Xiaomi markets its first electric car in China this Thursday. The Chinese electronics giant, number three in the world for smartphones, wants to compete in this niche with the Chinese champion BYD and the American Tesla.

The group is marketing its Xiaomi SU7 (“Speed ​​Ultra” 7), a sedan whose design is reminiscent of a luxury sports car. Xiaomi has not yet disclosed the price of its car. But his boss had mentioned less than 500,000 yuan (approximately 64,000 euros)