Zeekr
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Native name | 极氪 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Headquarters | , China |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Owner | Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd |
| Website | zeekrglobal |
ZEEKR (Chinese: 极氪; Chinese: 極氪; pinyin: Jí kè) is an electric vehicle company.
History[change | change source]
Zeekr was founded in March 2021 as a premium electric mobility brand for battery-powered vehicles by the Geely Group to compete against Nio and Tesla, among others. Its first model, the Zeekr 001 was officially launched in April 2021.[1] The Zeekr models are to be based on the SEA platform presented in autumn 2020.[2] In December 2021, Geely announced that Zeekr would be collaborating with Waymo to develop and provide all-electric, autonomous ride-hailing vehicle for the Waymo One autonomous mobility service in the United States.[3] The vehicle integrated with Waymo's technology was unveiled in Los Angeles in November 2022.[4]
In January 2022, a cooperation between Zeekr and Mobileye was announced to expand their strategic technology partnership with a goal to deliver the world's first consumer autonomous vehicles with L4 capabilities by 2024[5][6]
In August 2022, Zeekr announced their cooperation with CATL, making them the first brand to use CATL's Qilin long range batteries for global mass production. The Zeekr 001 will be the first model to use the new batteries enabling them to have a pure electric range exceeding 1000 km.[7]
Zeekr raised $500 million in its first external fundraising from five investors including Intel Capital, CATL, Bilibili in August 2021. On February 13, 2023, Zeekr is valued at $13 billion after it raised $750 million from five investors.[8]
The name of the brand is made up of Generation Z and the term geek.[9]
Product[change | change source]
Current models[change | change source]
- Zeekr 001 (2021–present), mid-size shooting brake sedan
- Zeekr 007 (2023–present), compact executive sedan
- Zeekr 009 (2023–present), full-size MPV
- Zeekr X (2023–present), subcompact SUV
Concept[change | change source]
- Zeekr M-Vision (Waymo Concept) (2021)
M-Vision is built on SEA-M architecture to showcase the architecture's fundamental features such as expansive interior, open seat choice, and placement option, no B-pillar, and robust electrical/electronic (E/E) backbone supporting autonomous drive and connected devices.
M-Vision is a base model that can be developed for a range of future mobility products including robotaxis, multi-purpose vehicles, and logistics vehicles.[10]
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Zeekr M-Vision
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Zhang/CnEVPost, Phate (31 January 2023). "Zeekr aims for 140,000 sales in 2023, to launch 2 new models, CEO says in internal letter". CnEVPost. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ Stefan Leichsenring (22 March 2021). "Geely gründet Elektromarke Zeekr, um gegen Tesla und Nio anzutreten". insideevs.de. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ Mick Chan (29 December 2021). "Zeekr, Waymo collaborate to develop autonomous ride-hailing electric vehicle for the United States". paultan.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Waymo reveals robotaxi based on Zeekr SEA-M platform". Motor Authority. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ "Mobileye and ZEEKR Expand Partnership to Enable Future of Cars | Mobileye News". Mobileye. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ Danny Tan (5 January 2022). "Zeekr, Intel's Mobileye to collaborate on autonomous cars – goal is world's first consumer L4 AVs by 2024". paultan.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "CATL and ZEEKR sign five-year strategic cooperation agreement, first volume of Qilin batteries to power ZEEKR models". www.catl.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ↑ "Geely's EV brand Zeekr raises $750 million in fresh funding round". Reuters. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ↑ Mark Andrews (29 December 2021). "Zeekr 001 exclusive first test drive". carnewschina.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ↑ "ZEEKR'S SEA-M ARCHITECTURE IS THE NEW ANSWER TO FUTURE MOBILITY". IoT Automotive News. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
Other websites[change | change source]
