Xpeng G6

Chinese mid-sized electric SUV majors on space, tech, charging speed and value Xpeng has been operating for more than a decade and we’ve been writing about it since 2019. Yet this Xpeng G6 might still need a bit of an intro.The company was founded in Guangzhou, China, by former senior executives of state-owned GAC. The enthusiasm for advanced automotive technology that those two executives, Xia Heng and He Tao, put at the core of their new enterprise can be read as a reaction against the presumably conservative attitudes of their former employer.Xpeng had offices in Silicon Valley, California, within a few short years of its formation and was closely involved in the development of autonomous cars before its fifth birthday. It is international in its outlook and independently operated – its shares are traded on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges – and it remains committed to distinguishing its electric cars from their peers primarily via their technology.It introduced the G6 to the UK in February 2025 and it has already been updated. Up front there’s a new full-width lightbar, the rear’s shape has been adjusted ever so slightly to make it more coupe-like, there are some new colours, the interior gets a digital rear-view mirror and some ambient lighting.But the big change is with the battery. An 80.8kWh lithium iron phosphate battery replaces the 87.5kWh lithium-ion battery. This eliminates the use of more expensive and less sustainable materials such as cobalt, manganese and nickel. But it also delivers quicker charging speeds. It will now deliver up to 451kW - making it the quickest charger in its class.