Xiaomi SU7
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun unveils the SU7, the company's first electric car.
  • Elon Musk thinks that Chinese auto firms like BYD are Tesla's biggest competition. 
  • Now Tesla has a new rival in China after smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled its first EV, the SU7.
  • The tech company invested $10 billion in 2021 to try and become an electric car giant.

Elon Musk is already taking heat in China from popular EV-maker BYD. Now Tesla has a new rival in the country as smartphone maker Xiaomi launches its first EV.

The Chinese tech giant unveiled the SU7, a battery-powered luxury vehicle, on Thursday, with Xiaomi's CEO vowing to take on Tesla in the world's largest EV market.