Porsche to ensure familiar software is available for customers
By Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche AG will ensure that familiar software platforms like Google and Apple will be accessible for its customers, a spokesperson said on Tuesday following…
Croatian startup readies self-driving taxi Verne for Zagreb launch
By Antonio Bronic and Daria Sito-Sucic ZAGREB (Reuters) – Autonomous vehicle startup Project 3 Mobility (P3), set up by the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, presented on…
European elections could change the electric cars market
European elections: At the highest levels of European institutions, there’s potential for a change in the 2035 target to phase out sales of cars with internal combustion engines. Despite the…
Xiaomi takes aim at Tesla in Chinese auto market with $29,870 electric car
By Sarah Wu and Yelin Mo BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched a sporty electric car on Thursday with styling cues drawn from Porsche and priced below Tesla’s…
Xiaomi set for plunge into EVs at a tricky time for China autos
By Sarah Wu and Yelin Mo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi will launch its highly anticipated electric vehicle (EV) on Thursday when it will reveal its pricing and start taking…
Xiaomi CEO teases price on upcoming car, showrooms begin displaying vehicle
By Beijing newsroom and Kevin Krolicki BEIJING (Reuters) – Xiaomi’s CEO said on Monday his goal for the firm’s first electric vehicle was that it would be the “best looking,…
China’s Xiaomi to start deliveries of its first EV model, shares soar
By Sarah Wu, Casey Hall and Qiaoyi Li BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi said on Tuesday it will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) model SU7 this month,…
Not just smartphones, Xiaomi broadens horizons with its first electric car
Xiaomi electric car: In an edition of the Mobile World Congress characterised by the scarcity of new products unveiled by the major brands, Xiaomi showed substance with the usual long list of…
In EV catch-up race, legacy automakers hitch a lift with Formula E
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Legacy automakers playing catch-up with EV leaders like Tesla are leaning on their Formula E electric racing teams for innovations to build better mass-production…
SU7, the first electric car marks Xiaomi’s breakthrough
Xiaomi has beaten everyone to the punch and unveiled SU7, which stands for Speed Ultra, the first electric car that will hit the market in the coming months. After the presentation…