Geely launches mass production of Xingyao 6 EF methanol hybrid sedan in China
The production car uses a single tank for methanol and gasoline, offering up to 1,880 km of range.
Geely has unveiled the Xingyao 6 EF in Shenyang, presenting it as the world's first mass-produced methanol hybrid sedan, adnkronos.com reported adnkronos.com
adnkronos.comadnkronos.comOpen source ↗. Designed exclusively for the Chinese market, the vehicle operates in fully electric mode or on liquid fuel. It can run on pure methanol, pure gasoline, or any mixture of the two stored within a single fuel tank.
According to the manufacturer, the car delivers an electric-only range of 230 km. Total range reaches approximately 1,250 km in the Chinese CLTC test cycle with a fully charged battery and a full tank of methanol. When fueled with gasoline under the same battery conditions, total operational range increases to 1,880 km.
A real-time sensor monitors methanol concentration directly in the fuel line and sends readings to the control unit, which dynamically adjusts fuel injection and ignition timing. Geely stated that the internal combustion engine achieves a thermal efficiency of 48.15%. The powertrain uses a 350-bar direct injection system and high-energy ignition, which the company claims enables cold starts at temperatures down to minus 40 degrees Celsius.
