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Chinese car giant Geely has unveiled an electric car with a claimed 1000km driving range.


Chinese car giant Geely has unveiled a vehicle it claims can travel 1032km on a single charge.

Originally unveiled in 2021 with a claimed range of 700 kilometres, an updated version of the Zeekr 001 is claimed to cover more than 1000 kilometres following an upgrade to a 140kWh high-efficiency ‘ternary lithium’ battery from Chinese Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), which also supplies battery packs to Tesla.

There are four models in the updated 2023 Zeekr 001 lineup, according to CarNewsChina, with claimed ranges of 546km, 656km, 741km and 1032km. Prices start from $US43,500 ($AU62,300).



Geely reportedly only intends to build 1000 of its long-range, single-motor Zeekr 001s for sale in China, where it is priced from $US55,900 ($AU80,000).

The Zeekr 001 has only been tested on the Chinese CTLC cycle, which is unlikely to provide a real-world range and is known to be less accurate than the WLTP cycle used in Europe.



Still, the car won two awards in 2021 from Guinness World Records, for the fastest drift by an electric car – at 207.966km/h – and the fastest electric car slalom – at 49.05 seconds.

Visually, the 2023 version of the Zeekr 001 is almost unchanged apart from three new body colours – orange, blue and black.

The top-end YOU Edition has an optional sports package, costing $US5000 ($AU7100), which brings 22-inch forged alloy wheels, Brembo six-piston front brake calipers, an Alcantara interior and sports seats.



The quicker of the Zeekr 001 models have a dual-motor four-wheel drive system with 400kW and 686 Nm for a claimed 0-100km/h time of 3.8 seconds.

With either an 86 or 100 kWh ‘ternary lithium’ battery, the claimed ranges are 546 km and 656 kilometres.

The single-motor rear-drive version has 200 kW and 343 Nm, with either a 100 or 140kWh battery pack.



The CATL battery is a third-generation design using ‘cell-to-pack’ technology to improve energy density, with storage of either 100 or 140 kWh, giving a claimed range of 741 or 1032 kilometres.

Geely said delivery of the 2023 Zeekr 001 is is expected to start in the second quarter (April to June) of 2023.

Paul Gover

Paul Gover has been a motoring journalist for more than 40 years, working on newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television. A qualified general news journalist and sports reporter, his passion for motoring led him to Wheels, Motor, Car Australia, Which Car and Auto Action magazines. He is a champion racing driver as well as a World Car of the Year judge.

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