Xiaomi is set to introduce its first electric vehicle (EV) to the world, and the Chinese electronics giant has also announced it will begin manufacturing the EV – a car – in less than a year. When launched, Xiaomi’s Modena, codenamed MS11, will take on Model S of Elon Musk’s Tesla, in the world’s most populous country.
Lei Jun, the company’s founder-CEO, recently said Modena’s winter tests were a ‘complete success’ and he expects the model to debut sometime in the first half of the year. “I spend half of my time working on the car project. Our progress with our very first EV has exceeded expectations, and its mass production stage is not far off,” said Jun.
Besides Xiaomi, both Sony and Apple, too, are working on their respective electric cars. Xiaomi, however, is likely to be the first global tech giant to launch its own electric car.
