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undervalued. What gives YT confidence is FF 91's leading technology Through the SPAC merger and, FF, the pioneer of A Growing
and company philosophy, as well as the current market Chinese Internet cross-industry EV manufacturer, "Tesla
Lucid, another EV performance of the new-generation EV manufacturers. once again stood under the spotlight of the industry. For Challenger,"
the rejuvenated-FF, the industry not only hopes to see the future
manufacturer that has not It is easy to announce to build a car, but it is difficult to YT Jia's legendary comeback, but also hopes to see FF to of FF is
physically build a car, it's even harder to build a car that surpass or disrupt Tesla. promising
delivered a single vehicle yet, has a market cap of $32B, can challenge Tesla. According to the China Passenger
Car Association, the top three NEVs sold in July are the Now, FF has achieved its goals for the first phase - On
which is 8 times more compared with FFIE's. This also MINIEV from Wuling Motors with 30,706 units sold, BYD July 24, Faraday Future announced that all 300 of its
Qin PLUS DM-i with 9,127 units sold, and Chery Ben-Ben invite-only FF 91 Futurist Alliance Edition Vehicles have
means that FF needs to let the market realize its true value EV with 8,701 units sold. Tesla Model 3 came up sixth with been pre-ordered.
6,477 units sold. In the January-July accumulated sales
by releasing positive information. This recent round of ranking, Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y ranked second FF Global CEO Carsten Breitfeld introduced that the
surge may reflect that the true value of FFIE is gradually and third with 91,322 and 48,324 units sold, respectively. company will celebrate the annual Futurist Co-Creation
being recognized by the capital market, which is extremely Festival on September 19th, inviting FF employees
significant for FF's subsequent development. As seen in the sales ranking, the priority for the new- and their friends and family members, charity project
generation EV manufacturers now is to survive rather participants, investors, media, paid reservation holders, and
Under this new trend, FF has a bright future. As the only EV than to challenge Tesla. Can we expect Xiaomi and Baidu potential users who actively participate in FF co-creation
manufacturer in the NEV segment with Dual Home Market to challenge Tesla? Their car-making journey literally just projects, to celebrate FF’s successes, products, technologies,
Strategy and Dual-Genetic Advantage, the rejuvenated-FF started, and for the latecomers, time is perhaps the most people, innovation, and user-centric philosophy.
seems to have left behind the ups and downs of the past 7 important thing.
years and started to move towards a prosperous path. During the 2,270-mile-long drive along Route 66, Dr
FF, determined to become a "disruptor", is the challenger Carsten Breitfeld gained more confidence in the FF 91 to
Tesla has many with the greatest chance. In terms of technology, FF is disrupt Tesla and traditional luxury automobile brands. He
challengers, but FF is the most promising NEV company to challenge or even said, during the 8-day trip, FF 91 not only demonstrated its
much more unique in disrupt Tesla. FF’s Global CEO, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld product capabilities, but also provided a piece of mind to
challenging their success introduced that according to Randolph Square IP (RSIP), a external partners, as well as FF 91 reservation holders and
patent data analytics firm, FF’s diversified patent portfolio FFIE stockholders. During the conversations with the fans
In the NEV market, Tesla is the jewel on the crown. is more robust in comparable technologies than many and enthusiasts along the way, FF 91 gained a lot of fans
There are many challengers, yet from day 1, FF's target leading OEMs including Toyota, Ford, and Honda. RSIP and won praise from the industry.
was to be the special one - FF does not want to be a Tesla determined that FF’s expanding EV patent portfolio is on
challenger, but to be a disruptor. FF's target was beyond par with that of Tesla’s in key technologies. Compared to FF's furious progress made in the US, its
Tesla - FF is also aiming to disrupt traditional luxury pace in China is also accelerating. Chen Xuefeng, who was
automobile manufacturers, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld also introduced that FF has appointed as CEO of FF China in March, is now in charge of
Ferrari and more. approximately 880 filed or issued utility and design patents FF China's business development along with his FF China
filed globally, with 530 granted patents, a number that is team. The target is to accelerate FF's grounding in the
YT Jia, founder and global CPUO (Chief User and Product far ahead of its peers. In addition, FF's patent portfolio has Chinese market and the implementation of its dual home
Officer) of FF, makes no secret of his dream. "With the received numerous citations from many leading OEMs, which strategy in both China and the US. Chen Xuefeng previously
unparalleled product power, The FF 91 is the only product is a testament to the quality of FF's patents. served as executive vice president in manufacturing of
in the global intelligent EV industry that is one class higher Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co., Ltd., and has
than Model X and S Plaid in product and technology Back in 2017, FF 91 had a race against Tesla, and FF 91 won over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry.
positioning." YT said, "Our priority is to deliver this car to that race. As seen in the video, the FF 91 not only won the
the hands of our global top users on time and with high race against the Tesla Model S P100D, but also won against Although FF's rapid development was delayed due to
quality. We will disrupt traditional ultra-luxury brands like the Ferrari 488 GTB, the world's fastest sports car. With an funding problems, FF's post-listing business promotion
Maybach S, Ferrari, and Bentley. Our phase one goal is to 0-60 acceleration time of 2.39 seconds, FF 91 had set the and the refinement of product in the past two years led
become the industry’s No. 1 in the global market segment at fastest acceleration record , and the title of "New King of FF 91 merely steps away from mass production, in terms
the top of the pyramid. With the launch of our subsequent Global 0-60 Acceleration" officially belonged to FF 91. of technology and vehicle grinding-in. Compared to new
models, our secondary goals will be forming our user players in car manufacturing, FF, which has solved its
ecosystem, and we expect to see explosive growth in revenue 0-60 acceleration has always been an important indicator funding problem, has a better chance to succeed and
from smart devices, along with rapid growth in ecosystem to measure the power performance of a car, and is also a grow into a real Tesla challenger.
revenue, while becoming one of the mainstream high-value concentrated expression of the powertrain, aerodynamics,
user market leaders" light-weighting and other technical capabilities of the vehicle. When will this day come? Perhaps the answer to this will
be officially revealed when FF 91 enters mass production
Industry insiders said that from a technical point of view, phase next year. Now, let's wait and see if FF can bring
in order to achieve such a short 0-60 acceleration time, us surprises on its way of growth!
the vehicle must be equipped with a strong powertrain
system. Additionally, the requirements for the vehicle's
body rigidity, brakes, and tires will increase exponentially.
The FF 91 is a huge, long and heavy vehicle, so it is even
more technically demanding, and each achievement is the
pinnacle of the technology field.

FF 91 achieved this back in 2017. After these years of
refinement, it is believed that the FF 91 will bring even
more surprises. And this, perhaps, is where the confidence
comes from for FF 91 to disrupt Tesla.

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