With the Sky Nomad series, Xiaomi is launching its first vehicles with a range extender (EREV)—and in doing so, is setting a new range record in the crossover SUV class.
76-kWh Battery Delivers Record-Breaking Range
For its first EREV series, Xiaomi is installing a 76-kWh battery, which, according to the manufacturer, enables an all-electric range of up to 505 kilometers. This means the Sky Nomad series surpasses the previous class leader, the Leapmotor D19, which previously offered the largest battery in an EREV of this vehicle class. By comparison: Many all-electric cars have similar battery capacities of around 70 to 76 kWh—Xiaomi now achieves this level in addition to a range extender that recharges the battery while driving.
High-Efficiency 1.5-Liter Engine
The range extender used is a 1.5-liter internal combustion engine with a peak efficiency of over 44 percent, which delivers up to 4 kWh of energy per liter of fuel to the electric powertrain. In the Skynomad N70 Max model, this enables the aforementioned 505-kilometer all-electric range according to the Chinese CLTC cycle; combined with a full 68-liter fuel tank, this results in a total range of up to 1,500 kilometers. Since the CLTC standard yields significantly higher figures compared to the stricter EPA test cycle, an EPA-equivalent range is likely to be about one-third lower.
Larger N90 Max with up to seven seats
The Skynomad N90 Max is available as either a six- or seven-seater and also uses the 76-kWh battery. However, due to its larger body in the full-size SUV format, the all-electric range here drops to about 480 to 500 kilometers per charge. Xiaomi plans to offer several variants of the Sky-Nomad series, including not only the N70 and N70 Max but also an N90 Max Camping Edition with a retractable roof tent.
Xiaomi Also Aims to Shake Up the Hybrid SUV Market
With the Sky Nomad series, Xiaomi is expanding its ambitions beyond the pure electric vehicle segment—where the manufacturer is already active with models like the Xiaomi YU7 —into the growing market for family SUVs with range extenders. Xiaomi had already demonstrated how quickly the company can become profitable when it entered the electric vehicle market: While Tesla took about ten years to turn a profit for the first time, Xiaomi achieved this just two years after launching its first vehicle.
