Recently, the long-range version of the Jiyue 01 Max was officially launched in China, priced at CNY 249,900 (US$ 35,200).

The previous Jiyue 01 offered three models on sale, with a price range of CNY 219,900 - 309,900 (US$ 30,900 - 43,600). Jiyue is a joint venture between Baidu and Geely.

Main difference between the newly launched Max long-range version and the previous Max version is the battery. The Max version uses SVOLT's lithium iron phosphate battery pack with a capacity of 71.4 kWh, bringing a CLTC cruising range of 550 km.

The newly launched MAX long-range version battery is a 100 kWh ternary lithium battery from CATL, providing a China light-duty vehicle test cycle (CLTC) cruising range of 720 km. It takes 30 minutes to replenish the battery from 10% to 80% under fast charging.

In addition, power comes from a rear electric motor with a maximum power of 200 kW and a peak torque of 343 Nm. The 0 - 100 km/h acceleration time is 6.9 seconds and the top speed is 200 km/h.

The overall design of the new car is consistent with the existing model, the major upgrade is the addition of an electric spoiler. From the side, the car adopts a floating roof design and no door handles, measuring 4853 mm length, 1990 mm width, 1611 mm height, with a 3000 mm wheelbase.

It is positioned as a medium-to-large SUV. The doors can be opened by pressing a button on the B-pillar.

The interior features a 35.6-inch integrated screen powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip, that can realise full-screen, dual-screen, or triple-screen display.

Cockpit SIMO AI voice interaction system has a voice recognition speed as fast as 500 ms, according to Jiyue.

Furthermore, the new car is equipped with Baidu's Apollo intelligent driving system, two NVIDIA Orin-X intelligent driving chips, and an optional ROBO Drive Max advanced driving assistance system.