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Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely on Thursday introduced Geely Galaxy as a sub-brand of its mass-market Geely brand, aimed at buyers looking for a high-end car equipped with a hybrid or fully electric powertrain.
At the launch event held in Hangzhou, China, Geely unveiled two Geely Galaxy branded vehicles, one a sleek concept sedan and the other a plug-in hybrid SUV that will go on sale in China in the second quarter of 2023. No mention has been made of sales in other markets.
Geely says the Galaxy will have a lineup that includes seven different models in two years, four of which are plug-in hybrids and the rest electric cars. The first is the L7 plug-in hybrid SUV shown on Thursday. This will be followed in the third quarter by the L6 plug-in hybrid sedan. The first Galaxy EV will go by the name E8 and go on sale in China in the fourth quarter.
Geely didn’t say what body style the E8 will have, although the Galaxy Light electric sedan concept shown during Thursday’s launch event may hint at the Galaxy’s production EV design.
Geely Galaxy L7
Geely said some of the Galaxy’s plug-in hybrids will use a version of the CMA platform that powers vehicles from fellow Geely, Volvo and Lynk & Co. brands, such as the Volvo XC40 and Lynk & Co.01 crossovers. Galaxy will also have a dedicated platform for some of its plug-in hybrids.
The internal combustion engine intended for the Galaxy plug-in hybrid, codenamed NordThor 8848, is claimed to have a thermal efficiency of 44.26% and a predictive energy management system is claimed to improve fuel mileage by up to 15%. During real-world testing of the L7, Geely said the vehicle averaged 45 mpg.
Geely didn’t say what platform the Galaxy EV will use, though the automaker says the EV will be the first to use its new Aegis battery safety system. The system is designed to not only protect the battery from impact during crash situations, but also predict and prevent overheating and other similar situations, which Geely says can help increase battery life by up to 20%.
Geely also said the Galaxy vehicles will run a custom operating system known as Galaxy N-OS. Not only is the operating system much faster than rival systems, taking only half a second to be ready to start the vehicle, it also has access to Zhejiang Geely’s satellite and cloud networks, meaning its driver assistance features will benefit from centimeter-accurate positioning and high precision map.
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