The Li One (, stylized in all caps) is a range-extender luxury mid-size crossover SUV produced by Chinese manufacturer Li Auto. It is the first production vehicle from the manufacturer.
As of 2021, it had the second-longest electric range of any plug-in hybrid in the world with 180 km on the NEDC cycle after the BMW i3 38 kWh REx with 203 km in the EPA cycle.
History
The One was presented in April 2019 at the Shanghai Auto Show. It has been in series production in Changzhou since November 2019. The first vehicles were delivered in China from early 2020.[1][2] After three years on the Chinese market, the Li One was discontinued in October 2022 to make way for the newer Li L8 which occupies the same segment.[3]
Specifications
The Li One is a sport utility vehicle, available with six or seven seats in three rows.[1] The interior has several screens, and the infotainment system runs on Android Automotive, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820A processor. The Li One will be equipped with a Level 2 ADAS system, powered by a Horizon Robotics Journey 3 SoC.[4]
Powertrain
The Li One can be described as a range extended electric vehicle, which is a type of plug-in hybrid. It has two electric motors: a 100 kW motor at the front and a 140 kW motor in the rear, for a total output of 322 hp and 530 Nm of torque. It is also equipped with a 129 hp front-mounted 1.2-litre turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine supplied by Dong'an Automotive. It has a 40.6 kWh (37.2 kWh usable) NMC battery pack supplied by CATL, which provides an electric-only NEDC range of 188 km. When using the 45 L petrol tank, total range reaches 890 km, which expands to 55 L and 1080 km for the updated version. The petrol engine is a range extender for the battery; it does not directly power the wheels. Charging to 80% takes 40 minutes with a fast charger, while a full charge on 200V AC power takes 6 hours.
Competing models include the BYD Tang plug-in hybrid, the BYD Tang 600/600D and the NIO ES8 (although the first one has a considerably smaller battery, and the two others are not plug-in hybrids but pure electric vehicles with much larger batteries).
The combination of a small internal combustion engine with a battery that is noticeably larger than in most plug-in hybrids resembles that of the BMW i3 REx.
Safety
Sales
As of 1 April 2021, the vehicle sold in over 45,000 units in China since its market debut.
Among plug-in vehicles that retain an internal combustion engine (i.e., among plug-in hybrids and range extenders), the best-selling vehicle in China was the Li One in 2020 and in Q1 2021.[6][7]
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