Inside Xiaomi’s EV Strategy: What They Learned by Dismantling Tesla’s Model Y
When you think of Tesla, chances are you picture innovation, sleek design, and cars that have reshaped the electric vehicle market. Now imagine another tech giant, Xiaomi, quietly buying a few Teslas, rolling them into a workshop, and taking them apart piece by piece. Sounds like something out of a spy movie, right? But this is exactly what Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun openly admitted during a live event in Beijing. The company bought three Tesla Model Ys, stripped them down to the smallest components, and studied every nut, bolt, and line of code to understand how the world’s most popular EV really works. This might sound surprising, but in reality, it is a classic strategy in both the car and...