- The 39.5kwh battery is good for 124 miles
- A small gasoline engine extends the general range to 683 miles
- Big in China, Lynk & Co now has an eye on European expansion
The list of new EV brands that enter the European market is longer, and if he thought that his brain capacity to remember them was already at the melting point, there is another to commit to memory.
Lynk & Co is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the new company, which was originally a spin-off of the GEELY group of Chinese property (in itself the supervisor of Volvo and Polestar) has been operating discreetly in a handful of European countries for a couple of years.
Confusing, right? But the innovative company took a leaf of the Tesla book and challenged the traditional automotive concessionaire model with direct sales to consumers, subscription models and even memberships in its exclusive Club Houses.
It has a large amount of SUV for sale in China, but only three in Europe, with its most recent launch, the 08 Hybrid SUV, with the longest electric range of any hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for sale.
Those who do not want to commit to a completely electric future can enjoy the best of both worlds, with an electrical range of 200 km (about 124 miles) of pure electrical range, as well as the option to extend it to 1,100 km (683 miles) when the 1.5 -liter turbocharged four -cylinder engine starts.
Better yet, the 39.5KWH battery can quickly load from 10% to 80% in just 33 minutes, which means that 08 is perfectly usable as a pure electric vehicle for most people.
It is based on the same basic platform as a series of other Geely products, such as the Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 recharge model, while a 12.3 -inch digital instrument cluster and a massive central screen of 15.4 inches constitute the infotation offer in the interior.
The Chinese version even has an increased 92 -inch reality head screen that covers a large proportion of the windshield. Although there is still no word about the exact European specification.
Prices begin at € 52,995 (or about $ 55,600), but Lynk & Co affirms that its approach is in Europe at this time, implementing more retail locations and, in general, expanding its presence in the coming months.
A slow beginning for this disruptive
Until this point, Lynk & Co has been constantly progressing in Europe, dusting the losses of £ 85 million in 2021 and slowly building the brand and spreading the news of its disruptive property model to more European countries.
The company wants to pile up the fact that it is a mobility provider, instead of a car manufacturer, offering its customers the opportunity to use vehicles in a subscription or even share cars if they do not want the load of private property.
Lynk & Co also has a series of elegant membership clubs dotted with Europe, which serve as quasi-showrooms and places for members to spend, celebrate and enjoy cultural emerging events.
Gunning for a younger audience, Lynk & Co wants their vehicles to support a lifestyle choice and Nicolas López Appelgren, CEO of Lynk & Co International, feels that the 08 will close the gap to complete electrical mobility and, hopefully, will attract a new type of automobile user in the product.
