Xpeng's new EV platform borrows from Tesla

Xpeng G6 — Xpeng says the G6 will be priced from just under $30,000, nearly $10,000 less than the lowest-priced Shanghai-built Tesla Model Y. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)

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April 19, 2023 02:00 AM

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc. is the latest manufacturer hoping to save money and speed development and production by shifting to a digital vehicle architecture - an approach that bears a striking resemblance to Tesla Inc.

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