The electric vehicle revolution is taking place in the automotive industry. While giant automobile companies are creating their long-term plans in this area, technology companies that produce in other areas are also planning to enter the sector. One of them is Xiaomi.
Xiaomi electric car will be launched in 2024
The news that smartphone manufacturers are preparing to enter the electric car market has started to increase recently. Giants such as Google, Samsung and Apple have made large investments to work in this field. Xiaomi, one of them, announced that they would step into this area in March of last year.
According to the news in NotebookCheck, Xiaomi wants to see its electric car on the roads in 2024. The vehicle, which is expected to be launched at a price of less than 30 thousand dollars, will be launched as a fully electric, 4-door autonomous vehicle.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, who attended a question and answer event a few months ago, emphasized that they want to be the best in the industry in 10 years. In addition, the vehicle will have LiDAR technology. The company made a partnership with Beijing Automotive Group Co (BAIC) for production, but could not reach an agreement.
The company, which allocates a large budget to the electric car world and created a sub-brand called Xiaomi Automobile Co. The company, which wants to gradually enlarge this production line, has also started the construction of a facility that can produce more than 300 thousand vehicles per year.