The Geely Galaxy E8 ( Chinese : 吉利银河E8 ; pinyin : Jílì Yínhé E8 ) is a battery electric mid-size sedan manufactured by the Chinese car manufacturer Geely Auto under the Geely Galaxy marque. The E8 is the Geely Galaxy marque's third model, after the L7 SUV and L6 sedan. It is also the brand's first battery electric vehicle .
7-756: A preliminary design of the E8 was unveiled in 2023 as the Galaxy Light concept. The production model E8 was unveiled in November 2023, with pre-sales beginning that same month. The vehicle uses the Sustainable Experience Architecture platform , a platform shared by cars from several other Geely-owned brands such as the Zeekr 001 and Polestar 4 . The interior of the E8 features a distinctive 45" 8K OLED display that stretches almost
14-704: Is a modular electric vehicle platform developed by Zeekr Technology Europe (previously China Euro Vehicle Technology), a company based in Gothenburg , Sweden within Geely Automobile Holdings group of companies. The platform is used in Geely Holding portfolio brands along with the Smart joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Group . Geely refers the SEA platform as " open-source ," meaning
21-580: Is capable is propelling the car from 0–100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and reaching a top speed of 210 km/h. According to Geely, the E8 achieves a 50/50 weight distribution. This trim level features an LFP battery with a capacity of 75.6 kWh, giving it a range of 620km (385 mi) on the CLTC cycle. The battery on this trim is able to be charged from 10–80% in 20 minutes. Sustainable Experience Architecture platform The Sustainable Experience Architecture ( SEA ; Chinese : 浩瀚 ; pinyin : Hàohàn ) platform
28-522: Is expected to be competitive, with support for both 400V and 800V architectures, fast charging, and 0-60 acceleration times as low as three seconds. The predecessor of SEA platform is Geely's pure electric vehicle platform PMA. According to Geely's plan for the SEA architecture, the PMA platform was split into two variants in the later phase with the PMA1, now renamed SEA1, used in medium and large vehicles such as
35-621: The Zeekr 001, and PMA2, now renamed SEA2, used in small and compact vehicles such as Smart #1. The first model based on the SEA architecture is the Zeekr 001 (unveiled on 23 September 2019 as the Lynk & Co Zero Concept) and is being launched in 2021. SEA OS is the software component of the SEA platform. On 5 September 2021, Geely and Mercedes-Benz Group announced the Smart Concept #1 based on SEA, and due in 2022. Jidu Auto ,
42-527: The entire width of the dashboard. This infotainment section runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 processor. Other features present in the interior of the E8 include ambient mood lighting, a wireless charging pad and a panoramic sunroof. The top trim level of the E8, named the Starship Performance Edition, features a Dual-motor, four-wheel-drive layout that is capable of putting out 475kW of combined power and 710Nm combined torque. This
49-609: The manufacturer is open to supply the platform to other automakers. Geely Holding has claimed it has entered into preliminary discussions with other manufacturers about potential use of the SEA platform. The SEA platform is more of an architecture that unifies multiple platforms covering almost all vehicle types. The platform will consist of five different core versions covering a variety of market segments: Each core platform will further be available in several different variants such as front, rear, and all-wheel drive, as well as single, double, and triple motor configurations. Performance
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