The founder of Xiaopeng Aeroht said that the goal of its modular flying car is to start mass production and delivery in 2026, with a price of no more than 2 million yuan ($280,000)。

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Xiaopeng Automotive (NYSE: XPEV) 's flying car subsidiary Xiaopeng Aeroht debuted its modular flying car "land aircraft carrier" and announced production plans and pricing information.。

Zhao Deli, founder and president of Xiaopeng Motors, said at an event that Xiaopeng Motors plans to start mass production and delivery of its modular flying cars in 2026, and the price will not exceed 2 million yuan ($280,000)。broadcast online today。

The company plans to complete the modular flying car. The first PUblic manned flight will be unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show in November this year and will be demonstrated at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November。

Zhao said Xiaopeng Aeroht will start pre-selling the product at the end of 2024 and achieve mass production and delivery in 2026.。

The newly announced production schedule has been delayed from the previous one.。On January 10, Xiaopeng Motors said that its modular flying car will open reservations in China in the fourth quarter of this year, and achieve mass production and delivery in the fourth quarter of 2025。

Zhao said Xiaopeng Automobile's Guangzhou plant is expected to be completed on July 31, 2025, and the first prototype car will be rolled off the production line.。

The plant will start construction from the end of September to the beginning of October this year, with a planned annual production capacity of more than 10,000 units.。

The company aims to deliver more than all eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) manufacturers worldwide combined, Zhao said.。

Xiaopeng Motors was founded in 2013 and is currently a technology company in which Guangzhou-based Xiaopeng Motors and its chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng hold a majority stake.。

To date, Xiaopeng Airlines has released a total of five flying cars and conducted nearly 20,000 flight tests.。

Xiaopeng Motors said at the Technology Day event on October 24, 2023 that the development route of Aeroht flying cars will include eVTOL flying cars and modular flying cars。

The modular flying car consists of a flying car and a mother car that can charge the flying car.。

The mother car will use an extended-range powertrain, 6 * 6 all-wheel drive, and support rear-wheel steering。

In March this year, Xiaopeng said it had submitted an application to the Chinese authorities for a type certificate for the flight body of the flying car, product code X3-F.。