Another Chinese-made electric car brand has vowed to disrupt the already-competitive Australian EV market currently dominated by Tesla and Chinese carmaker BYD. XPENG has claimed “growing demand” in Australia has warranted ramping up the delivery of its mid-size SUV to 1,000 a month from August.
TrueEV is exclusively importing XPENG to Australia and CEO Jason Clarke has claimed the brand will be “among the top five pure EV brands in Australia within the next three years”, throwing down the gauntlet to current market leaders.
The G6 model costs between $54,800 and $59,800 depending on battery range.
Comparatively, BYD’s newest SUV the Sealion 7 retails at $54,990 for its premium model, or $63,99 for the performance model.
Clarke said there are already “thousands” of XPENG G6s on Australian roads, but the model has recently undergone several upgrades.
“XPENG is at the frontier of AI and smart driving, and Australian drivers are responding to that in a big way.”
