Xpeng Xpands in Australia – CleanTechnica

Final Up to date on: fifteenth July 2025, 11:01 pm

On the latest Melbourne Motor Present in Victoria, Australia, Xpeng flexed its muscle mass and expanded its choices for the Aussie market. The Xpeng G6 is already being seen on Australia’s roads — though, official gross sales figures haven’t been launched. We have now seen the SUV being pushed on Brisbane streets, and even had one present up for our month-to-month espresso and cake mornings. Some estimates put gross sales figures as far as excessive as 5,000.

In Melbourne, Xpeng unveiled the P7+ for the primary time outdoors of China and Europe. The automotive was accompanied by its siblings — the G9 and the X9. The Xpeng flagship P7+ had its worldwide debut on the Paris Motor Present late final 12 months. Guests to Melbourne’s Motor Present had the chance final month to check drive the already out there G6, and to discover the posh Xpeng G9 SUV and the X9 folks mover. The G9 is rumoured for launch by the tip of 2025.

Xpeng is represented in Australia by TrueEV. “Unveiling the P7+ in Australia, for the primary time outdoors of China and Europe, and only one 12 months after introducing XPENG and the G6 into the Australian market, is a strong assertion of momentum. This flagship sedan represents XPENG’s management in AI-defined mobility alongside TrueEV’s dedication to bringing future-focused, electrical automobiles to Australian drivers,” Jason Clarke, CEO of TrueEV, mentioned in a latest press launch.

He goes on to enumerate a number of the options of the P7+:

• World’s first AI-defined automobile providing superior smart-driving and cockpit intelligence
• Constructed-in Turing-powered ADAS with AI Hawkeye imaginative and prescient, enhancing security and autonomous capabilities
• X-GPT good cockpit powered by Qualcomm 8295P chip, with voice-activated instructions and multi-screen connectivity
• Main vitality effectivity of 10 km/kWh and class-best real-world driving vary
• Efficiency-driven trip with superior suspension, 0–100 km/h in 5.9s, strong security structure, and premium consolation options

Nonetheless not fairly as quick as my 6-year-old Tesla Mannequin 3 SR+, eh? Although, I and the G6 driver who equipped the data for my earlier CleanTechnica article, thought that Xpeng’s tech was superior to that of Tesla.

TrueEV describes itself as devoted to evolving Australians’ notion and adoption of EVs. “Our mission is to empower Australians with the data, assets, and assist wanted to confidently embrace electrical mobility. By way of progressive options and a complete hub for EV homeowners, we’re eliminating boundaries and accelerating the transition to scrub and eco-friendly mobility. TrueEV is the only real importer, distributor and retailer of XPENG merchandise in Australia, reinforcing TrueEV’s dedication to offering complete options to clients.”

There at the moment are a number of Fb pages dedicated to Xpeng in Australia. Persons are beginning to chronicle long-distance journeys, ask questions, and share info. Have you ever discovered the under-boot storage but? Does the automotive’s brake gentle activate when the automotive will get slowed down beneath XPedal or another degree of regeneration to warn drivers behind the automotive? (Sure.) There’s a report, together with charging suggestions, on a 1000 km journey from Sydney to Brisbane. There are questions and solutions concerning battery drain and effectivity, in addition to the same old problems with attempting to acquire equipment and ready on components for repairs after accidents. It seems like there have been a shocking variety of these — largely minor bingles, apart from the proprietor who hit a kangaroo!

My favorite story was that of the Xpeng proprietor returning to his automobile to discover a suspicious fluid working beneath the automotive. When he went to the rear of the automotive, he discovered three empty beer bottles. Additional investigation turned up video footage of males urinating between his automotive and one behind. There’s a hefty superb for this type of behaviour. I hope the video finds its means into the fingers of the native police! True crime within the metropolis that by no means sleeps!

I counsel anybody taking a look at buying a brand new electrical automobile to take a look at the Fb pages about these vehicles to get an actual and sincere take a look at potential points and nice recommendation on charging.

It gained’t be lengthy and Australian drivers will be capable of pattern extra from Xpeng. The X9 is an expensive 7-seater with nice tech and appointments, together with a 2180W amplifier with a 7.1.6 multi-channel sound system to provide a superb sound area impact all through the automobile. I’m amazed that that is the very first thing highlighted on the X9 web site! Are we defining vehicles by their sound programs now, similar to we used to outline them by the cubic inches of their displacement? And it nonetheless isn’t as quick as my outdated Tesla! Entry to the third row is kind of progressive. The video is out there on the web site.

The G9 is a bigger SUV than the G6, with quick acceleration (0–100 km/h in 3.9 seconds) and quick charging. It doesn’t point out its sound system until a lot additional down the web page. In keeping with Google AI, “the G9 is a bigger, extra premium mannequin with a give attention to consolation and options, whereas the G6 is a extra compact, sporty SUV. The G9 is longer, affords extra cargo house and contains options like an leisure display for the entrance passenger and non-obligatory clever air suspension. The G6, however, prioritizes a dynamic driving expertise and is extra competitively priced.”

CleanTechnica has stirred a whole lot of curiosity within the Xpeng model, although it’s not prone to be out there within the USA for a while. (If ever?) One even made the remark about Australia turning into the battle floor for brand new and outdated carmakers.

“Australia has turn into floor zero of the worldwide automotive battle. It’s a small (1.2 million automobiles) however broad (full-sized pickups all the way down to metropolis vehicles) market and it has probably the most even enjoying area round so it now will get Chinese language, European, Japanese, and US manufacturers. It’s nice to have market views from there. To my thoughts, it’s the place the place you’ll be able to watch the canaries within the coal mine of world auto and see who is flourishing and who’s on the brink of fall over.”

We definitely are experiencing tech wars, worth wars, and an excellent plethora of EVs to select from — Chinese language, South Korean, and European. Only a few Japanese EVs — solely the Toyota BZ4X and the Subaru Solterra. As for the People, Cadillac EVs are resulting from arrive quickly, and we now have the Ford Ranger PHEV on the market. It could be nice if Normal Motors would convey the Wuling Mini to our shores. Within the meantime, BYD and Tesla are duking it out and the smart shopper is benefitting.