Range Test! Here's How Far You Can Go On A Charge In The Lynk & Co 01

Jordan is back for another range test! This time he is testing the battery range in our city range tests that we perform for all PHEVs and this one is the Lynk & Co 01 - Essentially a better XC40!
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[@IrenESorius]

I really like your reviews Jordan. Cheers,, 🍻😎👍‍‍👍‍‍

[@hendriknoack6057]

Hey Jordan, nice review. I'm living in the area and recognized all the spots you have been to. About the PHEV vs. BEV discussion: three years ago I was really convinced, that PHEV is the way to go, like going electric in the city or for short distances plus having the ability to cover some real distance on the Autobahn. I'm coming from a minivan and was really looking forward to drive a PHEV minivan. In 2019 I checked the market and there was only Ford who had the PHEV version of Transit Custom ready for the market. The combination was really bad, because you get a short range on the battery and then you had to rely on the turbo charged 1 litre engine to get you going. Needless to say, that you won't get anywhere with decent consumption values when the battery runs out. In 2021 I ended up checking out the upcoming BEV minivans from Stellantis (PSA by then) and Mercedes. The ID Buzz wasn't even in production back then, and you still don't see them that often in the wild as of today. I did some test rides, even a longer one with the EQV, going for 850 kilometres to check out how that will go. I was totally unprepared, just relying on MBUX and some charging apps on my smartphone. It worked surprisingly well, no issues at all with charging, but hell it took longer to do the trip compared to my ICE minivan. The funny thing was, that the longer trip time did not even bother me. I could eat, use the bathroom, do some work on my laptop or even start watching some Netflix. OK, I am an IT guy, and my line of work is not really affected by working somewhere else than the office. That trip changed my mind on BEVs in general. And yes, they are more expensive and yet not an option if you really have to watch your expenses. On the other hand, most PHEV are pretty expensive too, and most often not properly used and therefore worse than the ICE version of the same car. Today I'm happily driving the EQV. The Stellantis based minivans have smallery batteries, bad navigation and not so good charging curves, so they were out of the race after some tests. A few weeks ago I had a GLC PHEV rental for a few days, because someone thought it might be a good idea to drive with the headlights of a BMW X3 into my trunk. The GLC really drives different in electric mode. The electric engine works less efficient, because it goes through the automatic transmission. The EQV and the GLC PHEV have almost the same consumption in the city, somewhere between 20 to 22 kW/h, the PHEV consumption feels like a bad joke. You have to charge it every day to keep the fuel consumption low and if you go on a longer trip, you won't charge it because it can only AC charge at 7 kW on an 11 kW AC charger, which takes ages. If your battery runs out, your fuel consumption is way too high, because you have to carry around the EV stuff too. PHEV can work, if you really can make it from A to B and back on the battery. Especially in the winter time this might be hard. For everyone else it is either BEV or ICE, especially if you have to look on the price tag and at least as long as the fuel price is not killing the ICE. Just my two cents on the topic. Looking forward for some more reviews from Out of Spec. Take care.

[@ren2704]

In city drive, I do around 77km with mine per charge and 60-65km on the motorway.

[@andrewcooke8014]

Good review. Thanks Jordan

[@joeykiller3938]

I´ve had my Lynk & Co 01 for 11 months and I am very happy with it. I´ve gotten over 80 km´s of range several times, during the summer. A couple of weeks ago I drove 89 km on one charge on mostly country roads (50 - 80 km/h) with only some City driving, in 24°C outside temperature and the AC mostly off. The AC lowers the range pretty much, especially in it´s coldest settings, so when it´s very warm outside (and in the car) and I go on longer trips (and want to maximize the electric range) I usually drive with the windows down for a couple of minutes (to ventilate the cabin and get rid of most of the warm air) then cool the cabin with the AC for a couple of minutes and then finally turn the AC off and use the fan on high level instead. This gives the car at least 10, maybe even up to 20, km´s extra range. 🙂

[@MrWLJ71]

