In China, the new JiYue 07 electric sedan will be officially unveiled in the coming months. The story of JiYue began in January 2021, when Baidu's parent company announced that it was moving from software development to physical production of electric vehicles by joining forces with Geely.
The new company launched three months later with $300 million in seed capital, and in January 2022 received an additional $400 million in funding led by Baidu.
According to Chinese media reports, the JiYue 07 will be officially launched in China in September and has already been displayed in several showrooms across the country. The novelty will be manufactured at the Geely plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.
According to the regulatory documents, the JiYue 07 measures 4,953 mm in length, 1,989 mm in width, 1,475 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3,013 mm. In terms of dimensions, the novelty is longer than the Tesla Model 3 by 229 mm. The document states that the sedan will be offered in single- and dual-motor versions and with batteries with a capacity of 71.4 and 100 kWh from CATL and Svolt Energy. Chinese consumers will be able to choose car options with different ranges – from 660 to 880 km.
