Zeekr 001 became the first mass-produced electric vehicle

This is a division of Geely

On June 1, a version of the Zeekr 001 WE electric vehicle with a CLTC range of 1032 km was delivered to CATL’s headquarters in China. The vehicle is equipped with CATL CTP 3.0 Qilin batteries.

Customers can choose from two configurations. The first, with a battery capacity of 100 kWh, will provide a power reserve of 741 km and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds. Its price will be 42,300 dollars. The second version will receive a 140 kWh battery pack and will cost $56,900.

Zeekr 001 became the first mass-produced electric vehicle

Zeekr is a Geely brand. Previously, in August 2022, CATL announced that it would partner with Zeekr to make it the first car brand to be equipped with mass-produced Qilin batteries. Thus, the Zeekr 001 became the world’s first production model equipped with Qilin batteries capable of providing a range of more than 1000 km on the CLTC cycle.

On May 26 this year, a Chinese user posted a video on Weibo with a real estimate of the battery life of the Zeekr 001 WE version. The user has set the air conditioner in the car to 23°C and the energy recovery level to low. He left Golmud, Qinghai Province, then returned. He drove the car until the battery was completely discharged for 11 hours, and at the same time he passed a high-altitude section.