• Xpeng opens 1,000. charging station in China
• New supercharging system outperforms Tesla’s V3 superchargers
• Xpeng plans to expand Supercharger offering across China
According to its own statements, the Chinese group Xpeng is a leading tech company dedicated to the design, development, manufacture and marketing of intelligent mobility solutions. Since it was founded in 2014, the producer of electric vehicles has made a name for itself as a serious competitor to Tesla.
1,000 charging stations in China
Just recently, when Xpeng held its Supercharging Media Day in Guangzhou, China, which, as the name suggests, was all about charging stations. The reason for the event was, among other things, the setting up of the 1,000. Tech company’s charging station in China. There are now Xpeng charging stations in 337 Chinese cities, the network covers 3,500 kilometers, with the chargers located on the most important traffic routes in the People’s Republic. A total of around three million loading sessions have been registered by Xpeng users so far. During the course of the event, CEO He Xiaopeng immediately presented a new feature of the Xpeng mobile app, which will inform users in the future about the nearest charging station and also navigate them there.
New supercharging system puts Tesla in the shade
However, this was not the only innovation presented during the Supercharging Media Day. The biggest surprise was probably the presentation of the new S4 supercharging system, of which a first station was unveiled. The performance of this supercharging station even surpasses that of the top dog Tesla. It offers a maximum output of 480 kilowatts, which significantly exceeds the 250 kilowatts of the Tesla V3 Supercharger.
200 km range restored in five minutes
During a charging test at the event, the range of the Xpeng G9 model, a fully electric SUV, was recharged to 200 kilometers in just five minutes. For comparison: A comparable Tesla model can only restore a range of around 150 kilometers within five minutes at a V3 charging station.
Further expansion of the Supercharger network in China planned
While the supercharging station presented is so far the only one in China, plans are now in place to set up additional stations in ten major Chinese cities. More units are planned to be set up on major highways in 2023. By 2025, 2,000 more superchargers are to be built across China.
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