A little more than 3 years. That’s how long it took Xiaomi to go from the idea of making an electric car to actually shipping one.
Seeing the car up close, riding in one, and then taking a look at the insanely low price tag is enough for anyone to change their mind.
The SU7, announced by the Chinese company last March, is already being delivered to the tens of thousands of Chinese customers who ordered it. Xiaomi initially planned to sell at least 70.000 thousand units by year's end, but the goal has already shifted to 120.000.
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Last week in Beijing, we saw the Xiaomi car up close and rode in it. We didn’t know what to expect, but the level of completeness of the SU7 left us surprised, considering the incredibly short time that has passed since the project started.
Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, Lei Jun, claimed that his company aims to rise to the world’s top 5 car manufacturers. Given Lei’s larger-than-life personality and communication style, dismissing this claim as another of his boastful and over-confident moments would be easy. Seeing the car up close, riding in one, and then taking a look at the insanely low price tag is enough for anyone to change their mind.
In our gallery, we collected some of our best shots of the car along with 10 facts you need to know about Xiaomi's extremely promising SU7 EV.