Xpeng CEO was seen testing brand's modular flying car
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng was seen testing the brand's modular flying car called Land Aircraft Carrier. The participation of the company's executive indicates that a certain milestone has been reached in the car's development. The Xpeng modular flying car will start deliveries in 2026.
The Land Aircraft Carrier (LAC) is the flagship project of Xpeng's subsidiary Xpeng AeroHT. It is a modular flying car consisting of two main elements: a large three-axle vehicle and an aircraft for two people. It was first announced in Oct 2023. In Sep 2024, Xpeng officially released the LAC. In late Nov, this vehicle performed its first public flight, receiving over 2,000 orders from clients.
In early Dec, Xpeng LAC was spotted during road tests in China. Now, the company's CEO has participated in the car tests.
A recent video from Chinese social media Weibo shows Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng testing the Land Aircraft Carrier. He was driving with an open window, chatting with a company employee. After spotting a filming camera, He Xiaopeng smiled without rolling the window up. So, it seems he wanted to repeat the information explosion Xiaomi founder Lei Jun caused by driving the YU7 electric crossover.
The car He Xiaopeng was testing is similar to a previously spotted variant. It has sleek A-pillars, flush door handles, cameras instead of mirrors, and three axles. This car also has a sporty roof spoiler and wide wheel arches. Its final details include large air intakes, a mm-wave radar, and two swing-out doors.
The Xpeng Land Aircraft Carrier consists of two parts. The first one is the Mothership, a large three-axle carrier with an EREV powertrain and a length of 5.5 metres. It stands on an 800V platform and can run up to 1,000 km in EREV mode. Thanks to the 800V system, it can charge the aircraft from 30 to 80% in 18 minutes.
The Xpeng Land Aircraft Carrier will start deliveries in 2026 at a price of around 2 million yuan (280,000 USD). Its production volume will reach 10,000 units per year.
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MonkeyGee : These will sell like hot cakes for government vehicles
bullbearnme : Hype - no flying car. You should check if the China gov approve air space for flying car. this is just a trick to pull shareholder fund when there is not many sales of car
bullrider_21 OP bullbearnme : The modular flying car consists of two main elements: a large three-axle vehicle and an aircraft.
bullrider_21 OP : China govt already approved air space for flying car.
bullbearnme bullrider_21 OP : Oh really??? You need approved drone?
For decades, Chinese airspace was tightly controlled, with approvals for private journeys difficult to obtain and the legal status of drone flights unclear. That has changed rapidly in the past year.
China’s aviation regulator last year released guidelines designating airspace under 300 meters, where drones typically operate, as “unrestricted,” meaning smaller drones would be permitted to fly with fewer restrictions, except in areas near airports.
That’s helping drive a boom in use of the craft — there were nearly 200,000 valid drone pilot licenses in China as of 2023, according to official statistics. Many are used in the countryside to spray pesticides and fertilizers, where the busiest drone pilots can earn over 300,000 yuan a year.