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Li Auto i6 launches at ¥249,800, 780 km CLTC

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Li Auto i6

On October 28, 2026, Li Auto put its 2026 i6 five-seat electric SUV on sale at a uniform retail price of ¥249,800 (about $35,200), with deliveries set to begin in early November. The same week, XPeng opened European order books for the G9L flagship SUV, and BYD refreshed its volume plug-in hybrid, the Qin Plus DM-i.

Li Auto i6: a 780 km family SUV under ¥250,000

The 2026 i6 is the brand's bet in the competitive large five-seat EV segment. It carries a 96 kWh "Lianshan" 5C battery and posts a CLTC range of 780 km in rear-wheel-drive form, dropping to 710 km for the dual-motor all-wheel-drive version. Every example gets dual-chamber air suspension, a 29-inch 6K panoramic screen, and Li Auto's in-house Mach M100 driver-assistance chip rated at 1,280 TOPS. At ¥249,800 it undercuts most Western-branded electric SUVs of similar size while matching their range and chassis hardware.

Li Auto i6 rear three-quarter

XPeng G9L opens European order books

At the Paris Motor Show on October 12, XPeng opened orders for the G9L across eight European markets. Local starting prices (VAT included): France €74,990, Germany €74,600, Belgium €74,990, Austria €75,600, Netherlands €75,990, Norway 749,900 kroner, Denmark 639,995 kroner, and Sweden 849,900 kroner. Two differences matter for European buyers versus the Chinese version: Europe receives the battery-electric version only, while China also sells a range-extender (EREV) variant, and Europe gets newly developed six- and seven-seat layouts, whereas the domestic model is a five-seater. The G9L is the fourth XPeng built at Magna's plant in Graz, Austria, alongside the G6, G9 and P7+.

The closest competitors are the Tesla Model Y (from about €45,000 in France) and the seven-seat Peugeot e-5008 (from about €50,000) — both shorter on range and, in the Tesla's case, limited to five seats.

XPeng G9L

BYD third-gen Qin Plus DM-i from ¥76,900

BYD launched the third-generation Qin Plus DM-i at a limited-time price of ¥76,900 (about $10,800). The plug-in hybrid now offers 140 km and 220 km electric-range versions, pushing combined range past 2,290 km and cutting depleted-fuel consumption to a claimed 2.58 L/100 km — the lowest in its class. It is available with BYD's "God's Eye" assisted-driving packages and the DiLink 150 cabin system. As one of China's highest-volume cars, the Qin Plus sets the price floor that rivals such as the Geely Galaxy and Chery must match.

BYD Qin Plus DM-i

Around the industry

  • Svolt begins mass production of a 100 kWh semi-solid fast-charging pack. The cell supports 900-volt, 6C charging and adds about 500 km of range in 12 minutes, according to the supplier.
  • Volkswagen may adopt XPeng's co-developed architecture for roughly 75% of next-generation VW, Skoda and Cupra EVs, pending group-management review — a sign of how far Chinese EV platforms have moved up the value chain.
  • CATL signed a deal with Germany's Intilion to deploy 3 GWh of sodium-ion storage over five years across Germany, Switzerland and Austria, extending CATL's lead beyond passenger-car cells.

Image credits

  • Li Auto i6, Li Auto i6 (France): manufacturer press images.
  • XPeng G9L: manufacturer press image.
  • BYD Qin Plus DM-i: manufacturer press image.

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中文简报

  • 理想 2026 款 i6 于 10 月 28 日上市，统一零售价 24.98 万元，搭载 96 kWh 连山 5C 电池，后驱 CLTC 续航 780 km、四驱 710 km，全系双腔空气悬架与自研马赫 M100 芯片（1280 TOPS），预计 11 月初交付。
  • 小鹏 G9L 于 10 月 12 日巴黎车展在欧洲 8 国开启订购，法国 74,990 欧元起；欧洲仅纯电版（国内另有增程版），并专为中国以外市场开发 6/7 座（国内为 5 座），由奥地利格拉茨麦格纳工厂生产。
  • 比亚迪第三代秦 PLUS DM-i 限时 7.69 万元起，纯电续航最高 220 km，亏电油耗 2.58 L/100 km，综合续航超 2290 km。
  • 行业：蜂巢能源 100 kWh 半固态电池量产（900V、6C、12 分钟补能约 500 km）；大众拟在约 75% 下一代车型采用小鹏联合开发架构；宁德时代与德国 Intilion 签 3 GWh 钠离子储能协议。

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