Chinese EV maker Xpeng unveils $20,000 car with self-driving features

Financial Times08-28

Chinese carmaker Xpeng has launched a low-priced electric vehicle based on technology sifted from the ashes of ride-hailing group Didi’s thwarted efforts to break into the country’s highly competitive...

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