At CES 2026, Qualcomm announced a series of high-profile partnerships with ZF, Google, and Leapmotor, reinforcing its position at the center of the rapidly evolving automotive technology ecosystem.
The Leapmotor D19 is the first to use ZF’s advanced range extender technology, known as eRE+. Like the eRE, it is based on an electric motor with an integrated inverter, matching software and planetary gearbox.
Highly efficient thermal management systems can extend the range of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles without the need for more expensive drivetrains or larger batteries.
ZF pushes range extender technology to the next level: a boost for the electric range. Longer range, lower emissions: range extenders make electrified mobility attractive to more buyers
ZF is equipping NIO’s flagship electric vehicle, the ET9, with its latest generation steer-by-wire system, both the steering wheel actuator for steering and steering feel as well as the redundant steering gear actuator and associated software.

