Xiaomi says Sky Nomad is a series, not a new brand, teases SUV

This is car news, not a home energy story, but it touches home charging math if you follow EVs. Xiaomi has clarified that Sky Nomad, its rugged new SUV, is a new vehicle series under the Xiaomi EV brand rather than a separate spinoff brand as earlier rumors suggested. The SUV, expected to launch as the N90, is Xiaomi's first vehicle that isn't a pure electric car. It uses a large battery pack of more than 70 kWh, giving 400 to 500 km (about 249 to 311 miles) of electric-only range, plus a small gas engine that acts only as a generator to extend total range past 1,500 km. That battery is bigger than the one in the base Tesla Model Y sold in China. Pricing is expected to start around 200,000 yuan, roughly $29,400.

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