Li Auto i8 SUV is almost 5.1 meters lengthy and packs a most energy of 536 hp. It’s geared up with an NMC battery and 5C charging. Li Auto introduced that the value might be round 400,000 yuan (54,400 USD).
i8 is Li Auto’s second all-electric automotive. The Beijing-based automaker initially produced solely EREVs (prolonged vary electrical autos). Final yr, it launched its first all-electric automotive, Li MEGA MPV. Nevertheless, its futuristic coffin-shaped design didn’t have a lot success in China, and low gross sales resulted in Li Auto delaying the launch of different all-electric fashions.
In the present day, the Chinese language regulator below the Ministry of Business and Info Expertise (MITT) disclosed Li Auto i8 photos with out camo as the corporate utilized for a gross sales license in China. No automotive will be bought in China with out MIIT approval.
Automakers are normally not completely happy about MIIT disclosing the photographs and key specs earlier than the official launch, because it reveals a few of their secrets and techniques. Nevertheless, lots of them, together with Li Auto, tailored to it and shared new details about the vehicles as MIIT printed the homologation filings.
The filling revealed that the i8 is a big 6-seater with dimensions 5085/1960/1740 mm (size/width/top) and a wheelbase of 3050 mm. Its curb weight is 2,610 kg. It has a lidar above the entrance windshield.
The EV is AWD and powered by two e-motors. One is mounted on the entrance axle and has 150 kW energy, whereas the second is on the rear axle and has 205 kW energy. The utmost output is 400 kW (536 hp), and the highest velocity is proscribed to 180 km/h.
Li Auto additionally shared official details about the automotive. It’s going to function a ternary (NMC) battery with 5C charging assist. The worth might be round 400,000 yuan (54,400 USD).
Li Auto plans to have 2,500 supercharging stations with 15,000 superchargers in China upon automotive launch. i8 will launch in July and could have a public debut, almost certainly, subsequent week on the Shanghai Auto Present.
