Lynk & Co 01 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Lynk & Co 01 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | PHEV / HEV |
|---|---|
| Power | 262 (PHEV system) |
| Range | 75 (electric WLTP) |
| Battery | UNVERIFIED |
| 0–100 km/h | 8.0 |
| Fast charge | — |
| New price US | UNVERIFIED (not sold US) |
| New price EU | 39000 (launch outright); 500-550/mo subscription |
| New price CN | 139800 (UNVERIFIED current CN) |
| Used price signal | UNVERIFIED |
| Value call | Subscribe don't buy; 2023+; bet on Volvo-backed service transition improving support |
| Sweet-spot year | 2023 |
| Years to avoid | 2021-2022 |
| Reliability flag | Watch — no mechanical pattern (CMA/Volvo hardware); warning-light diagnostic loops; calibration niggles |
| Biggest risk | Buying outright instead of subscribing; betting on unproven service turnaround |
| Community verdict | not loving the badge; press kinder than the marketing |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | EU launch (PHEV/HEV); China facelift (2021 model) · 1.5T 3-cyl HEV (197 PS); PHEV (262 PS, ~60 km EV) · Subscription fleet era; app bugs; service "messy" · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2022 | EU expansion (clubs across Europe) · Warning-light recurrence reports; parts delays · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2023 | Camera/ADAS calibration complaints (press) · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2024 | China updates (UNVERIFIED detail); UK launch delayed/pivoted · No new failure pattern · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2025 | Zeekr takes 51% control (Nov 2024, effects through 2025); Volvo becomes exclusive EU importer (Sept 2025); lineup: 01 PHEV (~75 km EV), 02 EV, 08 PHEV · PHEV electric range revised upward (~75 km) · No new failure pattern · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | Under Volvo-operated distribution · Too new for transition data · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
Sweet-spot year: 2023
Years to skip: 2021-2022