On August 19, Zhang Xiao, the head of Ideal Auto's product line, took to Weibo to announce that Tesla China's newly launched Model YL now offers a direct comparison for the Ideal i8, encouraging netizens to engage in comparative analyses. Priced at 339,000 yuan, the Model YL is anticipated to be delivered in September 2025. Earlier, amidst the controversy surrounding the collision test between Ideal Auto's i8 and a heavy truck, Zhang Xiao had expressed his openness to conducting a live-streamed collision test.