From BYD to Xpeng to Xiaomi, the number and variety of Chinese EVs hitting the market has exploded in recent years, forcing a reckoning among Western automakers.
One in model particular, the Xioami SU7, has received significant attention in the US after Ford CEO Jim Farley revealed on a recent podcast that he’d been driving one for the past six months and didn’t want to give it up.
How does it compare to competitors? The SU7, which translates to “Speed Seven” in Chinese, most closely matches the specs of Tesla’s Model 3. Here’s how the two models stack up:
The Xiaomi SU7 is cheaper.
The SU7, Xioami’s first car and sold only in China, comes in three versions starting at …