{"id":877,"date":"2016-05-01T21:33:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T21:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interplextransportation.com\/blog\/?p=877"},"modified":"2016-05-01T21:33:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T21:33:32","slug":"tesla-suddenly-has-a-huge-new-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interplextransportation.com\/blog\/tesla-suddenly-has-a-huge-new-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Suddenly Has A Huge New Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"772px-Tesla_Motors_Model_S-1_close-up\"<\/a>The Chinese tech giant LeEco has unvailed its all-electric car<\/a> concept.\u00a0LeEco, an electronics company based in China, has just unveiled an all-electric battery concept car, dubbed LeSEE, whose production version the company hopes to\u00a0rival Tesla Motors Inc\u2019s Model S and its successors.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made at a press conference in Beijing last Wednesday when China\u2019s Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, addressed its recent name change and new range of products. LeEco is a technology giant that also owns\u00a0LeTV, the largest internet television business in China that is often compared to NetFlix.<\/p>\n

LeEco,\u00a0founded by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, who also runs LeTV, is a company that has focused\u00a0mainly on consumer electronics, connectivity and electric cars until now. As LeEco aims to extend its already diverse market of smartphones and smart TVs, the company has made the first highly visible step to challenge Tesla Motors Inc. as the leader of electric cars. LeEco\u00a0is currently working on three main passenger concept cars: LeSee,\u00a0Faraday Future\u00a0in the United States, and the electric Aston Martin Rapide\u00a0in the UK.<\/p>\n

Before closing out the press conference, CEO Jia Yueting demonstrated the automous power of the vehicle by ordering it to drive itself out of a shipping container and park onto the stage with only a few voice commands via a mobile app.<\/p>\n

Jia Yueting said the concept car that was displayed at Beijing auto show\u00a0is not only fully electrically propelled but is expected to be a \u201csmart, connected and automated self-driving car.\u201d The co-founder of LeEco hopes that when the car hits the market it will help Chinese auto industry to become a leader in the global auto sector.<\/p>\n

The name LeSee is short for Le Super Electric Ecosystem.\u00a0 The four-door pearly white sedan can reach a top speed of 130 mph. The concept car features memory foam seats, automatic driving mode, a foldaway steering wheel and the front fascia with a smart screen that will display specific data while the vehicle is running. LeSEE doesn\u2019t come with conventional mirrors; instead it will use cameras to see around it.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Yueting, one day LeEco cars would be offered free of charge to customers. But when who knows?<\/p>\n

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