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Perth Now
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Leapmotor B01: Budget-friendly Tesla Model 3 rival revealed
China's Leapmotor has launched the new B01 electric sedan, a cut-price alternative to the best-selling Tesla Model 3. Unveiled at the Shanghai motor show last week, the B01 will go on sale in China later this year with a starting price of around ¥150,000 (A$32,230) according to CarNewsChina, undercutting the Model 3 by 36 per cent. Dimensionally, the B01 measures in at 4770mm long, 1880mm wide and 1490mm tall, on a 2735mm wheelbase. That makes it longer and taller than a Model 3, yet slightly narrower. The B01 is also comparable to the BYD Seal, which occupies a similar position in the market. Both the Seal and Model 3 are the only sub-$60k electric sedans currently available in Australia. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The exterior of the B01 shares design elements with other models in the Leapmotor range, including a rounded front-end and full-width rear light bar. Under the skin, it remains unclear what will power the B01, although Leapmotor says an ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.197Cd gives this sleek EV a driving range of up to 650km. More is known about the cabin of the B01, which features a 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, 256-colour ambient lighting system, an optional panoramic roof, and 88 per cent soft-touch material coverage throughout. Boot space measures 460 litres, which is more than the Seal's but less than the Model 3's, although Leapmotor says the B01 has an extra 70L of capacity underneath the boot floor. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The B01 is expected to offer the same set of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) as seen in other Leapmotor models, sourcing data from Lidar sensors instead of cameras. While parent company Stellantis has no plans to bring the B01 to Australia at this time, the new model has not been ruled out for a local launch. Leapmotor arrived Down Under last year with the C10 mid-size electric SUV, which so far remains its only model available in Australia. More all-new offerings are set to arrive shortly and the new Chinese auto brand is not limiting what it'll offer here in the future. 'We plan to cover 65 per cent of the Australian segments in the next three years,' Leapmotor Australia chief Andy Hoang told CarExpert in November last year. '[We plan to] have up to six models in the next three years.' MORE: Everything Leapmotor
7NEWS
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Leapmotor B01: Budget-friendly Tesla Model 3 rival revealed
China's Leapmotor has launched the new B01 electric sedan, a cut-price alternative to the best-selling Tesla Model 3. Unveiled at the Shanghai motor show last week, the B01 will go on sale in China later this year with a starting price of around ¥150,000 (A$32,230) according to CarNewsChina, undercutting the Model 3 by 36 per cent. Dimensionally, the B01 measures in at 4770mm long, 1880mm wide and 1490mm tall, on a 2735mm wheelbase. That makes it longer and taller than a Model 3, yet slightly narrower. The B01 is also comparable to the BYD Seal, which occupies a similar position in the market. Both the Seal and Model 3 are the only sub-$60k electric sedans currently available in Australia. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The exterior of the B01 shares design elements with other models in the Leapmotor range, including a rounded front-end and full-width rear light bar. Under the skin, it remains unclear what will power the B01, although Leapmotor says an ultra-low drag coefficient of 0.197Cd gives this sleek EV a driving range of up to 650km. More is known about the cabin of the B01, which features a 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster, 256-colour ambient lighting system, an optional panoramic roof, and 88 per cent soft-touch material coverage throughout. Boot space measures 460 litres, which is more than the Seal's but less than the Model 3's, although Leapmotor says the B01 has an extra 70L of capacity underneath the boot floor. The B01 is expected to offer the same set of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) as seen in other Leapmotor models, sourcing data from Lidar sensors instead of cameras. While parent company Stellantis has no plans to bring the B01 to Australia at this time, the new model has not been ruled out for a local launch. Leapmotor arrived Down Under last year with the C10 mid-size electric SUV, which so far remains its only model available in Australia. More all-new offerings are set to arrive shortly and the new Chinese auto brand is not limiting what it'll offer here in the future. 'We plan to cover 65 per cent of the Australian segments in the next three years,' Leapmotor Australia chief Andy Hoang told CarExpert in November last year. '[We plan to] have up to six models in the next three years.'
Canberra Times
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Canberra Times
Leapmotor B01: Budget-friendly Tesla Model 3 rival revealed
Unveiled at the Shanghai motor show last week, the B01 will go on sale in China later this year with a starting price of around ¥150,000 (A$32,230) according to CarNewsChina, undercutting the Model 3 by 36 per cent.
NZ Autocar
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
Leapmotor B01 another Chinese sedan to worry Tesla et al
Leapmotor currently has two variants of the C10 SUV for sale here, one an EV, the other a PHEV. However, the Chinese firm is branching out into the saloon sector with the B01. And it should have up to six models by the end of 2027. On its way is an MG4-sized family hatch and a pair of SUVs, not to mention, this B01. Expect sharp pricing for the B01, given the C10s are amongst the least expensive of the medium-sized electric SUVs available here at present. The likes of the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are substantially more expensive. Read our first drive item on Leapmotor C10 REEV B01 design borrows heavily from the C10 and the upcoming B10 SUV. Examples are the thin headlights, clean surfacing, flush-fitting door handles and lightbar at the rear. A LiDar system on the roof signals the B01's in-built driver-assistance technology. While technical details are few and far between, it will use the same Leap 3.5 platform as the B10. The smaller SUV is the first Leapmotor model to feature this technology. Therefore, the B01 sedan should also come with a 56kWh or 67kWh battery pack, offering 500km of range, or 600km, respectively, using the Chinese estimates. Make that more like 400 and 500km by the WLTP system. At the rear axle is either a 132kW motor or a 161kW version. Whether or not the B01 arrives here is unclear, but the B10 will, given not everyone wants a medium-sized (4739mm) electric SUV. The B10 is just over 4.5m long. It is expected to dot down here before the end of this year. If the B01 doesn't – it is under consideration – then an electric hatch due out next year that competes against MG4 might well be on Auto Distributors' wishlist.
Reuters
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
China's Leapmotor says it delivered 8,000 B10 SUVs within 13 days
SHANGHAI, April 23 (Reuters) - Leapmotor ( opens new tab has delivered 8,000 units of B10 SUVs within 13 days of launch, with more than half of the orders being the lidar version, Cao Li, the electric vehicle maker's vice president, said at the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday. The company has unveiled the B01 sedan with eight colours to attract young consumers, Cao said.
