Niutron (Mandarin: 自游家) is a Chinese electric car brand founded by Niu Technologies co-founder Yan Li on December 15, 2021. The mother company is called Huoxingshi Technology and is based in Beijing with its design center located in Shanghai, with vehicle R&D and manufacturing located in Changzhou.[1]
History
Niutron was founded by Yan Li, co-founder of electric scooter manufacturer Niu Technologies and former CTO of Chinese technology company Baidu. The company was founded in 2018 with $50 million USD in funding, later growing to $400 million USD.
In early December 2021, Niu released images of a concept car called the NIU 4 Fun, a 4 seater in the micro EV segment. On December 15, 2021 Niutron officially launched as a new startup independent of Niu Technologies.[2][3] That day, digital images and details of the company's first production vehicle, the Niutron NV