Lynk & Co presents pure electric car Zero EV

The Zero EV debuted at the end of September 2020 along with Geely's new Sustainable Electric Architecture. This is an entirely new vehicle architecture that was specifically developed for electric vehicles. According to Lynk & Co., they were able to quickly move from the concept stage to pre-production tests with the electric vehicle, which also aims to demonstrate the speed at which the Geely Auto Group's research and development can work to bring products to market.

The Zero EV is said to have successfully completed its first dynamic track tests and also employs new techniques in the chassis: This includes an electronically controlled air suspension, which is also adapted to high-speed capabilities. It is claimed to go from 0 to 100 km/h in under four seconds. Even more impressive, however, are the data of the new battery they are planning: it is expected to provide up to 400 miles, which is a good 650 kilometers of range—and: it is supposed to last up to two million kilometers (thus offering around 70% of its capacity until then).

The Zero EV is designed as a Sports Tourismo and visually looks like a small Porsche Panamera, which, in Geely's eyes, it is also welcome to compete with. There are currently no specific statements about a production start and export markets.

What does this mean?

With the new Lynk Zero EV, Geely primarily wants to demonstrate how quickly new cars can be developed and how significant the advancements in battery technology are: range and durability would set new benchmarks here. This creates pressure for Daimler: the Stuttgart-based company plans to consolidate all three- and four-cylinder development with Geely and Volvo in the future (including potential production in China) to focus on their own EV platforms. The only question is whether it would also be more sensible to cooperate with Geely here?