Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Company (Leapmotor) introduced its new D19 flagship SUV at a global launch event held in Shanghai. The D19 is the first model to use the company’s newly-developed D platform and is available as a BEV and as a REEV (range-extended electric vehicle).

Leapmotor said the D19 is positioned as a “technologically advanced premium SUV,” featuring dual Qualcomm 8797 chips providing up to 1,280 TOPS of computing power to drive its next-generation AI-driven smart cockpit, featuring advanced VLA (vision-language-action) assisted driving functions.

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The D19 features a tri-motor vector drivetrain system that enables it to accelerate from 0–100 km/h in around three seconds. The BEV model features a 115 kWh CATL mixed-cell battery pack, providing a driving range of over 700 km. Its 1000V high-voltage architecture allows a 15-minute charge to add more than 350 km to its driving range.  The REEV version, powered by an 80 kWh CATL battery, is Leapmotor’s first model to feature CTC (Cell-to-Chassis) technology. It has an 800V fast-charging system and a driving range of 500 km.

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