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Xpeng Takes on Tesla in Europe with Launch of P7 Sedan and G9 SUV

Oğuz Çakır — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:15:07 +0000

Chinese automaker Xpeng had a rough year in 2022. The company’s sales failed to meet expectations and its share price plummeted by 81.34%. However, Chairman and CEO, He Xiaopeng, recently sent a letter to its employees promising to end the bad course. It seems that Xiaopeng is determined to keep that promise. Chinese electric vehicle startup launched its P7 sedan and G9 Sports SUV in Europe. Here are the details…

Xpeng launches flagship EVs in Europe in international push

Xpeng, has launched its P7 sedan and G9 sports SUV in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden, as part of its international expansion efforts. The P7 sedan is priced lower than Tesla’s Model 3 Long Range in the four countries. It has starting price of 49,990 euros ($54,917) for a range of 576 kilometers on a single charge.

Xpeng is pushing aggressively into international markets. The Chinese electric car start-up launched its P7 sedan and G9 SUV in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden.

The G9 SUV is priced higher than Tesla’s Model Y Long Range, with a range of 570 kilometers on a single charge and a starting price of 57,990 euros in the Netherlands. Xpeng faces tuff competition in Europe, not just from Tesla but also from other Chinese automakers and European giants like Volkswagen.

However, Xpeng isn’t the only Chinese manufacturer on the market.Chinese rival Nio has already started deliveries in Norway. Xpeng has accelerated its international push in recent years, with physical stores in Europe and the launch of its mass-market P5 sedan. However, supply chain issues have suspended the start of sales for the P5.

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Xpeng G9 SUV launched with XPILOT 4.0 ADAS, offers 200km range in just 5 minutes of charge

Sean — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:46:29 +0000

Xpeng Motors has just launched its new G9 Flagship Smart SUV. The company had teased the electric vehicle earlier this month and had now officially unveiled the car, which features its XPILOT 4.0 ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System).

The G9 SUV was announced earlier today (19th November 2021) during the ongoing Auto Guangzhou 2021 event and feature the Chinese EV maker’s cutting edge software architecture and hardware platform. Notably, the G9 is the fourth production model from the brand and boasts various international safety and environmental standards as well. Although, one of its highlighting features is the XPILOT 4.0 ADAS. It is also the first production model from the brand to feature this system.

For those unaware, XPILOT 4.0 is a full scenario driver assistance system, which is the step towards a fully autonomous driving. According to He Xiaopeng, CEO and Chairman of Xpeng, “Our G9 flagship smart SUV represents a new level of sophistication with a global perspective, and is an essential part of our exploration of smarter, safer, greener and sustainable mobility.” It is built with C-NCAP and E-NCAP 5-star safety design standards and has a reusability rate of over 85 percent and recyclable rate of over 95%.

Looking at its design, the G9 SUV features a “minimalist, superior and pioneering styling,” with its front profile featuring the recognizable XPENG X Robot Face. The company has also integrated two LiDAR sensor directly into the headlights, which works with the driver assistance technology. In other words, the car cleverly combines cutting edge technology with its elegant design. Other notable aspects include rear slant A pillars, short front overhand, long rear overhang, 21 inch wheels, and an overall luxurious build on the inside as well.

The G9 will be China’s first model to feature a Gigabit Ethernet communications architecture, which would boost its support for advanced driver assistance, smart cockpit, and firmware OTA upgrades. Through this, the automaker claims that the G9 will be able to receive FOTA (firmware over the air) updates in just 30 minutes. The car runs the brand’s X-EEA 3.0 architecture, which is a proprietary EV platform that enables the G9 to perform “self diagnostics and greatly improving vehicle safety.”

Lastly, the G9 SUV boasts the next gen XPower 3.0 powertrain system, which is China;s first 800V high voltage mass production SiC platform. This enables the EV to charge up to 200 km in range in just 5 minutes, with its maximum energy efficiency being over 95 percent. Unfortunately, the brand still refrained from revealing the entire specifications of the car, like range estimates, pricing, and more. Although, more information is expected to be revealed soon as the company is apparently looking at a Q3 2022 launch.

XPENG to launch new Smart EV in China on November 19

Sean — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:05:35 +0000

XPENG has just announced that it will be unveiling a new smart electric vehicle model later this month. The company is gearing up for a new EV launch that will be announced in China.

The Chinese electric vehicle maker will be revealing the new model at the 19^th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (also known as Auto Guangzhou) in its home market. As of right now, finer details regarding this upcoming electric vehicle is unknown, but the company did share an image that teases the design of the new car. Looking at its silhouette, the EV model appears to be a smart EV in the SUV category.

Unfortunately, its exact specifications are unknown but we can expect the model to rival the Tesla Model X series in the Chinese market, which is also an SUV. For those unaware, XPENG has been compared to Tesla in the past. And now, it seems that the company is expanding its SUV lineup with another model in the works. Notably, since the announcement of the upcoming SUV, the Chinese carmaker’s shares have also risen by 10 percent (Via CNBC).

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Being an SUV, it is expected to be the successor to its current SUV model the G3 and G3i. Apart from Tesla, the company will also compete with other EV start ups as well, including Lu Auto and Nio. Both of these firms also offer electric SUVs in the Chinese market. So stay tuned for more updates.

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