Chery has dug the QQ name out of the archive and turned it into something the original never was — a proper battery-electric hatchback. The QQ3 EV first showed itself at the Chengdu Auto Show in August 2025, opened presales in March 2026, and it’s the kind of car that makes more sense the longer you stand next to it. Small on the outside, genuinely roomy inside, and built on a dedicated EV platform rather than being a petrol car with the engine yanked out.
Chery dug the QQ name out of the archive and turned it into something the original never was — a proper battery-electric hatchback, not the tiny city car of twenty years ago. It first showed itself at Chengdu in August 2025, opened presales in March 2026, and it’s the kind of car that makes more sense the longer you stand next to it. Five doors, five seats, a 2,700 mm wheelbase that pushes it near A-class territory, a rear motor doing the driving — small outside, roomy in, and built on a dedicated EV platform rather than a petrol shell with the engine yanked out.
Exterior
The shape’s round and soft but not childish, the grille blanked off because there’s nothing to cool behind it, and the Q-shaped LEDs sit either side like a face that’s actually smiling — which is the sort of detail a showroom customer notices before they read a word of the spec. A full-width strip runs underneath, arches in black, handles that tuck in halfway so the side stays clean. Where it gets fun is the colour: six at launch — Moon Silver, Feather White, Cloud Pink Beige, Ethereal Purple, Flame Red, Peach Blossom Pink — and a 36-colour DIY roof on top that younger buyers will actually talk about. Size-wise it’s 4,195 mm nose to tail on 1,811 mm of width, 1,569 mm tall most trims and 1,573 on the taller ones, wheels near the corners so the cabin stays roomy despite the compact body. Round the back the lights echo the front, a spoiler sits up top, and there’s a 70-litre powered frunk up front — the bit worth mentioning to anyone loading kids or shopping, because you don’t normally get that at this size.
Interior
Calmer and more grown-up in here than the round shell outside would have you expect. That 15.6-inch 2.5K screen floats above the dash, Snapdragon 8155 behind it so nothing lags, CarPlay and HiCar and CarLink all work — and the bit I’d actually point out to a customer is that Chery left real buttons and a dial on the console for the daily stuff. Try changing climate on a touchscreen at 60 mph and you’ll see why that counts. Two cabin moods, Premium Black or Jungle Green, both a notch above what you’d call basic in the trim; the front seats get ten-layer cushioning with heat and vent, the wheel heats too, 256-colour ambient, even a colour-temp mirror for the passenger side, and four modular ports on the console for clipping on whatever a buyer decides.
Space is the quiet selling point, frankly. That 2,700 mm wheelbase with the wheels shoved to the corners puts rear legroom closer to a car a class up, the boot does 375 litres and opens to 1,450 with the seats down, and there are 38 storage nooks scattered through the cabin — boot, frunk, door bins, drawers under the seats, the kind of practicality that reads better in person than on paper.
Powertrain and Chassis
Battery and nothing else — the Chery QQ3 EV has no engine, no generator, nothing to fill up.
Two ways to take it, both battery and nothing else — no engine, no generator, nothing to fill up. The smaller pack is a 29.48 kWh LFP unit good for 310 km on CLTC, paired with a rear motor rated 58 kW, or 79 PS, plus 90 Nm; that’s the city version, and it’s honestly fine for what this is. Step up to the 41.28 kWh LFP pack and CLTC climbs to 420 km, the motor grows to 90 kW (123 PS) and 115 Nm, and top speed edges from 125 to 135 km/h — both drive the back wheels, both single-motor, both quick enough to 100 km/h for town use without ever feeling rushed. If a customer wants a generator onboard, this isn’t the car.
Charging is where it punches above its class: DC takes the pack from 30 to 80% in about 16.5 minutes — park, grab a coffee, come back with most of a range — and AC runs at 6.6 kW, with 3.3 to 6.6 kW of vehicle-to-load so a buyer can run a kettle or a laptop off it on a campsite. The pack’s liquid-cooled, IP68, and Chery claims zero thermal spread.
Underneath there’s a MacPherson strut up front and a multi-link rear, unusual at this size and it shows in how flat the car sits through a bend for something this tall. Turning circle’s a tight 5.2 m, so it threads streets the way a small car should. Six airbags, a high-strength cage, and the Falcon 500 system runs the AEB, adaptive cruise, lane centring, blind-spot and the rest — plus parking that works in over a hundred scenarios, the feature a nervous parker actually buys.
