China’s Xpeng unveils a flying car prototype in its debut at the premier trade show of the world’s largest vehicle market


HONG KONG, Sept 27 (SCMP): Xpeng Motors, armed with cash from its US$1.7 billion New York stock sale last month, said it’s developing a flying car to sharpen its research into mobility, electrification and digitalisation.

The Kiwigogo can carry two passengers and levitate at between 5 metres and up to 25 metres (82 feet), according to the specifications of a prototype displayed at the 2020 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which begins today in the Chinese capital. The drone-like vehicle, installed with eight turbofans, is developed by Xpeng Heitech, majority owned by the carmaker’s founder and chief executive He Xiaopeng.

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