The Leapmotor C10 is gaining the choice of partial petrol energy in key export markets equivalent to Europe and Australia.
At present the Leapmotor C10 is simply bought in Australia as an electrical car (EV), nonetheless co-parent Stellantis has confirmed it’ll launch the brand new C10 REEV (Vary Extender Electrical Automobile) within the first half of 2025, with extra data to return within the coming months.
Whereas the Leapmotor C10 has been accessible as an EV and REEV (or EREV) in China, European export variations – bought by Leapmotor Worldwide, a three way partnership with Stellantis – are solely now gaining the choice of mixed petrol and electrical energy.
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In contrast to the usual C10 which makes use of a 160kW electrical motor and a 69.9kWh battery pack, the C10 REEV downsizes to a smaller 28.4kWh unit, which could be recharged by an onboard 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine when it runs out of vitality.
A 158kW electrical motor options within the C10 REEV.
There are a handful of hybrid automobiles in Australia which use an identical format the place the wheels are pushed by electrical motors however the battery could be charged by a petroleum engine – such because the Nissan X-Path e-Energy – nonetheless they will’t be externally charged.
Drivers can select whether or not to run in electric-only mode or have the petrol engine present cost by way of an ‘Vitality Mode’ choice.
Leapmotor claims 145km of electric-only driving vary on the European WLTP cycle, down from the 420km determine of EV variations. Nonetheless when the petrol engine and battery work collectively, it could actually obtain as much as 950km of vary.
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C10 EV
Beneath the identical lab check cycle, the C10 REEV has a claimed gasoline consumption of simply 0.4L/100km and emits solely 10g/km of CO2.
The C10 REEV could be AC and DC charged, the latter of which Leapmotor claims can see it “recuperate half of its electrical vary in simply 18 minutes” on a 65kW fast-charger.
Stellantis Australia hasn’t but locked in pricing for the Leapmotor C10 REEV, which would be the first range-extender to be supplied alongside a standard EV model of the identical mannequin in Australia for the reason that BMW i3.
The Leapmotor C10 EV is at the moment priced from $47,500 drive-away till March 31.
In Australia, Leapmotor gives a seven-year, 160,000km car guarantee and an eight-year, 160,000km high-voltage battery guarantee.
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