One thing to keep straight: this is the latest QQ3, not the old petrol QQ3 everyone remembers from the 2000s, and overseas it’s sold under the Chery Q name. Same car, same platform, same battery and screen — only the badge and a few market tweaks change, which we cover in the FAQ.
FAQ
Is the Chery QQ3 EV a pure electric car or a range extender? Pure electric — a BEV, so one LFP battery, a motor on the rear axle, nothing burning fuel anywhere. No engine, no range extender, no plug-in hybrid version. If a customer wants something with a generator onboard, this isn’t it; the QQ3 EV is battery and nothing else.
How far does it go, and how long does charging take? CLTC gives 310 km on the smaller 29.48 kWh pack and 420 km on the larger 41.28 kWh one, but real-world figures abroad will sit lower than that, so quote CLTC honestly and let the buyer adjust. Charging is the strong point: 30 to 80% on DC in about 16.5 minutes, 6.6 kW on AC, and 3.3 to 6.6 kW of vehicle-to-load for outside use.
Why is it called Chery Q in some markets instead of QQ3 EV? Same car, different lettering on the tailgate. In China it’s the Chery QQ3 EV; for export it’s badged Chery Q, mostly so the name reads cleaner and avoids clashes abroad. Body, platform, battery, screen and part numbers all carry over untouched — only the badge and local market setup change, and right-hand-drive is added where a market needs it.
Can the Chery QQ3 EV be imported to my country? Where a market has no import certification rule, it goes straight in. Some regions do ask for type approval and the EU is the one that comes up most, so in those cases we have to confirm first whether the model can be supplied with the certification your country wants. Send the destination over and we’ll check it properly.
How do we supply the QQ3 EV, and how do we start? We’re a China-based auto export company, so we source the QQ3 EV from the manufacturer and handle everything on the export side — paperwork, booking, sea freight, delivery into your port. Most people we deal with are overseas dealers and importers putting together a steady line out of China, though we also help individual buyers running their own import. Send over your market, drive side and rough volume, and we’ll come back with availability, shipping options and the document list your destination actually needs.
| 2026 QQ3 EV 310 Passion Edition | 2026 QQ3 EV 310 Sharing Edition | 2026 QQ3 EV 420 Passion Edition | 2026 QQ3 EV 420 Sharing Edition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Information | ||||
| Launch date | 2026.03 | 2026.03 | 2026.03 | 2026.03 |
| Body level | small hatchback | small hatchback | small hatchback | small hatchback |
| Length * Width * Height (mm) | 4195*1811*1569 | 4195*1811*1569 | 4195*1811*1573 | 4195*1811*1573 |
| Energy type | pure electric | pure electric | pure electric | pure electric |
| CLTC pure electric range (km) | 310 | 310 | 420 | 420 |
| Total power of electric motors (kW) | 58 | 58 | 90 | 90 |
| Total torque of the electric motor (N·m) | 90 | 90 | 115 | 115 |
| Maximum speed (km/h) | 125 | 125 | 135 | 135 |
| Battery Type | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries |
| Battery capacity (kWh) | 29.48 | 29.48 | 41.28 | 41.28 |
| Fast charging time (h) | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Fast charging capacity (%) | 30-80 | 30-80 | 30-80 | 30-80 |
| Body | ||||
| Length (mm) | 4195 | 4195 | 4195 | 4195 |
| Width (mm) | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 |
| Height(mm) | 1569 | 1569 | 1573 | 1573 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2700 | 2700 | 2700 | 2700 |
| Front track width (mm) | 1555 | 1555 | 1555 | 1555 |
| Rear track width (mm) | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 | 1568 |
| Minimum ground clearance under no-load conditions (mm) | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 |
| Curb weight (kg) | 1210 | 1210 | 1280 | 1280 |
| Luggage capacity (L) | 375-1450 | 375-1450 | 375-1450 | 375-1450 |
| Front trunk capacity (L) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Number of car doors | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Number of seats | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Approach angle (°) | twenty one | twenty one | twenty one | twenty one |
| Departure angle (°) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Minimum turning radius (m) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| electric motor | ||||
| Total power of electric motors (kW) | 58 | 58 | 90 | 90 |
| Total torque of the electric motor (N·m) | 90 | 90 | 115 | 115 |