Hi Joey - I am considering the Lynk & Co 01, would you be able to let me know how many kW it takes to fully charge? I am trying to work out the cost for a full charge overnight etc. Also, what mpg do you get when NOT in electric mode? Thank you

[@joeykiller3938]

@@MrWLJ71 The battery size is 17.6 kWh but only 14.1 kWh i accessible. I am not quite sure how that works because when I charge the battery from an empty state it usually takes 16-17 kWh until the battery is full. The 2022 model (with the 3.6 kWh on-board charger) takes 5 hours and 15 minutes to charge an empty battery with the home charger and 7 hours when charged from the 220 V wall socket. The electric range depends on season, weather, temperature, how heavily loaded the car is, if you use the AC or not, what kind of roads and speeds you´re driving and if your drive many shorter trips (cold battery every start) or just one trip on the same charge, but my average range is 75 to 85km in the spring, summer and autumn and 50 - 60 km in the (Swedish) winter. What´s interesting if you want to calculate the cost of charging is of course your electric consumption and since I drive many short trips my average consumption is a little higher than my average maximum range numbers would suggest. And the winter in Sweden is very long. 🙂So my average consumption last year was just over2.5 kWh. The range on petrol is a little hard to tell since even after the battery is empty it´s charged every time you break (or the adaptive cruise control decreases the speed) so pretty soon there´s some juice back in the battery again and after the next traffic light or downhill the car switches to electric mode again for a couple of hundred or thousand meters. But I´ve read Swedish car magazines that has measured the consumption to around 0.7 liters per 10 km. 3 weeks ago I drove a fully packed car (4 people and the trunk packed from bottom to top) 590 km in winter conditions and had an average speed of 82 km/h and an average consumption of 0.67 liters per 10 km (real, measured consumption). The exact same trip back (with the same people and luggage) took 2 hours longer due to traffic jams so the average speed was 66 km/h and the average consumption was 0.58 liters per 10 km. The battery was fully charged when the trips started.

[@joeykiller3938]

​@@MrWLJ71I gave a comprehensive answer to this question a couple of days ago but it got deleted. I don´t know why, but in short (much shorter than my original post) the mpg I get on petrol is a little hard to say exactly, since the battery is charged everytime you break or when the adaptive cruise control (that I use a lot) decreases the speed, for instance on downhills, so not long after the battery is empty it has gotten some juice back again and the car switches to electric mode for a couple of hundred (sometimes thousand) meters. Personally, I rarely get less than 47 MPG (UK) but I´ve read Swedish car magazine tests where they measured the consumption to around 41 MPG on petrol only.

[@Lollakuk]

​@@joeykiller3938its cause theres always losses when charging. And low power AC charging especially from a usual power outlet has most loss.

[@mbarneskar]

Har du kvar denna bil? Would you buy it Again? Its very good price, comparision to other brands... Would you recommend even if i cant charge at home? ​@@joeykiller3938

[@epdm2be620]

You can put a battery status widget on the home screen. Or even in the left side o/t display. Using the left buttons o/t steering wheel.

[@gregkramer5588]

I am a believer in the PHEV option. They make sense for many. If the owner typically drives under 40 miles each day you can get most of gas mitigation benefits of a full EV. This can come at a quite small out of pocket cost increase compared to an ICE vehicle when the rebate is applicable. IMO Kyle is a great reviewer and very knowledgeable. But :-) I think he tends to look at things from a view point of a wealthy person. Most people need to be pragmatic which is where PHEVs fit.

[@cachem11]

You have to keep in mind there are battery cycle limits. If you drive 30 miles a day. A 300 miles-range BEV's battery will be cycled only 36.5 times per year. A 40 miles range PHEV's battery will be cycled 273.75 times. After 3 or 4 years, the BEV still goes strong, but the PHEV will have a battery very close to death.

[@gregkramer5588]

@@cachem11 Is that speculation or do you have data? BTW if you use the battery so much it wears out it seems like you have really optimized how much benefit is possible also.

