Electric pick-up? Geely launches Radar RD6 for just $ 25,000

Geely a name that may say nothing to many, but it should. in fact, a Chinese automotive giant, now increasingly present even in our latitudes, as the owner of important brands such as Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and others.

He recently founded yet another brand in his homeland, this time dedicated to outdoor vehicles and pick-ups, with the name Radar, directly derived from Geely Commercial Vehicle Group. At the time of the launch, some insiders close to the company had even learned that Radar was aiming Rivian as a reference for the sector.

And no time was wasted, as the first electric pickup, called RD6, was officially launched a few days ago, and production has already started. All versions of RD6 are equipped with a single engine with 200 kW of power, and acceleration from 0 to 100 in 6.9 seconds. Definitely not like a Rivian, but it is still a good level of performance.

Chinese customers can choose between three cuts of batteries, which then generates the price differences in the list. Price list that in any case, regardless of the battery, appears very low by Western standards.

We start with the 63 kWh batterycertified, according to the Chinese homologation cycle, for 400 km of autonomy. The price starting from the equivalent of $ 25,000, really very little. It then goes up to the accumulator from 86 kWh, with autonomy reaching 550 kmand the rising price, so to speak, to $ 27,650or 31,825 dollars (two versions). Finally, the top of the range is equipped with 100 kWhenough for 632 kmand with a surprisingly low price of $ 37,390.

The vehicles are also equipped with features V2Lto connect several electrical appliances, for one power up to 6 kW. As mentioned, production has already started, and deliveries are scheduled for January 2023. At the moment there is no news about a possible export, but who knows that Geely does not exploit this ownership base to also develop a vehicle suitable for our market.

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