[Automobile] Chinese Smartphone Giant Xiaomi Wants to Make EVs After the on-again-off-again saga of whether [Apple was going to make cars with Hyundai](//www.thedrive.com/news/39149/after-all-that-hyundai-says-it-isnt-in-talks-to-build-the-apple-car) , plus the ongoing, seemingly weekly turnaround on whether Huawei is [singlehandedly destroying](//www.thedrive.com/news/31858/how-german-car-companies-got-caught-up-in-the-war-between-huawei-and-america) the automotive industry via chip wars or joining it, it’s understandable to be cynical about yet another phone manufacturer joining the EV ring. Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, though, has come out with a pretty convincing statement of intent with an actual company and employees and everything. Plus, via its electric scooter arm it actually does have some experience of manufacturing (blech phrase alert) “e-mobility...