| Maximum power of the rear motor (kW) | 58 | 58 | 90 | 90 |
| Maximum torque of the rear motor (N·m) | 90 | 90 | 115 | 115 |
| CLTC pure electric range (km) | 310 | 310 | 420 | 420 |
| Battery capacity (kWh) | 29.48 | 29.48 | 41.28 | 41.28 |
| Energy consumption per 100 kilometers (kWh/100km) | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11 | 11 |
| Electricity-equivalent fuel consumption (L/100km) | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Fast charging time (h) | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 |
| Motor structure | Permanent magnet | Permanent magnet | Permanent magnet | Permanent magnet |
| Motor working principle | synchronous | synchronous | synchronous | synchronous |
| Number of drive motors | single motor | single motor | single motor | single motor |
| Motor layout | Rear | Rear | Rear | Rear |
| Battery Type | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries | Lithium iron phosphate batteries |
| Battery cell brands | Guoxuan High-Tech | Guoxuan High-Tech | Guoxuan High-Tech | Guoxuan High-Tech |
| Battery cooling method | Liquid cooling | Liquid cooling | Liquid cooling | Liquid cooling |
| Fast charging function | support | support | support | support |
| Fast charging capacity (%) | 30-80 | 30-80 | 30-80 | 30-80 |
| Energy recovery | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Battery preheating | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| External discharge | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Chassis/Steering | ||||
| Drive form | Rear-wheel drive | Rear-wheel drive | Rear-wheel drive | Rear-wheel drive |
| Front suspension type | MacPherson independent suspension | MacPherson independent suspension | MacPherson independent suspension | MacPherson independent suspension |
| Rear suspension type | Multi-link independent suspension | Multi-link independent suspension | Multi-link independent suspension | Multi-link independent suspension |
| Steering power type | Electric Assist | Electric Assist | Electric Assist | Electric Assist |
| Wheels/Brakes | ||||
| Front/Rear Brake Type | Ventilation disc type / disc type | Ventilation disc type / disc type | Ventilation disc type / disc type | Ventilation disc type / disc type |
| Parking brake type | Electronic parking brake | Electronic parking brake | Electronic parking brake | Electronic parking brake |
| Front tire specifications | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 |
| Rear tire specifications | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 | 205/60 R16 |
| Wheel material | steel | Aluminum alloy optional | steel | Aluminum alloy optional |
| Active/passive safety configuration | ||||
| ABS anti-lock braking system | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Brakeforce Distribution (EBD/CBC, etc.) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Brake assist (BA/EBA/BAS, etc.) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Traction control (ASR/TCS/TRC, etc.) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Vehicle stability control (ESC/ESP/DSC, etc.) | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Active braking/safety system | - | - | - | ○ |
| Lane change assist | - | - | - | ○ |
| Lane Keeping Assist | - | - | - | ○ |
| Lane centering | - | - | - | ○ |
| Lane departure warning | - | - | - | ○ |
| Road traffic sign recognition | - | - | - | ○ |
| Low speed warning | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| DOW Door Opening Warning | - | - | - | ○ |
| Front airbags | ●Driver's seat airbag | ●Driver's seat airbag | ●Driver's seat airbag | ●Driver's side airbag |
| ●Passenger's airbag | ●Passenger's airbag | ●Passenger's airbag | ●Passenger's side airbag | |
| ●Side airbags | ●Side airbags | ●Side airbags | ●Side airbags | |
| ●Head airbags (curtain airbags) | ||||
| Rear airbags | - | - | - | ●Head airbags (air curtains) |
| Tire pressure monitoring device | ●Alarm | ●Alarm | ●Alarm | ●Alarm |
| Seatbelt reminder | ●Driver's seat | ●Driver's seat | ●Driver's seat | ●Driver's seat |
| ISOFIX child seat | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Forward Collision Warning | - | - | - | ○ |
| Rear Collision Warning | - | - | - | ○ |
| Anti-rollover system | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Sentinel Mode / Clairvoyance | - | ● | - | ● |
| Assist/Control Configuration | ||||
| Parking radar | ●After | ●Before | ●After | ●Before |
| ●After | ●After | |||
| Driving assistance imaging | ●360-degree panoramic imaging | ●360-degree panoramic imaging | ●360-degree panoramic imaging | ●360-degree panoramic imaging |
