Battery electric The battery electric version of the Galaxy Starshine 8 was first unveiled by the MIIT in August of 2025. It uses a electric motor on Rear wheels paired with lithium iron phosphate batteries of unknown capacity.
Plug-in hybrid The Starshine 8 uses both the Thor EM-i and the Thor EM-P plug-in hybrid systems. Unlike the
Lynk & Co 10 and
Galaxy M9, which use an all-wheel-drive layout, the Starshine 8 is only available with a front-wheel-drive layout. The EM-i models get a 1.5 liter naturally aspirated
inline 4 engine making 110 horsepower combined with a front motor making 211 horsepower. The EM-P models use a
turbocharged inline 4 of the same capacity making 161 horsepower combined with a front motor making 215 horsepower. Two batteries are available, a 8.5 kWh battery and an 18.4 kWh battery. Both batteries are
LFP batteries. The 8.5 kWh battery is only available with the EM-i models. Both EM-i and EM-p models get a battery electric range of 130 kilometers, the EM-i also has an option to have a smaller battery with a 60 kilometer electric range. The total range is estimated to be from 1500 to 1600 kilometers. == Sales ==