XPeng Shows its eVTOL at GITEX

XPeng has taken the world by surprise with the introduction of Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft X2 on Monday at the launch of Gitex Global 2022.

The XPeng company’s Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft X2 is a two-seater car and is about 5 meters in length. Its width is 4.78 meters and its height is 1.36 meters. If its arms are folded, then its width becomes 6 feet.

The weight of the car is 560 kg, while the take-off weight is 760 kg, which means that even two people can carry some luggage with them. The car can fly as high as 1000 meters. On a full charge of its battery, one can blow it for up to 35 minutes at a time.

XPeng X2 can fly as fast as 130 kmph. It has many special features including autonomous flying, radar ranging, an automatically dipped safety parachute and an obstetric avoidance system.

According to media reports, XPeng will start deliveries of its flying car X2 in the year 2024. Initially, the plan is to deliver only a few units. The cost of a flying car can be in crores.