Beijing (ZXZC)- On February 2, Chinese new energy vehicle startup Leapmotor announced that it plans to kick off the presale of the range-extended electric vehicle (REEV) variant of the C11 SUV on February 9. 

C11; photo credit: Leapmotor

Currently, Leapmotor’s C11 only has an all-electric version on the market. The mid-sized pure-electric SUV features a maximum battery capacity of 90kWh, allowing an NEDC range of up to 600km. The full-electric C11 is priced at 179,800 yuan to 229,800 yuan ($26,740-$34,170).

In November 2022, the C11 REEV (range-extended electric vehicle) was included in a catalogue released by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT"). According to information released by the MIIT, the vehicle is equipped with a 43.74kWh ternary lithium battery pack. Under the CLTC test cycle, the C11 REEV offers a battery-only range of 285km and a combined range of 1,024km.

As the automaker previously disclosed, the C11 REEV variant would be delivered in the first quarter of this year.

In the first month of 2023, Leapmotor delivered 1,139 vehicles, which was drastically lowered than a year ago by 85.91% while also plummeting 86.59% over December 2022. Notably, the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays fell in January this year, which took a toll on Leapmotor’s monthly deliveries. 

According to the startup, it has so far delivered 165,142 vehicles cumulatively by the end of January 2023.