The ‘Tesla Of China’? Leshi Internet To Build Electric Cars
One of China’s biggest internet players has a vision to be the Republic’s answer to Tesla, with plans to build its own electric vehicle. Leshi Internet Information And Technology is behind the move, seeking permission from Chinese authoriti
One of China’s biggest internet players has a vision to be the Republic’s answer to Tesla, with plans to build its own electric vehicle.
Leshi Internet Information And Technology is behind the move, seeking permission from Chinese authorities to build the car locally having spent 12 months developing it.
Similarities with Tesla don’t end with the EV focus either, as 41 year-old chairman and founder, Jia Yueting (pictured, top of page), is every bit China’s version of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Mr Jia's business (not his first business, incidentally) has just entered its 11th year, earning him billionaire status along the way. The CEO told Bloomberg he plans to use his experience “managing disruptive change” to get the project over the line.
‘Disrupting’ skills are another trait Jia and Musk share in common, with the latter named 'Top Disrupter’ by his peers in September last year.
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