As gasoline prices rise in China, a discussion arose in the country regarding the future of automobiles. Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng also weighed in with his own comments and even announced the arrival of the next generation of superchargers for EVs.
The senior executive stated that EV (Electric Vehicle) users typically focus on the efficiency and convenience of charging their vehicles. So, the Chinese EV maker has plans to launch a new generation of superchargers for EVs that will be up to four times faster than the current generation of superchargers offered in the market. Through this, the next gen superchargers will be able to charge an electric vehicle from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 12 minutes.
With NEV (New Energy Vehicles) becoming increasingly more popular, improvements in supplementing technology would only help boost their sales even further. Current standards of EVs would have you charging for a couple of hours to even under an hour depending on the charging rates. But that still is quite a bit longer than a gasoline refill at a gas station. So, these next gen superchargers might help EVs better solidify their position in the automobile industry.
Earlier this year He Xiaopeng had announced that XPeng’s supercharging stations were the most extensive among other Chinese EV brands with a total of 169 self operated stations in China and a total of 954 charging networks available al across the country. So this improvement in charging technology should soon be reflected on these stations as well.
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