Xiaomi Confirms Sky Nomad EREV Brand to Rival Li Auto
Get the Energy newsletter
Daily energy & climate — solar, EVs, oil, the policy fights and tech bets shaping the transition. Free.
- Xiaomi confirmed 'Sky Nomad' (小米澎程) as the name of its new EREV brand on its official Weibo account Wednesday, with CEO Lei Jun sharing the teaser poster and telling followers a launch is 'coming soon.'
- The first Sky Nomad N90 — internally codenamed Kunlun N3 — is a full-size SUV over 5.3 meters long with a 3.1-meter wheelbase, using a 1.5-liter turbo engine purely as a generator paired with a 70+ kWh battery for 400-500 km of electric-only range and over 1,500 km combined.
- Sunwoda and CALB will supply batteries on a 60/40 split, and spy shots show a boxy design with a roof-mounted LiDAR, electrically deployed door steps, and a built-in rooftop tent on the seven-seat version aimed at China's outdoor camping trend.
- Pricing is expected to start as low as 200,000 yuan (~$29,400), undercutting the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9 — both above 250,000 yuan — and going after a segment where Li Auto and Aito captured seven of China's top 10 best-selling EREV SUVs last year.
- The N90 is central to Xiaomi's 2026 target of 550,000 vehicle deliveries, a roughly 34% jump from about 410,000 last year, with a launch expected in the second half of 2026.
Why it matters: The N90 is Xiaomi's volume play in the segment that actually prints money in China's auto market — a ~$29,400 starting price undercuts Li Auto and Aito where they have near-duopoly control, and the 550,000-unit 2026 target rises or falls on this kind of family-SUV product. Xiaomi's bigger-than-many-BEV 70+ kWh pack also signals it's selling an electric-first vehicle with a range-extender backup, not a glorified hybrid.
