Founded by He Xiaopeng and partners in 2014, Xpeng Motors is among the dozens of Chinese electric car start-ups that have emerged in recent years amid the country’s efforts to shift away from gas guzzlers to smart and greener vehicles.
The Guangzhou-based company has raised over 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in capital from investors including Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology, Xiaomi Corp founder Lei Jun and Hillhouse Capital.
The South China Morning Post visited Xpeng’s Guangzhou headquarters where our tech reporter played ping pong with the CEO and talked about sports, life and business.