XPeng went to CES Las Vegas where they unveiled the
G3, a further development of the oddly named Identy X. The G3 is not totally in
the clear when it comes to naming however; the company said that G3 stood for
‘Geek3’, and that this name was choose after a crowd-sourced contest.
The company says that the G3 is a second batch
production car, which they call ‘Xpeng 2.0’. The XPeng 1.0 was a somewhat wuzzy
limited edition first-edition car, meant for founders and investors.
The XPeng G3 will launch in China later this year.
Its price will start around 250,000 yuan, or US$ 38,000. Production has been
outsourced to Haima Auto, an established, if small, car maker based in sunny
Hainan province.
Outsourcing of production means XPeng doesn’t have
to worry about heavy investments in manufacturing. Naturally, they have to pay
Haima for the pleasure but that is likely based on a per-car calculation.
Output will be 190 hp, good for a top speed of 170
km/h. Range will be about 300 kilometers. There won’t be any
autonomous driving, but the G3 has a cool-looking camera on its roof, images can be shared to the internet in
real-time.
