Zeekr
Shares rank 31 of 40 electric cars by recommenders
People recommend Zeekr cars for good interior design and as a competitive Chinese EV brand. Critics say it is close to the best but not quite there yet.
People recommend Zeekr cars for good interior design and as a competitive Chinese EV brand. Critics say it is close to the best but not quite there yet.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Competitive with leading Chinese EVs
“Chinese EVs are already way ahead of most western EVs”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%” “Zeekr is getting up there too”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users” Named among top Chinese EV brands
“BYD, Zeekr, Lynk & Co (brands owned by private companies) -- an example of good design, user research for interior.”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “I went to Mexico to test-drive the cars Americans can’t buy” “Buy a BYD / Xiaomi / Zeekr / Xpeng...”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Close to, but not quite on par
“Zeekr is close, but still not quite there.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “CT scans of BYD car parts”
Other electric cars people recommend
The four most recommended other electric cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles | 209 | 411 | 34% | 13 | 6 yrs24 owners | — |
| BYD electric cars | 157 | 53 | 75% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| Ferrari Luce | 140 | 319 | 31% | 7 | — | — |
| Tesla Model 3 | 128 | 115 | 53% | 13 | 6 yrs32 owners | — |
| ZeekrThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“BYD, Zeekr, Lynk & Co (brands owned by private companies) -- an example of good design, user research for interior.”
“They sound like they smashed a keyboard and then maybe added some vowels.”
“Buy a BYD / Xiaomi / Zeekr / Xpeng...”
“Zeekr is getting up there too”
“Zeekr is close, but still not quite there.”
“They made a timing mistake by choosing Zeekr for it, which is limiting their expansion at the moment.”
“Chinese EVs are already way ahead of most western EVs”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.