Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and Lidar, still undercuts Tesla

MrVitaliy

Interesting that they prominently feature Lidar as an upgrade over whatever Tesla has. Sheds some light on the whole drama with lidar vs camera in self-driving.

dyauspitr

That’s wild with that range (560 miles) it probably gets atleast 300 miles in the worst case scenario. That’s game over for ICE. What a dream. I wish we could have them in the US but my patriotism also tells me that would be the death of almost all US auto companies.

knownastron

Chinese EV companies are heavily subsidized by the Chinese government. These price comparisons to Tesla are good for generating catchy headlines but not useful without that context.

Aurornis

The range is Chinese CLTC range, which is a more generous rating than the US range ratings. It's an impressive range number, but don't try to compare it directly to range numbers for other EVs. The current gen SU7 is available with an 830km CLTC range. If you drive one on real roads, you will not get 830km of range. :)

h4kunamata

If Tesla owners are dying burned alive unable to leave their cars, what to say about Chinese cars that follow no quality standards?? Chineses goods have one focus and one focus only: Make money and fast. Those 902km in reality won't reach 500km in real life, assuming the car will last that long.