From September 1st, XPeng’s super charging stations will offer free charging services in a trial run in Beijing. Vehicle owners can enjoy up to 3000 kWh of annual free charging quota.
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The policy mainly targets the first owners of personal XPeng car plates who received the car before September 1, 2020. For those owners who received the car after September 1st, the free charging starts from the day of receiving the car. Owners can use the “Free Charging Service” from September 1st each year, and the quota of 3000 kWh is applied. Owners can charge at XPeng designated super charging stations marked as “Exclusive” in the XPeng App.
What is the concept of 3000 kWh? Based on the G3 battery capacity, it can be charged about 50 times. On average, owners can enjoy a free charging once a week, and the number of charging times will be relatively less for P7 owners due to its larger battery capacity. However, for most users, this will be sufficient.
It is worth noting that XPeng’s “Free Charging Service” only includes the electricity fee and charging service fee. It does not include “parking fees”, “space reservation fees” or other fees charged by non-XPeng stations. In other words, owners should leave as soon as possible after charging, otherwise the “space reservation fee” will be charged by minutes.
In addition, if the vehicle ownership changes and the vehicle is used for running rental services, XPeng will terminate the free charging service.
It’s not hard to guess that XPeng’s implementation of this policy is aimed to promote vehicle sales in their energy supplement system. We will continue to pay attention to the effect of this policy on XPeng’s sales in the future.
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