Those of Xpeng Motors are complicating their goal of delivering units in Europe of their new electric sedan before the end of the year. The Asian manufacturer has been forced to stop receiving orders for the new Xpeng P5. Problems in the supply of components have forced this drastic decision to be made.
Just started last spring, those of Xpeng Motors they opened the order books for their new 100% electric model in the countries of northern Europe, the customers most committed to protecting the environment throughout the continent, so so far they have only filled the reservation books in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Norway after living the experience aboard the new xpeng p5.
The firm has already opened dealerships in Amsterdam and Stockholm so that potential customers can admire this considerate model. a true alternative to the Tesla Model 3, standing out for an avant-garde design and a very high technological load. Its 4.80 meters long give it an interior space to comfortably travel five passengers, who has concentrated on the wheelbase, as the overhangs are very short. A feeling that generously increases with the large panoramic roof that invades the cabin.
The Xpeng P5 closes the order books in Europe “sine die”
Xpeng Motors markets this model in China, where it has the sophisticated autonomous technology “X-Pilot 3.5” which, thanks to its high-resolution cameras, its Lidar and radar sensors, allows driving both in urban areas and on motorways to be left in the hands of the vehicle itself. Nevertheless, this technology is not available on the model sold in Northern Europe.
Now, the plans to see the first units of the Xpeng P5 rolling on the roads of northern Europe, distilling the more than 600 kilometers of autonomy with a single charge that the firm has advanced but without specifying a figure, have been twisted more than desirable, since the brand has been forced to close the order books immediately. Xpeng Motors sources point to a problem in the supply chain of some componentswhich make it completely unfeasible to meet the promised delivery times.
And that the first deliveries had been estimated for the end of 2022, a more than long term to solve the situation but that It doesn’t look like it will be in the short term. This is the reason for having taken such a radical but obligatory decision, since the firm It has also not indicated when it will restore the order books and announce the delivery of units in Europe.. A stick in the strategy of Xpeng Motors that sees truncated catching up with the almighty Tesla Model 3, to which more and more rivals are being added.
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