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What Xpeng has learned from 'big brother' Tesla's mistakes

Xpeng P5 side view during testing in Netherlands 2022
For its expansion in Europe, Xpeng is targeting markets with a well-establish EV charging infrastructure such as the Netherlands (shown), where its P5 will debut this year.
June 16, 2022 04:00 AM

China’s Xpeng, at first glance, looks to be copying Tesla’s business model as it expands beyond EV-friendly Norway to additional European markets starting this year with the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. But there are crucial differences, some made in response to Tesla’s mistakes.

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