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Xiaomi has spent two years proving it can build electric cars people actually want. Now the phone-maker-turned-automaker is going after a different buyer entirely. The new SkyNomad N90, revealed this week, is Xiaomi’s first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) — a three-row family SUV that promises more than 1,500 km (about 930 miles) of combined range and an interior that has more in common with a living room than a car.

The powertrain: electric first, gasoline as backup

Like all EREVs, the SkyNomad N90 drives its wheels purely with electric motors — a dual-motor setup rated at 210 kW and 100 kW. The 1.5-liter turbocharged engine under the hood never touches the wheels; it exists solely to recharge the battery when needed.

The battery itself is substantial for this class: a 70–80 kWh ternary lithium pack from CALB, good for 400 to 500 km (roughly 250–310 miles) of pure-electric range on China’s CLTC cycle. For most families, that means gasoline becomes a road-trip-only affair. With a full tank and a full charge, total range exceeds 1,500 km.

The interior is the actual headline

Xiaomi clearly decided the way to stand out in China’s crowded EREV market is comfort theater, and the N90 delivers plenty. The front seats rotate 180 degrees to face the second row, turning the cabin into a lounge. Second-row zero-gravity seats come with leg rests. A sliding center armrest doubles as a bar counter. There are split panoramic sunroofs, a built-in refrigerator, and overhead speakers.

A Camping Edition goes further, adding a pop-up roof with a genuine rooftop bed platform — a nod to the overlanding trend that has taken off among Chinese family buyers. At 5,285 mm long with a 3,080 mm wheelbase, the N90 has the footprint to pull all of this off, in both five- and seven-seat configurations.

Aggressive pricing, big targets

The expected starting price is around 200,000 yuan — roughly $29,400 — when the N90 launches in late Q3 2026. That undercuts the segment’s dominant players, Li Auto’s L9 and the Huawei-backed Aito M9, both of which have made extended-range family SUVs one of the hottest categories in the world’s largest car market.

It’s a familiar Xiaomi playbook: arrive late, price low, and lean on a brand ecosystem hundreds of millions of consumers already live inside. It worked spectacularly for the SU7 sedan. Whether it works in the family-SUV segment — where Li Auto has spent years building trust — will be one of the more interesting stories of the Chinese market this fall.

Why it matters beyond China

EREVs barely exist in the US and Europe today, but that’s changing fast — several Western automakers have announced extended-range models for 2027 and beyond, betting that range anxiety, not ideology, is what keeps mainstream buyers out of EVs. The SkyNomad N90 is a preview of what that future looks like when it’s executed with consumer-electronics pricing logic. Western automakers should be paying attention.

Specifications via Electrek and manufacturer filings.