Leap C10’s ultra-hybrid system uses 1.5 engine as mobile ‘power plant’

Leapmotor C10 Ultra-Hybrid uses a combustion engine to keep the battery, which powers the electric motor, always charged

It is possible to charge the Leap C10 both at the outlet and through the 1.5 engine. (Photo: Leapmotor | Disclosure)
By Boris Feldman
Published on 2026-04-02 at 07:00 AM
Updated on 2026-04-02 at 07:40 AM

Do you know what an ultra-hybrid is? This is how Leapmotor, a Chinese partner of our Stellantis, calls its hybrid system that has a combustion engine that does not move the car.

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But how so? To exemplify this operation, the brand has the C10 SUV, which has a 215 hp electric motor to drive the car. It is considered an ultra-hybrid, as its battery can be recharged at the outlet, like any plug-in, but also by a 1.5 gasoline engine of 88 hp, just to generate charge.

So, it is the only hybrid that can be plug-in, that is, plugged in, but it can also have its battery also recharged by the combustion engine.

Boris Feldman

Journalist and engineer with 50 years of experience in the automotive press. Led newspaper and television teams and hosts the AutoPapo program on radio stations across the country.

Boris Feldman
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