One workshop, in Muscat, and that is deliberate: the equipment an EV actually needs — cell-level battery work, high-voltage insulation testing, manufacturer software — does not split usefully across small branches. Owners from Sohar and Sur drive in, and the mobile unit covers the Capital Area.
The Xiaomi is new here and bought on its performance figures, which is exactly what loads a pack on a hot day. What it needs from us is high-output pack thermal management and HyperOS cockpit activation — and a straight answer about what it does not need, which is the part most owners say was missing everywhere else. The climb to Jebel Shams asks more of a battery's cooling than anything on flat ground does, and the descent runs almost entirely on regeneration. That is easier on the brakes than it sounds — so much easier that the discs corrode from disuse rather than wear out, which is a fault we look for here specifically.
