Motoring

Zeekr seeking to shock the big beasts with its new electric SUV

The Zeekr X is an all-new model that aims to tempt buyers out of their Audi, BMW and Volvo electric vehicles – but it has its work cut out to achieve such a tough mission

Zeekr X, the premium new electric SUV from Chinese car maker Geely: going up against the likes of the Audi Q4 e-tron, BMW iX1 and Mercedes EQA

Zeekr is the new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer from China of which you almost certainly haven’t heard. There have been quite a few such companies in recent years, their forays into Europe bolstered by both their strategic advantage in not having to switch, at great expense, to electric production from a long-held history in internal-combustion engine manufacture, and also because China has a monopoly on the construction of modern-day EV batteries.

This means that Zeekr, ...