{"id":14199,"date":"2021-09-01T20:45:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T03:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=14199"},"modified":"2021-09-01T20:45:54","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T03:45:54","slug":"xpeng-x1-x2-fly-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/xpeng-x1-x2-fly-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Xpeng X1 and X2 Fly in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new player in the electric aviation market, Xpeng has introduced a series of electric aircraft, and is currently test flying them.\u00a0 A relative newcomer to the electric vehicle scene, Xpeng is making inroads with a sport utility vehicle (SUV), its P7 sedan, and its aerial projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXpeng or Xiaopeng Motors, also known as XMotors.ai, is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer. The company is headquartered in Guangzhou, with offices in Mountain View, California in the US and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XPeng\">as reported by Wikipedia<\/a>.\u00a0 Prices in China range from around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.xiaopeng.com\/g3.html\">$23,300 for the G3<\/a> to around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.xiaopeng.com\/p7.html\">$50,000 for the P7<\/a>, claimed to have a range of up to 408 miles.\u00a0 Both are slated to be competitive with comparable Tesla models.\u00a0 The company doesn\u2019t seem to be listing prices for their aerial EVs, though.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The X1 Single Seat Multirotor<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Neatly covering any rotor noise with Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, and Stark Sands, Xpeng demonstrates a short hop with a tidy single-seat multirotor not unlike Lift\u2019s Hexa.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KIWIGOGO T-ONE #personal aircraft in the future\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4fc6_JkWXo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evtol.news\/kiwigogo-t-one\">eVTOL News reports<\/a>, \u201cThe aircraft has a maximum speed of 72 km\/h (45 mph) and a range of 30 km (18.5 miles) or 30 minutes, whichever comes first. The original name of the aircraft was the Kiwigogo T-One (was also written as T-1 and A-1) but as of September 2020, the aircraft&#8217;s name has been shortened to Kiwigogo. (And since renamed the X1, apparently) The first flight for the aircraft was June 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The same source provides these specifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAircraft type: eVTOL<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPiloting: Piloted or autonomous<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCapacity: 1 passenger<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCockpit: Open<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaximum speed of 72 km\/h (45 mph)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRange: 30 km (18.5 miles)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFlight time: 30 minutes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCruise altitude: 16-82 feet (5-25 meters)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaximum altitude: 3,000 m (9,650 ft)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaximum take-off weight: 800 kg (1,734 lbs)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPropellers: 8 propellers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElectric engines: 8 electric motors<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElectric motor output: 80 kW, each<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWindows: Front windshield, sides are open<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLanding gear: Skid type landing gear<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSafety features: Has multiple redundancy features, advanced flight control to keep the aircraft stable in windy or gusty conditions to ensure safe flight. Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and\/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers and motors on the aircraft so if one or more motors or propellers fail, the other working motors and propellers can safely land the aircraft.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eight times 80 kW equals 640 kW total (858 horsepower), which seems a little overwhelming for such a craft.\u00a0 That may account for the gross weight, probably necessary to carry the batteries for a half-hour\u2019s endurance.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A Two-seater with Greater Speed and Endurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Xpeng Officially Released First Manned Electric X2 Flying Car\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZUj6BaWWik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Again, <a href=\"https:\/\/evtol.news\/xpeng-voyager-x2\">specifications come from eVTOL News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAircraft type: eVTOL multicopter<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPiloting: Autonomous<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCapacity: 2 passengers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaximum speed: 130 km\/h (81 mph)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFlight Time: 35 minutes<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCruise altitude: 300-500 m (984-1,640 ft)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmpty weight: 360 kg (794 lb)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMaximum takeoff weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPropellers: 8 propellers<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElectric Motors: 8 electric motors<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPower source: Batteries<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFuselage: Carbon fiber composite<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWindows: Canopy over cockpit<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLanding gear: Fixed skid landing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Safety Features are as described for the X1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fifth generation of \u201cflying cars\u201d from Xpeng Huitian, the Voyager X2 is \u201cbeing tested in extreme environment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inceptivemind.com\/xpeng-begins-testing-voyager-x2-extreme-conditions-high-altitude\/20852\/\">including, \u201chigh altitudes over cities like Xining and Yushu, Northwest China\u2019s Qinghai province.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Empty weight ostensibly includes batteries, making for a somewhat confusing comparison with the single-seater.\u00a0 With two on board, all-up weight is close to Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) restrictions and about 400 pounds less than the X1.\u00a0 It also claims an extra five minutes endurance<\/p>\n<p>Capable of two \u201cdriving\u201d modes, manual and autopilot, the \u201cautopilot function can operate an automatic flight according to a predetermined altitude, speed, and flight time along a planned route.<\/p>\n<p>With offices in Silicon Valley, a move toward our shores seems likely.\u00a0 We can hardly wait for the competition to begin and our questions to be answered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fxpeng-x1-x2-fly-china%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new player in the electric aviation market, Xpeng has introduced a series of electric aircraft, and is currently test flying them.\u00a0 A relative newcomer to the electric vehicle scene, Xpeng is making inroads with a sport utility vehicle (SUV), its P7 sedan, and its aerial projects. \u201cXpeng or Xiaopeng Motors, also known as XMotors.ai, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6862,15,8173,14],"tags":[11003,11004,9090,11005,11006,11007,11008,11009],"class_list":["post-14199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-batteries","category-electric_powerplants","category-sky-taxis","category-sustainable_ga","tag-carey-mulligan","tag-justin-timberlake","tag-lift-hexa","tag-stark-sands","tag-xiaopeng-motors","tag-xmotors-ai","tag-xpeng","tag-xpeng-huitian"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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