001 output 272 PS and 384 Nm of torque, or half the outputs of the dual-motor AWD version. In this configuration, the 001 does the 0-100 km/h acceleration benchmark in 6.9 seconds.

Interior equipment updates for the 2023 Zeekr 001 includes an 8.8-inch driver’s instrumentation display, a 14.7-inch central infotainment display, a 5.7-inch rear passenger screen, Nappa leather upholstery and more.

The top variant also receives a sport package that is comprised of 22-inch alloy wheels, six-piston Brembo front brake calipers with drilled brake discs, Alcantara upholstery as well as sports seats.