Could XPENG Be China’s Answer To Tesla?
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Every startup in the electric vehicle market is gunning for Tesla. In the USA, Lucid and Rivian hope to challenge Elon Musk’s company. But the bigger threat could be from outside America, where so many of the components going into EVs come from – China. One of the leading Chinese companies mounting the challenge is XPENG. I talked to Brian Gu, President and Vice Chairman of XPENG, about the company’s strategy and aims.The flagship P7 showcases XPENG's intent as a technology-leading electric automaker.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY MAGROUND GMBH“We started our operations eight years ago, so it's a relatively young company,” says Gu. “We didn’t just want to build electric vehicles. We believe that, in the long run, the mobility differentiation will come not just from energy differences, but also fro