| Transparent chassis/540-degree imaging | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Rear Cross Traffic Alert System | - | - | - | ○ |
| Cruise system | ● Cruise Control | ● Cruise Control | ● Cruise Control | ● Cruise control |
| ○ Full-speed adaptive cruise control | ||||
| Driving mode switching | ●Sports | ●Sports | ●Sports | ●Sports |
| ●Finance | ●Finance | ●Finance | ●Finance | |
| ●Standard/Comfort | ●Standard/Comfort | ●Standard/Comfort | ●Standard/Comfort | |
| Steep slope descent | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Hill Start Assist | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Automatic parking | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Memory Parking | - | - | - | ○ |
| Reverse Tracking | - | ● | - | ● |
| Assistance Level | - | - | - | ○L2 |
| Assisted driving system | - | - | - | ○Falcon 500 |
| Assisted parking | - | ● | - | ● |
| Assisted lane change | - | - | - | ○ |
| Automatic exit (entry) from auxiliary ramps | - | - | - | ○ |
| Start-up reminder | - | - | - | ○ |
| Assisted driving section | - | - | - | ○Highway section |
| External/Anti-theft Configuration | ||||
| Trunk opening method | - | ●Electric | - | ●Electric |
| Electric front trunk | - | ● | - | ● |
| Electric tailgate position memory | - | ● | - | ● |
| Key type | ●Remote key | ●Remote key | ●Remote key | ●Remote key |
| ●Bluetooth key | ●Bluetooth key | ●Bluetooth key | ●Bluetooth key | |
| Keyless entry | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Keyless start system | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Remote start function | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Central locking | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Internal configuration | ||||
| Steering wheel material | ●Leather | ●Leather | ●Leather | ●Leather |
| Steering wheel adjustment | ● Manually | ● Manually | ● Manually | ● Manually |
| adjustable up and down | adjustable up and down | adjustable up and down | adjustable up and down | |
| Steering wheel functions | ●Multifunctional | ●Multifunctional | ●Multifunctional | ○ Heating |
| ● Multifunctional | ||||
| Central handrail | ●Previous | ●Previous | ●Previous | ●Previous |
| Gear shifting | ●Electronic column shifter | ●Electronic column shifter | ●Electronic column shifter | ●Electronic column shifter |
| Sun visor vanity mirror | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Full LCD instrument panel | - | ● | - | ● |
| LCD instrument size | 8 inches | 8.8 inches | 8 inches | 8.8 inches |
| Wireless charging function for mobile phones | - | - | - | ●Front row |
| Smart hardware | ||||
| Forward sensing camera | - | - | - | Monocular |
| ○ Binocular | ||||
| Number of cameras | ●4 | ●4 | ●4 | ●4 |
| ○5 | ||||
| ○7 | ||||
| Front-facing camera pixels | - | - | - | ○8 million |
| Number of ultrasonic radars | ●4 | ●12 | ●4 | ●12 |
| Number of millimeter-wave radars | - | - | - | ○3 |
| Voice regional wake-up recognition | ●Dual Zone | ●Dual Zone | ●Dual Zone | ●Dual Zone |
| Seats | ||||
| Seat material | ● Faux leather | ● Faux leather | ● Faux leather | ● Faux leather |
| Front seat functions | - | ●Heating | - | ●Heating |
| ●Ventilation (Driver's seat only) | ○Ventilation | |||
| ●Ventilation (Driver's seat only) | ||||
| Electric seat adjustment | - | ●Driver's seat | - | ●Driver's seat |
| ○Passenger's seat | ||||
| Driver's seat adjustment method | ● Fore-and-aft adjustment | ● Fore-and-aft adjustment | ● Fore-and-aft adjustment | ● Fore-and-aft adjustment |
| ● Backrest adjustment | ● Backrest adjustment | ● Backrest adjustment | ● Backrest adjustment | |
| ● Height adjustment (2-way) | ● Height adjustment (2-way) | ● Height adjustment (2-way) | ● Height adjustment (2-way) | |
| Passenger seat adjustment method | ●Fore-and-aft adjustment | ●Fore-and-aft adjustment | ●Fore-and-aft adjustment | ●Fore-and-aft adjustment |
| ●Backrest adjustment | ●Backrest adjustment | ●Backrest adjustment | ●Backrest adjustment | |
| Second row seat adjustment | ●Proportion Reversed | ●Proportion Reversed | ●Proportion Reversed | ●Proportion Reversed |
| multimedia | ||||
| Central control color screen | ● Touchscreen LCD | ● Touchscreen LCD | ● Touchscreen LCD | ● Touchscreen LCD |
| Satellite navigation system | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Navigation traffic information display | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Map Brands | Baidu | ● Gaode Map | Baidu | ● Gaode Map |
| In-vehicle smart chip | - | ● Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 | - | ● Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 |
