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Xpeng completes performance tests of X2 flying car at 4,180-meter altitude

Publishtime:2019/08/16 Views:15

At the Shanghai Auto Show in April, Xpeng unveiled the Voyager X1, a fourth-generation intelligent electric manned vehicle that is the size of an ordinary car and can take off and land vertically in a parking space.

On July 16, He announced the release of the fifth-generation flying vehicle X2 via Weibo, saying, "this marks another step closer to a more widely available and safe flying car."

The X2 weighs 360 kg and has a maximum takeoff weight of 560 kg. It has a range of 35 minutes and can fly at speeds of up to 130 km/h.

X2 has autonomous flight path planning capabilities, and through multiple sensors, X2 can achieve ground monitoring, self-help return landing, and 100km two-way real-time communication.

Xpeng presented the X2 at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 29 and said the flying car was then being tested in extreme environments in Xining, Yushu and other high-altitude areas in Qinghai.

On September 15, several Chinese media outlets quoted Xpeng Heitech President Zhao Deli as saying that the Voyager X2 will make small-scale deliveries as early as 2024.