[@briannugent1557]

I'm a believer in PHEV's as well. Why produce, pay for, and haul around all that extra battery that you don't really need 90% of the time? @Asia-EV, I see your point, but I think cycling the battery won't typically be as bad as you say. My one datapoint is my 2013 Nissan LEAF. Granted, it's a BEV, but an older one with just a 24kWh battery (22kWh usable). At 102,000 miles and 4mi/kWh, it has been cycled 1159 times based off of initial usable capacity. It still has 75% capacity compared to new, so it's still very usable with 65 miles/charge. It's battery is older tech and only passively cooled, so the Lynk & Co car will probably degrade slower. At this rate, and given this car is closer to 50 miles per charge brand new, you're looking at 35-40 miles of pure electric after ~58,000 miles (1159 cycles or 5.3 years at 30 miles/day). That's still probably usable for many commuters.

[@DadsTechShow]

Thanks!

[@marcg1686]

Plugin hybrids are not easy to own??? They're the easiest of the lot. BEV for the city, ICE for unlimited cross country.

[@ojeskog]

Just started watching. This wwill be interesting. I found the XC40 PHEV had longer EV range than the XC60 PHEV (pre range extended) despite smaller battery. Especially at higher speeds actually.

[@faramarzbehrooz]

Rented one in Spain for eight days! Loved it, very solid car drive very smooth you don't feel like you're driving a three cylinder car at all! I wish we would be able to buy plug in hybrid model 01 in us. Unfortunately only the all electric Lynk & Co comes to us. Towards the end of 2024!

[@rsergeant2]

Drove one while waiting for my Polestar. I would go for one again if I ever need to wait for another car. The only downside for me was the 1250km included in the loan. Otherwise an absolutely good car.

[@paulstewart1626]

Great video, nice car, looks good. A plug in hybrid has it's place in the world.

[@matthewb3026]

I own an Ioniq PHEV. It is the perfect car for me and my driving situation. I don't think of it as a worse BEV (which it obviously is). I think of it as a better HEV. I spend about $30 a month in electricity to charge it. I filled up the gas tank in late July and probably won't add gas until October or September. For the four coldest months of the year, I'll only be averaging about 200 mpg, but right now it's over 400. Probably not a good option for people with longer work commutes or those who can't charge at home.

[@andwes84]

Think the turn cameras comes on if you drive below 30kmh, or maybe 40 kmh

[@crisgasco]

I have a PHEV and if you can charge at home (my case) and your daily driving distance is less than the pure electric car range, is like having an EV 95% of the time, but with the advantage of the range for longer trips with gasoline when needed. For those specific users like me is the way to go at the moment

[@bzzrt]

This is why we changed our plans from getting a full ev to getting a phev. Work and back is under 60 km, we can charge at home, and when we do it during the day our solar panels can keep up actually die to the low peak charging rate. We applied for the subscription today after our test ride in the 01. The car is great, here is hoping their service levels will come from disaster to rich eventually 😅

[@jbmcdoogle]

The red, yellow, green lights in Europe came from so many manuals being on the road. It gives a driver a few seconds to get into first gear and launch on green.

[@oricoh]

Legally and technically you are supposed to remain in gear when stopped at a light, and hold down the clutch. Being in neutral is something we all do, but legislators won't adjust the lights for something deemed illegal. There is another reason.

[@Oxmustube]

3 times my Prius Prime. Dam!

[@Pramix]

What is the combined hybrid range? And how much fuel does that use???

