LYNK&CO 10 EM-P Review: EV, Gas, or Both? This HYBRID Says YES
Plug-in hybrid, pure electric vehicle, or range extender. Which one is ultimately the best? Well, why choose when you can have all three? That’s right. The vehicle I’m driving today brings the best of these three together into one. It has a combined range of 1,400 km. That’s right. This car, if I wanted to, could drive from Paris to Rome. Welcome to ev.com. So, welcome back to the channel. Before we get started, don’t forget to give us a like and a subscribe for more great EV content. So, on the channel, we’ve had plug-in hybrids, which I think you know about. We’ve had extended range electric vehicles which have a small generator which charges the battery which powers electric motors. And of course we’ve had the battery electric vehicles. So that’s batteries powering electric motors. Well, today we have something a little bit different from all those three. This is the Lincoln Co. 10 EM. And for our loyal followers, yes, you probably seen this car before. We have done a review of the pure electric version. That is why today I’m not really going to talk about the brand too much or even this car specifically. I want to talk about what is underneath it and why it could be very important. So in most parts of the world EV adoption rates are increasing. More and more people are falling in love with electric and electrified vehicles. However, there are still a number of places around the world where there are still deterrence stopping people from making the switch to electric. Maybe the infrastructure is a bit rubbish. Maybe charging costs too much. Maybe EV costs are still too high. These things of course are being worked on. But in the meantime, things like plug-in hybrids, things like extended range electric vehicles are filling the void, and that’s where this comes in. So, what exactly is going on under the hood in this vehicle? So, if I open up here, immediately I can see it’s a little bit crowded. There’s quite a lot going on in here. So, first things first, a big engine/generator here. 1.5 uh liters of that engine. Underneath this, I can see or behind this rather, I can see some electric motors. So, we have both a kind of gasoline powertrain as well as an electric powertrain as well as on the back axle has additional electric motors. So, we actually have three different motors that are capable of powering this vehicle. So, I know you’re shouting, “What does this mean, Toby?” Well, I’m going to explain it to you. This basically means this vehicle can be a number of different types of new energy vehicles. So, it can be a pure electric vehicle. The battery in here is bigger than you would usually get in a plug-in hybrid. This one has a pure electric range of of either 120 or 240 km. So, actually a very decent amount of pure electric range. Or you can do a combination of both a plug kind of like a plug-in hybrid. So, it can be combined, you know, using the engine when necessary and using the battery motors when necessary. In addition, it has extended range electric vehicle tech. So, if you want to, you can use the engine to charge up the battery as well. So, basically, it has lots of different ways it can use the power trains and the energy sources. Let’s get behind the wheel and see what it’s like to drive. So, what does all this tech mean for the driving experiences? Well, once again, it tries to bring the best of both worlds. So, of course, we do have dual electro motors and a gasoline engine as well. What I like about this car is that it’s not just pure super super torquy like you might get in some electric vehicles. I wouldn’t say it’s as sluggish as some kind of like more traditional fuel vehicles, but we kind of have a nice in between ground. We have a good amount of acceleration without too much torque behind it. Of course, because of the car’s setup, it has to come in all-wheel drive. So, it’s allhe drive as standard. So, while it can be very sluggish, if I want to put my foot down, it can really really fly. So, it has a naugh to 100 acceleration of 5.1 seconds. So, for me, that’s in a nice sweet spot. I always think between 5 and 6 seconds is pretty much all you’re ever going to need. Most of the time, you would be driving in a kind of combined smart hybrid, if you will. So, the car would decide what to use. So, in terms of batteries, as I mentioned, we have an 18.4 or a 38.2 battery. That’s so that’s either a 120 km or 240 km of pure electric range. So with a full tank and that’s a 60 L tank and a fully charged battery, this car can go 1,400 km, which is pretty nuts when you think about it. So to put this in perspective, this is the same as driving from Paris to Rome, not as the crow flies, but actually driving along the roads or even from LA to Seattle. It’s a massive distance. The question is, is this distance really necessary? I don’t know. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Why does this tech exist and why do we need it? Well, as I mentioned, you know, BEVs, depending on where you are, sometimes it’s difficult. Sometimes there’s no charging, sometimes it’s more expensive or whatever. Is this the answer? Well, I’m not sure. All I can say is that I think it could potentially be a good transitionary step between traditional gasoline and pure electric. Cuz ultimately the goal is to go pure electric, right? But for whatever reasons, pure electric is not an option or it’s just something you don’t want to choose. We need to have more options for consumers. Number one, to introduce them to the benefits of a pure electric vehicle. You know, this can be driven as pure electric and it can have a lot of the benefits of a pure electric vehicle. And number two, because infrastructure is still being built, charging needs to be improved. Availability and price, electric vehicles need to go down in price. So, while we’re in this transitionary period, we need to have more options. We need to have better options for consumers. What do you think? Do you agree with that or am I just talking rubbish? Make sure you let me know in the comments below. So, in terms of efficiency, obviously this is a hybrid vehicle, so it does use both. But we can get the stats for each. So, for the gas, we have got 4.5 L for the last 100 km, and for the electricity, 7.1 kw, which is pretty low. Obviously, these stats are a little bit hard to understand because we are using a combination of both of them at the same time. But if you wanted to use more electric or more gas, for example, if you had better access to charges, maybe you prefer using electricity, then of course this could be done. Or if you had less access to charges, you could choose a profile which uses more gas. It prioritize uses of gas while obviously using electricity to come in and help when it’s needed. So, the tech of the Lincoln Co Z10 EM brings an alternative option, another option for those looking to move away from a traditional gasoline engine. But is it an important stepping stone? Supposedly, it brings the best of plug-in hybrids, extended range electric vehicles, and pure electric vehicles. Is this something you would like to have in your market? Make sure you let us know in the comments below. or do you think this tech is overly complicated and overengineered? Be sure to give us a like and a subscribe. Thanks for watching. I’ll see you next time.
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What happens when you combine the best of plug-in hybrids, range extenders, and pure EVs into one car? Meet the Lynk & Co 10 EM-P.
This tech-packed machine delivers 523hp, 755Nm of torque, AWD, and 0–100 km/h in just 5.1s—while still offering ultra-low fuel consumption in depleted mode. With a choice of two batteries, you get up to 240km of pure electric driving and as much as 1400km of combined range when paired with the fuel tank.
So, is this the future of long-distance driving—or just an overcomplicated bridge to full EVs? Let’s find out.
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