- The 39.5 kWh battery is good for 124 miles of reach
- A small petrol engine extends the overall beach to 683 miles
- Big in China, Lynk & Co now has its views of European expansion
The list of new EV brands entering the European market is getting longer, and if you thought your brain capacity to remember everyone was already in Melting Point, there is another to commit you.
Lynk & Co has been based in Göteborg, Sweden, and the start-up, which was originally a spin-off of the Geely Chinese group (himself the Volvo and Polestar supervisor) operated in a handful of European countries in recent years.
Confusing, right? But the innovative company released a sheet from Tesla’s book and challenged the traditional automotive concessionaire model with direct sales to consumers, subscription models and even subscriptions to its exclusive clubs.
It has a plethora of SUVs for sale in China, but only three in Europe, with its latest version, the 08 Hybrid SUV, offering the longest electric range of any rechargeable hybrid vehicle (PHEV) for sale.
Those who do not want to engage in the entirely electric future can benefit from the best of the two worlds, with a 200 km (around 124 miles) of pure electric range, as well as the possibility of extending this at 1,100 km (683 miles) when the 1.5 -liter four -cylinder engine has entered the game.
Better still, the 39.5 kWh battery can be a quick charge of 10% to 80% in just 33 minutes, which means that the 08 is perfectly usable as a pure electric vehicle for most people.
It is based on the same basic platform as a certain number of other Geely products, such as the hybrid XC40 charging model from Polestar 2 and Volvo, while a group of 12.3-inch digital instruments and a 15.4-inch solid central display constitute the infodion offer inside.
The Chinese version even has an augmented 92-inch augmented head-up display which extends over a large part of the windshield. Although there is not yet a word on the exact European specification.
Prices start at € 52,995 (or around $ 55,600), but Lynk & Co claims that its accent is on Europe at the moment, deploying more retail sites and generally expanding its presence in the coming months.
A slow start for this disruptor
Until then, Lynk & Co has made regular progress in Europe, moving 85 million pounds sterling in 2021 and slowly building the brand and speaking from its disruptive property model to more European countries.
The company wants to make the house because it is a mobility supplier, rather than a car manufacturer, offering its customers the possibility of using vehicles on a subscription basis or even a car -sharing base if they do not want the charge of private property.
Lynk & Co also has a number of chic membership clubs strewn in Europe, which serve as cradle rooms and places for members to go out, party and participate in cultural pop-up events.
Gunning for a younger audience, Lynk & Co wants his vehicles to support a lifestyle choice and Nicolas López Call, CEO of Lynk & Co International, believes that the 08 will fill the gap towards complete electric mobility and, hope, will encourage a new type of car user in the product.
