There are several very exciting electric vehicle startups in China. Naturally, BYD is king of the hill and will remain there for a long time, but several others are doing exceptionally well if we compare them to automakers elsewhere. But Xiaomi is really different. As the second-largest smartphone producer in … [continued]
I recently travelled to Europe to celebrate my birthday. While I was on the flight home, I thought about my past few decades on this planet. While we seem to be going backwards politically, that can largely be attributed to fear. That fear often comes from the disruptive change created … [continued]
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]
