Huawei, a chinese smartphone manufacturer has launched its Luxeed S7 EV in collaboration with a Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Auto at a launch event in Shanghai, China. After Aito, Luxeed is Huawei’s second automobile brand in China. Luxeed automobile manufacturer brand has been developed by Huawei and Chery Auto jointly, where Chery Auto provides the platform to build the EV. The S7 EV sedan is Luxeed’s first offering in the country. The brand has already accumulated over 20,000 pre-orders for the Luxeed S7 EV so far and deliveries are expected to commence from the upcoming year.
The Luxeed S7 is an electric sedan aiming to rival Tesla's Model S and is being compared to a BMW EV in the market. It runs on the Huawei 800V Giant Whale platform and boasts an impressive driving range of 855 km for its top-spec variant. It offers fast charging in five minutes which can then provide a driving range of 215 km and also a 15 minute charge can offer an extensive driving range of 430 km. The S7 supports 800V charging and is built on Chery's E0X platform which is also the foundation for the Exeed Sterra ES and Exeed Sterra ET.
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The Luxeed S7 has been launched in four variants - Pro, Max, Max+, and Max RS. The entry-level Pro variant offers a range of 550 km, the Max variant offers a driving range of 630 km while the Max+ variant offers a range of 705 km and the top-tier Max RS boasts an impressive range of 855 km. There are three different battery pack options - 62 kWh, 82 kWh, and 100 kWh. Moreover, the top-tier Max RS variant is equipped with two motors - one at the front axle and one at the rear can sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds. The electric sedan is equipped with various sensors that include a lidar, three millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars and 11 high-definition cameras. All these sensors contribute information to power the Huawei ADS 2.0 (Autonomous Driving System 2.0).