China’s LeTV Plans to Sec-kill Tesla by Its Mule Car

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai Oct.28)- Ding Lei, former general-manager of Shanghai General Motor (SGM) and now acting as the joint founder, executive director and CEO in charge of China and Asia-Pacific areas of LeTV Supercar, revealed up-to-date information on LeTV’s car plan at a press conference on Oct.27th.

Ding Lei indicated that LeTV’s first Supercar Mule Car was going into trial-production, which was the first time LeTV released definite information on its car R&D after the announcement of SEE Plan. Ding Lei defined the upcoming Mule Car as a electric and smart vehicle. It is said the Mule Car, equipped with LeTV internet system for cars, will have its debut on North American CES Auto Show.

According to the introduction by Ding Lei, the R&D for LeTV Supercar was mainly conducted by teams from America, who solely own more than 400 staff among the total nearly 700 staff of LeTV Supercar’s global R&D teams.

Based on the fact that LeTV Supercar will be born in North America and also be an electric car, it is natural for people to make a contrast with Tesla. But, apparently, Jia Yueting and Ding Lei thought their Supercar was superior to Tesla.

Jia Yueting explained, “ LeTV’s idea about car differs from that of Tesla. Tesla only manufactures cars, sending people from place A to place B, while LeTV is aimed to building a comprehensive ecological transport system. To be more specific, LeTV Supercar doesn’t take individual transport as its major mission; instead, it emphasizes more on the creation of a brand new blueprint for city transport system.”

Also, Ding Lei said, “ LeTV is now born with unparalleled experience in designing and inventing electric and smart cars, because we are backed by R&D teams full of rich experience. Our teams is now kind of starting their second business.”