Xpeng's P7, The Tesla Model 3 Fighter, Gets Road Tested In China

Can Xpeng’s P7 slow down the Tesla Model 3’s EV dominance in China?

The upcoming Xpeng P7 sedan is one of the most highly-anticipated electric cars in all of China. Due to launch sometime in this quarter, the first road test review by an outside source has just been published by the website xchuxing.com. 

Following the G3 SUV, the P7 will be Xpeng’s second offering and was recently given an official range rating of 706 km (438 miles), based on the NEDC range rating by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China. That makes the P7 will be the longest-range electric vehicle made in China, besting the Tesla Model 3’s official rating of 668 km (414 miles) by 5%. 

Back in November, we had an opportunity to visit the Guangzhou Motor Show where the P7 made its official debut. We noted that it was probably the biggest new introduction we saw at the show and that there was a lot of enthusiasm surrounding the P7. We haven’t had the opportunity to drive one yet, but are working on that with Xpeng. Now that the P7 has been approved for road testing in the US, we believe we’ll get that opportunity sometime soon.  

The website xchuxing.com compares the Xpeng P7 to the Tesla Model 3