Xiaomi has just stormed into the electric vehicle arena, or “smart electric vehicle” arena, as several high-tech EV companies in China like to say. Yes, Xiaomi is mostly known for its smartphones — it’s second only to Samsung in annual production of smartphones. But as we’ve argued for years, giant … [continued]
Just three months after announcing its SU7 Ultra Prototype track-special race car, Xiaomi — best known for its smartphones — has stunned the automotive world by setting an extremely fast lap time at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype completed the lap in just 6 minutes and … [continued]
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a little more than 1 million sales (in a 1.9-million-unit overall market). That’s up 38% year over year (YoY), and the second best month ever, while the overall market is down 1% YoY. Looking deeper at the … [continued]
Xiaomi, the world’s second largest smartphone maker, recently launched its electric sportscar, the Xiaomi SU7 sedan. Now, the company has just announced it will soon attempt a fast lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife using a dedicated SU7 track-ready prototype. Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, Lei Jun 雷军, today (July 19th) held … [continued]
