What does this Xiaomi electric car have in store for us?
The Xiaomi Group Xiaomi Group Group has no plans to change its core business, which is the manufacture of smartphones. It does, however, wish to enter the automotive market, with the aim of diversifying the brand's business. Lei Jun's ambition is to become the new Tesla of China.
Tesla entered the EV industry more than 10 years ahead of us. Some people think that we already missed our window to enter the market, but I disagree. The race is just getting started, and I think Xiaomi has plenty of opportunities. pic.twitter.com/h6aqMytZgG
- leijun (@leijun) September 8, 2022
What will Xiaomi's future electric car look like?
As previously mentioned, the company plans to invest 10 billion dollars over 10 years to complete this project.
As far as the technical specifications of the Xiaomi car are concerned, it will be an electric sedanaccording to the latest news.
In terms of performance, the electric car will have a range range of up to 440 kmwith a 55 kWhbattery . To recharge this electric vehicle, it will be possible to80% charge in 10 minthanks to the 400 V. For Premium versions, Xiaomi cars will have a power of 800 Venabling them to charge quickly and achieve a range of 1,000 kilometers, which is quite high for a first electric car. What's more, it's a good publicity stunt on Xiaomi's part, enough to make the world leader in electric cars react.
Relative to the price of the car, it will be offered at a lower price than its competitor Tesla competitor: the future car will cost 21 000 €.
It's clear that Xiaomi wants to compete with the Chinese giant in virtually every possible way.
Innovations for this Xiaomi electric car?
Lei Jun goes even further when it comes to the technology he wants to integrate into the electric car: it's the Xiaomi Pilotan autonomous driving system. This system, which has already been shown as a prototype, will operate using LiDAR technology. This system could put pressure on rival Tesla with its Autopilot. One thing is certain: Xiaomi is not hiding its ambitions.
As for the production and release of the electric car, this is scheduled for 2024.
In conclusion
At a time when many countries in Europe, and indeed the rest of the world, are planning tobanning the use of combustion-powered vehicles by 2035 (in France). Carmakers are striving to electrify their automotive catalogs, in order to best meet the demands of many motorists. To boost this project, Xiaomi, already known for its smartphones, wants to open up and diversify into the clean vehicle market.
We look forward to seeing Xiaomi's electric cars on our roads in 2024!
