Geely Galaxy Battleship 700 tri-motor stuffs 1,113 hp in a high-luxe, boxy package

This is a car news item, not a home energy upgrade story, so there is not much here that touches your own house. Geely, a Chinese automaker, showed off a new SUV called the Galaxy Battleship 700 (also sold as the Galaxy Zhanjian 700 or Galaxy Cruiser 700) in Milan. It is a plug-in hybrid, meaning it pairs a gas engine with electric motors, and the top version has three motors putting out a combined 1,113 horsepower and 1,250 lb-ft of torque.

The SUV uses a battery pack built by CATL, a battery maker you may see mentioned in home battery and EV coverage too. It is a 41.7 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack, a battery chemistry known for being stable and long-lasting, and it gives the SUV 100 to 115 miles of electric-only range before the gas engine kicks in. Geely also touts off-road tech like a self-leveling suspension, all-wheel-drive switching software, and the ability to keep driving on three wheels after a blowout.

None of this changes anything about home energy programs, rebates, or upgrades. It is simply a sign of how fast Chinese automakers are moving on big, powerful plug-in hybrid SUVs, and it shows LFP batteries, the same type increasingly used in home battery storage, continuing to show up in more products. If you already have a home battery or are shopping for one, this is a reminder of how common that battery chemistry is becoming across many devices, not a change to any rebate or incentive you can use.