News & Reviews:   automotive

While some car enthusiasts love the roar of a powerful combustion engine, more consider EVs are the future. But EVs are far from mainstream, as there are many technological bottlenecks to overcome like the battery. Recently, sources found a Xiaomi patent related to EV batteries.

Today, Xiaomi just announced the corporation has completed a business registration of Xiaomi EV Company Limited. EV stands for electric vehicle and this officially marks Xiaomi's first debut and a milestone in the automotive industry.

The parent company of Harman-Kardon, JBL and AKG will be purchased by Samsung for a staggering USD 8 billion (~RM 35 billion) in a deal that give Samsung a significant presence in the large and rapidly growing market for connected technologies.