Zeekr 8X: a plug-in hybrid starting to look like the wrong answer
A 70 kWh battery, a combustion engine and more than 2.6 tons of mass: the Zeekr 8X illustrates how long-range plug-in hybrids risk combining the drawbacks of two technologies rather than the benefits of either /Zeekr
Swedish-Chinese EV brand Zeekr filed regulatory documents in China for the new 8X, a large plug-in hybrid SUV with up to 300 km WLTP range, marking a strategic pivot for a brand that built its identity in Europe almost exclusively around full battery-electric vehicles.
Yet, at a time when Europea

