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{{Infobox company
| name = XEV Ltd
| logo = LOGO-born-for-change-white-01-ENG.png
| hq_location = [[Turin]], [[Italy]]<br />[[Hong Kong]]
| founded = 2016
| key_people = Tik Lou (president)<br />Paul Zhu (director)
| area_served = Europe and the Middle East
| num_employees = 150<ref name=yicaiglobal.com>{{cite web|title=3-D Printed EV Maker XEV to Build Shanghai Production Center|url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/3-d-printed-ev-maker-xev-to-build-shanghai-production-center|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2021
| website = [https://www.xev-global.com www.xev-global.com]
}}
'''XEV Ltd''' (short for ''X-Electrical Vehicle'') is an Italian-Hong Kong [[Battery electric vehicle|electric]] [[microcar]] manufacturer based in [[Hong Kong]], operating since 2016.
XEV employees alleged in April 2024 on the company's official social media account that the company has been [[insolvent]] since early 2024 and unable to pay its employees and suppliers.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/ex-employees-release-notice-from-xevs-official-account-to-expose-nev-startups-financial-troubles |title=Chinese NEV Startup’s Former Staff Lay Bear Its Financial Troubles on Social Media |author=Zhang Yushuo |date=April 10, 2024 |website=YiCai}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.laitimes.com/en/article/6iyqa_6zb0x.html |website=LaiTimes |title=Employees collectively reported according to their fingerprints: management sales fraud, violent layoffs, and said that the company was insolvent |date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> XEV denied these claims.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.dmove.it/news/xev-rassicura-le-voci-sul-fallimento-frutto-di-una-campagna-di-disinformazione-sul-web-adiremo-le-vie-legali |title=XEV rassicura: "Le voci sul fallimento frutto di una campagna di disinformazione sul web. Adiremo le vie legali" |author=Pasquale Agizza |date=May 9, 2024 |website=DMove.it}}</ref>
==History==
In 2016, a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur, Tik Lou, engaged a team of native collaborators, as well as those experienced in, among others, in the then [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles|FCA]] group of designers. As a result, the automotive [[Startup company|startup]] XEV was created, choosing [[Hong Kong]] as its headquarters, with a styling office located in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=XEV launches 3-D printing pure electric vehicle first in Eurasia Market|url=https://www.creality3dpro.store/blogs/news/xev-launches-3-d-printing-pure-electric-vehicle-first-in-eurasia-market|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en}}</ref>
With the start of operations, XEV focused on the development of its project, an electric microcar with elements made in a 3D printer, collecting initial funding thanks to European funds.<ref name=":2" /> In 2019, the company announced that its vehicle would be manufactured at its newly acquired plant in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].<ref name=yicaiglobal.com />
A pre-production XEV car was unveiled in December 2019, with plans to start series production in August 2020 if the necessary funds are raised through a [[crowdfunding]] campaign.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=XEV Yoyo – elektryk w cenie niższej niż dopłaty. Prace wystartowały w tym samym czasie, co ElectroMobility Poland|date=17 December 2019 |url=https://elektrowoz.pl/auta/xev-yoyo-elektryk-w-cenie-nizszej-niz-doplaty-prace-wystartowaly-w-tym-samym-czasie-co-electromobility-poland/|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pl}}</ref> The final model finally debuted in September 2021,<ref>{{cite web|title=The XEV Yoyo is a small electric city car for 13,000 euros|date=10 September 2021 |url=https://www.electrive.com/2021/09/10/xev-launches-serial-production-of-3-d-printed-mini-ev/|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en}}</ref> in the same month not only going into production,<ref>{{cite web|title=XEV launches serial production of 3-D printed mini-EV|date=10 September 2021 |url=https://www.electrive.com/2021/09/10/xev-launches-serial-production-of-3-d-printed-mini-ev/|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en}}</ref> but also having a world debut at the [[International_Motor_Show_Germany#2021|IAA 2021]] show in [[Munich]].<ref>{{cite web|title=3D-Printed Car Spotted at IAA 2021: Photos, Full Specs and Design of XEV YoYo Electric Vehicle|url=https://www.itechpost.com/articles/106942/20210907/3d-printed-car-spotted-iaa-2021-photos-full-specs-design.htm|access-date=2021-11-16|language=en}}</ref>
==Models==
===Currently in production===
[[File:XEV Yoyo 001.jpg|thumb|XEV Yoyo]]
* [[XEV Yoyo|Yoyo]]
* [[XEV Kitty|Kitty]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xevcars.com/kitty/|title=Kitty, the compact car suitable for the city and fuel efficient}}</ref>
===Out of production===
* [[JAC Refine S2#JAC iEV7s|iEV7s]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.xevcars.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Companies of Hong Kong]]
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