| Mobile APP remote function | ● Window controls | ● Window controls | ● Window controls | ● Window controls |
| ● Vehicle start | ● Vehicle start | ● Vehicle start | ● Vehicle start | |
| ● Charging management | ● Charging management | ● Charging management | ● Charging management | |
| ● Air conditioning control | ● Air conditioning control | ● Air conditioning control | ● Air conditioning control ● | |
| ● Vehicle status inquiry/diagnosis | ● Seat heating | ● Vehicle status inquiry/diagnosis | Steering wheel | |
| ● Vehicle location/find vehicle | ● Seat ventilation | ● Vehicle location/find vehicle | heating ● Seat | |
| ● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.) | ● Vehicle status inquiry/diagnosis | ● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.) | heating ● Seat ventilation ● Vehicle | |
| ● Schedule maintenance/repair | ● Vehicle location/find vehicle | ● Schedule maintenance/repair | status inquiry/diagnosis | |
| ● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.) | ● Vehicle location/find vehicle | |||
| ● Schedule maintenance/repair | ● Owner services (find charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.) | |||
| ● Schedule maintenance/repair | ||||
| Bluetooth/Car Phone | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Mobile phone interconnection/mapping | ●Supports CarPlay | ●Supports CarPlay | ●Supports CarPlay | ●Supports CarPlay |
| ●Supports HUAWEI HiCar | ●Supports HUAWEI HiCar | ●Supports HUAWEI HiCar | ●Supports HUAWEI HiCar | |
| ●Supports CarLink | ●Supports CarLink | ●Supports CarLink | ●Supports CarLink | |
| Number of speakers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 (Optional 6) |
| Number of exterior speakers | ●1 speaker | ●1 speaker | ●1 speaker | ●1 speaker |
| Voice recognition control system | ●Multimedia system | ●Multimedia system | ●Multimedia system | ●Multimedia system |
| ●Navigation | ●Navigation | ●Navigation | ●Navigation | |
| ●Telephone | ●Telephone | ●Telephone | ●Telephone | |
| ●Air conditioning | ●Air conditioning | ●Air conditioning | ●Air conditioning | |
| ●Car windows | ●Car windows | ●Car windows | ●Car windows | |
| Central control screen size | ●12.8 inches | ●15.6 inches | ●12.8 inches | ●15.6 inches |
| Central control screen resolution | - | ●2.5K | - | ●2.5K |
| Voice assistant wake word | ●Hi, Xiaoqi | ●Hi, Xiaoqi | ●Hi, Xiaoqi | ●Hi, Xiaoqi |
| What is visible can be said | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| 4G/5G networks | ●4G | ●4G | ●4G | ●4G |
| Wi-Fi hotspot | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Connected Vehicles | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| OTA upgrade | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Interface support | ●USB interface | ●USB interface | ●USB interface | ●USB interface |
| ●Type-C interface | ●Type-C interface | ●Type-C interface | ●Type-C interface | |
| Number of USB/Type-C ports | ● Two in the front row | ● 2 in the front row / 1 in the back row | ● Two in the front row | ● 2 in the front row / 1 in the back row |
| Wireless charging power for mobile phones | - | - | - | ●50W |
| App Store | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| light | ||||
| low beam headlights | ● Halogen | ●LED | ● Halogen | ●LED |
| High beams | ● Halogen | ●LED | ● Halogen | ●LED |
| Adaptive high and low beam | - | - | - | ○ |
| Headlights are adjustable | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Automatic headlights | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Headlights delayed shut-off | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Interior ambient lighting | - | ● | - | ● |
| Driver assistance lights | - | - | - | ○ |
| Glass/Rearview Mirror | ||||
| Electric windows | ●Before | ●Before | ●Before | ●Before |
| ●After | ●After | ●After | ●After | |
| One-touch window operation | ●Full vehicle | ●Full vehicle | ●Full vehicle | ●Full vehicle |
| Anti-pinch function for car windows | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| exterior rearview mirror | ●Electrically adjustable | ●Electrically adjustable | ●Electrically adjustable | ●Electrically adjustable |
| ●Heating | ●Heating | ●Heating | ○Electrically folding | |
| ●Heating | ||||
| ○Automatic folding when locking | ||||
| Interior rearview mirror | ● Manual anti-glare | ● Manual anti-glare | ● Manual anti-glare | ● Manual anti-glare |
| Air conditioner/refrigerator | ||||
| Air conditioning control methods | ●Manual control | ●Manual control | ●Manual control | ●Manual control |
| Rear air vent | - | ● | - | ● |
| PM2.5 filtration | ● | ● | ● | ● |
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