The price was reduced due to the transition to a cheaper battery
Xpeng has officially unveiled the new version of the Xpeng P7i 550, which is priced at $30,800.
The key difference from the previously released model is the replacement of the lithium battery pack with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack, and the capacity has decreased from 86.2 to 64.4 kWh. This resulted in a reduction in range from 702 km to 550 km and a price reduction of $3,600.
The battery supplier is EVE, which also supplies batteries to Dongfeng brands such as Forthing. In 2021, the Xpeng P7 has a variant with LFP battery manufactured by CATL with a range of 480 km. However, Xpeng has stopped assembling this configuration due to low demand among Chinese buyers. Now Xpeng is going back to the LFP battery.
Xpeng P7i 550 introduced
The length has increased to 4888 mm (+8 mm). The all-wheel drive model boasts a maximum power of 276 hp and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds. For fast charging, the all-wheel drive model can add 240 km of range in 10 minutes.
The new P7i gets the same driver assistance equipment as the G9, including LiDAR, 8MP camera and 2 Orin X chips.
The vehicle is equipped with a standard heat pump and soft-closing scissor doors.
