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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