Li Xiang on "flagship SUVs getting bigger and bigger": the inertia of thinking from the gasoline-car era will fade

On September 14, Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto, posted about the issue of flagship SUVs getting increasingly larger, arguing that this is only a transitional phase. "The inherent advantages of a pure electric architecture determine that the size arms race will definitely come to an end." "At this stage, sizes are still being competed over because the industry is still making products with the mindset inertia of the fuel-car era. This inertia will fade," Li Xiang said. "In the fuel-car era, if you wanted more space, you had no choice but to make the car bigger. In the pure electric era, that is not necessary. Electric motors are small, the front overhang can be shortened, and the space saved can be given directly back to the cabin. With the battery laid flat on the chassis, the floor can be made flat, and there is no need to trade vehicle height for headroom. For the same interior space, a pure electric car can have an outer shell a size smaller than a fuel car. Once you understand this, there is not much point in making an issue of size."