LeEco founder's electric car to undergo tests in China

California-based electric vehicle maker Faraday Future, backed by indebted LeEco founder Jia Yueting, will put its FF91 on display, as well as put it through testing in May in China, reports International Financial News.

Faraday Future's electric car, the FF91, is unveiled in Las Vegas on January 4, 2017. [File photo: LeEco]

Two of the electric FF91's have reportedly been shipped to China and transported to LeEco's offices in Beijing.

Customers will be invited to try out the new vehicles at LeEco's test drive facilities starting in late May.

Faraday Future has reportedly obtained 1 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments, and has started the mass production of its FF91, which are expected to be delivered by the end of this year.

Unveiled in Las Vegas in early 2017, the FF91 is said to be capable of running around 600 miles (over 950km) on one charge.

It's expected to retail for over 2 million yuan (around 316,000 U.S. dollars).

LeEco, once one of China's largest online content providers, is believed to hold around 7.3 million U.S. dollars worth of unpaid debts.