Although the world of motorsport will have all the cars, planes, trains, etc. in the future. There is no doubt that it will be ‘completely EV’. There is still a transition period of several years for electric motors or engines running on non-polluting biofuel. Switching to a fully electric car is still like switching to flexible mobile phones: both a leap of technology and a leap of faith.
And the issue of autonomy and What happens if the electricity runs out in the middle of the road? This situation continues to worry many people; like where to plug in your electric car if you live in a block of flats on a high street and don’t have a garage. Therefore, it looks like Xiaomi Car will come out in two versions, one with extended range.
Two versions of Xiaomi Car
For those who don’t know, An EV range extender is a gasoline engine that extends the range of an electric vehicle. The battery activates an electrical generator that charges the vehicle’s battery. According to information from Beijing (Beijing, China)-based media outlet Pandaily, Xiaomi’s next car both electric and autonomous or extended-range propulsion systems.
Xiaomi has reportedly hired engineers in China to develop extended-range electric vehicles (EREV). Mi Car’s entry model will benefit from 400V voltage platform and BYD Blade Battery, Xiaomi’s high-end car will use 800V voltage platform and CATL Qilin Battery with 101kWh battery capacity.
Range extender for Xiaomi car
According to the data obtained from this environment, The extended range version will come equipped with a 1.5L or 1.5T range extender and a large batteryThis will give the vehicle more autonomy due to the gasoline engine, which will give it more usage time.
As we told you earlier, the Xiaomi car appeared at the Bluetooth SIG certification registration a few weeks ago, revealing that this vehicle will have Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chipset, Bluetooth .2, USB Media functions and Apple CarPlay support. This is expected Mass production starts in 2024It is reported that the car has entered the trial production phase and approximately 50 prototype cars are produced every week.
The question many people are probably asking is whether the Mi Car will remain only in the Chinese and Asian markets, or will it cross the pond and go on sale in Europe.
via | Gizmochina
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