FYI: Xpeng AeroHT’s Revolutionary Hybrid Sets Sights on CES 2025
Xpeng AeroHT is poised to steal the spotlight at CES 2025 in Las Vegas with its groundbreaking Land Aircraft Carrier. This innovative creation marries an extended-range electric minivan with a hefty six-rotor electric drone, revolutionizing personal transport by bundling two distinctive vehicles into one modular marvel.
What Makes the Land Aircraft Carrier a Game Changer?
The Land Aircraft Carrier is not your typical flying car. Unlike the sci-fi-inspired single vehicle transforming between road and sky mode, this setup includes two individual units: the "Mothership" and an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Here’s a closer look at what makes this hybrid concept truly unique:
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The Mothership: A robust six-wheeled minivan capable of extended-range travel. It employs a combustion engine that charges its batteries and delivers energy to its electric motors. Moreover, it powers up the drone, ensuring the latter is ready for flight.
- The eVTOL Experience: The drone is a cutting-edge flying companion that can seat two passengers. At the touch of a button, its rotor arms extend, and it smoothly takes to the skies. Xpeng AeroHT boasts that the aircraft’s single-lever control makes flying intuitive, with just five minutes required to learn and three hours to master flight.
Specs and Projections
Despite being a novel concept, the Land Aircraft Carrier is well on its path to production. The drone’s battery can zoom from 30% to 80% charge in just 18 minutes, supporting approximately five to six flights per full charge. As of now, intended U.S. sales remain speculative, but Xpeng AeroHT’s American showing is a clear indicator of global ambitions.
Xpeng AeroHT already conducted an unmanned public flight in China, stepping closer to commercial rollout by 2026. Anticipated production will reach 10,000 units annually, with a substantial price tag pegged at up to $280,000 (approximately 2 million yuan) in China. Remarkably, they’ve gathered over 2,000 pre-orders, signaling strong market interest.
Conclusion
Xpeng AeroHT’s Land Aircraft Carrier is more than just an ambitious concept; it’s a bold statement in the realm of electric vehicles and urban air mobility. As CES 2025 draws near, all eyes will be on Las Vegas to see how this unprecedented synergy of road and air travel unfolds.
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William Kouch, Editor of Automotive.fyi
