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Founded | 2016 |
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Headquarters |
Turin,
Italy Hong Kong |
Area served | Europe and the Middle East |
Key people | Tik Lou (president) Paul Zhu (director) |
Number of employees | 150 [1] (2021) |
Website | www.xev-global.com |
XEV Ltd (short for X-Electrical Vehicle) is an Italian-Hong Kong electric microcar manufacturer based in Hong Kong, operating since 2016.
In 2016, a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur, Tik Lou, engaged a team of native collaborators, as well as those experienced in, among others, in the then FCA group of designers. As a result, the automotive startup XEV was created, choosing Hong Kong as its headquarters, with a styling office located in Turin, Italy. [2]
With the start of operations, XEV focused on the development of its project, an electric microcar with elements made in a 3D printer, collecting initial funding thanks to European funds. [3] In 2019, the company announced that its vehicle would be manufactured at its newly acquired plant in Shanghai, China. [1]
A pre-production XEV car was unveiled in December 2019, with plans to start series production in August 2020 if the necessary funds are raised through a crowdfunding campaign. [3] The final model finally debuted in September 2021, [4] in the same month not only going into production, [5] but also having a world debut at the IAA 2021 show in Munich. [6]
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Founded | 2016 |
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Headquarters |
Turin,
Italy Hong Kong |
Area served | Europe and the Middle East |
Key people | Tik Lou (president) Paul Zhu (director) |
Number of employees | 150 [1] (2021) |
Website | www.xev-global.com |
XEV Ltd (short for X-Electrical Vehicle) is an Italian-Hong Kong electric microcar manufacturer based in Hong Kong, operating since 2016.
In 2016, a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur, Tik Lou, engaged a team of native collaborators, as well as those experienced in, among others, in the then FCA group of designers. As a result, the automotive startup XEV was created, choosing Hong Kong as its headquarters, with a styling office located in Turin, Italy. [2]
With the start of operations, XEV focused on the development of its project, an electric microcar with elements made in a 3D printer, collecting initial funding thanks to European funds. [3] In 2019, the company announced that its vehicle would be manufactured at its newly acquired plant in Shanghai, China. [1]
A pre-production XEV car was unveiled in December 2019, with plans to start series production in August 2020 if the necessary funds are raised through a crowdfunding campaign. [3] The final model finally debuted in September 2021, [4] in the same month not only going into production, [5] but also having a world debut at the IAA 2021 show in Munich. [6]