Geely recently launched its Methanol Hybrid Emgrand (earlier post) in the Chinese market. The methanol hybrid is based on Geely’s fourth-generation B-segment Modular Architecture (BMA) Emgrand sedan. Geely also offers a non-hybrid methanol-fueled version of the Emgrand. Previous generation methanol vehicles faced difficulties with cold starts but with Geely Auto’s.
Geely is testing the world’s first methanol hybrid sedan in sub -40 °C (-40 ˚F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. Geely’s latest Methanol Hybrid Emgrand is based on Geely Auto’s fourth-generation B-Segment Modular Architecture (BMA) Emgrand sedan. The new Emgrand runs on 100% clean methanol.
Geely tests world’s first methanol hybrid mass-production sedan Part of decade-long 3billion RMB investment into methanol fuel technologies Clean methanol and hybrid technologies combined to offer users low operating costs and ultra-low emissions Under 0.3RMB per KM operating costs for Geely Methanol Hybrid Emgrand 2022 Mar 17th, Hangzhou, China. In the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, Geely brought the world’s first methanol hybrid sedan to test its performance in sub -40°C Arctic conditions.