[@ojeskog]

That's a very decent range. Do you know if this (range extended) Lynk & co has the electric heater or the Volvo type fuel driven heater? If its the fuel driven one you might find that it slurps a bit of petrol even when you don't use the ICE for a while as soon as it's cooler than low 60s (below about 17 degrees C). If it's the electric one the EV range will get reduced in winter, but when you have this EV range to start with it's plenty even in winter for most peoples daily driving. The big negatives of PHEVs as I see it are slowly starting to get addressed. Too small batteries, too week electrical motor for EV only drive and too slow built in charger so it's basically an ICE unless you can charge overnight. (The ability to be an ICE is actually a huge positive for the PHEV as long as you charge the car regularly at home, but it is nice if you can drive in EV ode only if you happen to go past a charger for a few minutes when you are away too) But now when they are getting really good they are all of a sudden the evil as they can be used just as an ICE if not charged. Instead of always driving around with a huge battery pack that you don't even use 1/4 of in day to day driving, PHEVs trade that lower weight for the battery and drag along an ICE drivetrain instead. PHEVs can be a daily EV driving experience (especially with the latest improved PHEVs coming out) with no worries of broken or occupied chargers or for that matter having to find chargers and take the de-tour past them when you are out road tripping. As long as you can charge at home they make perfect sense as a primary car for most regular people.

[@ietsmetcomputers]

I drive one of these. The ICE engine does not turn on for heat / airconditioning.

[@voodoo-rides]

Plug in hybrids and hybrids as you know are diff animals. PHEV I like because I can select EV mode and keep in electric don't use and fuel for running around local. Also I can select hybrid mode to still get long road trips like conventional ice vehicle. Ex we have a clarity that operates this way and is perfect for us because it's less money and can still save using elec mode for 3/4 of our use. Keep in mind this ability to select elec, hybrid, or charging mode is the key not all PHEV or hybrids do this.

[@brandenflasch]

I’m just salty this has backup cam and 360 cam visible at once and my Polestar 2 doesn’t…

[@ldmcnutt]

If they made a 40kwh plug in hybrid, I’d buy one. At 17kwh, I’d be running on gas all the time. Saying that as a current 75 kwh Tesla owner and precious Prius prime owner.

[@JB-ie8fq]

sounds too much line Lincoln Co, which also makes plug in hybrids

[@HanefiXShurei]

They upgraded the Lynk and co 01 . New 01 are available . Charging will take less then 3 hours at home 😂🎉

[@ardkw]

Actually its LINK & COMMUNICATION..

[@temaus]

I opened it because I thought it was Kia Sportage PHEV!

[@kevinweber5129]

I would like a PHEV van with 50 range and Level 2 or Level 3 Charging so I could recharge the battery within 20 minutes at EA or 1 hour at home.

[@Bud_Terence]

Mercedes has some models, 100 km(62 miles) range and dc fastcharging (10-80 % in 25 mins) and some chinese manufacturer, but those are not available ouside of china i guess.

[@ldmcnutt]

My real question is, does it feel like a real Lincoln Co car, or does it just feel like a cheap Chinese knockoff?

[@nielsvandenkieboom5034]

The name is Lynk & Co, it has nothing to do with Lincoln. It's related to Geely so it's closer to Volvo.

[@h8GW]

The brand itself is ligitimately Chinese.

[@PeteLenz]

Interesting vehicle! I’m curious if the Volvo DNA is obvious? For the US market the “Lynx & Co” branding is completely laughable and would obviously need to change. Wonder if this could be a Polestar sub brand?

[@jbmcdoogle]

I can't see it coming to the US. It would be like VW bringing Skoda or Seat to the US. It would eat into VW and Audi sales.

[@alexnutcasio936]

It’s 50 miles versus 80 kilometers.

[@user-py3qm6jl2t]

Очееь долго

[@rzu7120]

You had better come up with a good review or they'll harvest your organs!

[@fadd6895]

Lynk & Co stands for Freedom and Democracy for Hong Kong .

[@AaronStarkLinux]

Check the views and analytics, the PHEV content is irrelevant, no one cares. This prove my theory. You should focus on EV only. Just a tiny advice.

[@elde667]

Sorry, not sorry. Can’t get excited abt your seemingly promoting automobiles mfg in PRC.

[@gregkramer5588]

Reviewing, ignorance is rarely preferable.

[@barryw9473]

I suspect the list of items made in China is much longer than what’s not made in China. It is becoming really hard to avoid stuff made in China. Even Buick sells a car in USA(not advertised) that is made in China.