The IM L6, a new electric vehicle from Chinese automaker IM Motors, offers impressive performance and features at a lower price than the Tesla Model 3 in China. It boasts capabilities like crab walking, lidar-equipped advanced driver assistance, and a powerful combination of Qualcomm and Nvidia chips.
The IM L6 is several thousand dollars cheaper than the Tesla Model 3 in China but packs more features and performance. It can crab walk, has a Tesla-FSD-like advanced driver assistance system with lidar and is equipped with one of the most advanced Qualcomm processors and Nvidia chips. Chinese car buyers have a dizzying variety of affordable electric models to choose from.
The industry producing those is not just reshaping the automotive world order but is also engaged in a Darwinian-style evolution to survive brutal competition. As a result, Chinese EVs are far cheaper than what we get here in the U.S. and still offer more value. One case in point is the IM L6, a Tesla Model 3-sized fastback with an extensive features list and supercar levels of performance. Photo by: IM Motors IM Motors is a joint venture between China’s state-owned SAIC Corporation, Alibaba Group and investment firm ZJ High-Tech. The JV was formed in 2020 to compete with Tesla, Nio and other emerging new Chinese brands. What makes the L6 special is it’s one of the earliest vehicles, even in China, to feature a semi-solid-state battery (SSB) pack. IM Motors claims the L6’s top variant features a 133 kilowatt-hour SSB with 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of range on the China Light-Duty Test Cycle (CLTC). Kyle Conner, InsideEVs’ pal and the host of the YouTube channel Out of Spec Reviews, recently had the chance to drive the L6 in China. He seems to have driven the Performance variant, a direct competitor to the Model 3 Performance in China. Conner claimed the software was incredible, performance ludicrous and it’s packed with features like crab walk and lidar, which is unheard of in the Model 3 price range in the U.S. The IM L6’s Performance version costs 305,900 yuan, or $42,300. The Model 3 Performance costs 335,900 yuan, or about $46,000 in China. Conner initially wasn’t impressed with the packaging of the L
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