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China EV manufacturer Xpeng started on Thursday accepting orders for its entry level SUV G6. The electric coupe SUV from the Guangzhou-headquartered company starts at €42,990 ($46,000) and will be available to view in showrooms in the summer.
Pricing
| Denmark | 339,900 Dkk |
| Norway | 410,000 Nok |
| Sweden | 529,900 Sek |
| Netherlands | 42,990 Eur |
The ultra fast charging G6 (up to 280 kW) will be available with two battery packs (66 kWh and 87.5 kWh), the largest of which has a maximum WLTP driving range of 570 km.
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Customers will be able to choose between a LFP battery of 66 kWh with 435 km WLTP range and a NCM battery of 87.5 kWh and 550 to 570 km range.
With a top speed of 200 km/h, the G6 goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.9, 6.7 or 4.1 seconds respectively, depending on the variant.
Xpeng delivered 9,393 vehicles in April, of which 1,959 were the recently launched fully electric MPV X9. The April figures represent a 33 percent increase year-on-year and a sequential growth of 4 percent.
Cumulative deliveries of the Xpeng X9 reached nearly 10,000 units while year to date deliveries of the brand reached 31,214 vehicles, a 23 percent increase year-on-year.
Xpeng announced recently on its Weibo account a temporary car purchase subsidy amounting to 500 million yuan ($70.4 million), accessible until May 5. This subsidy applies to four models including Xpeng G9, G6, P7i, and the 2024 Xpeng P5.
At the Beijing Auto Show, the brand showcased its latest AI-powered innovations, including the operative system XOS 5.1.0 (Tianji OS). The new version integrates AI into both smart cockpits and smart driving with release scheduled for May 20.
Chief executive of Xpeng, He Xiaopeng, has recently reacted to the developments of Tesla’s advanced assisted driving software Full Self Driving in China. The CEO predicts that the new decade will be focused on smart cars adding that Tesla has “very good autonomous driving technology”.
In April, the manufacturer reported the expansion of its partnership with the Volkswagen Group to jointly develop E/E Architecture for the German EV platform for China. Implementation is expected to start in 2026 across Volkswagen’s electric vehicles manufactured in the country.
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