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Generally battery fires are more often reported or seen on social media. From my understanding fires in fuel cars is still more common but it’s not “news worthy enough” or doesn’t get enough engagement online. BYD has sold hundreds of thousands of battery vehicles. The percentage of something going wrong is ever present in anything. But social media amplifies the small number of cases of battery fires. Obviously battery fires are hard to deal with. BYD has shown multiple times they test their batteries beyond national safety levels and the industry normal. Showing ignition of their blade batteries takes a long time. You may be aware that Tesla Model Y made in Berlin are using BYD blade batteries.

@@ChinaDriven Thank you so much for the explanation. What made me nervous at the beginning? It’s not knowing if BYD cars are going to stand the heat here in saudy or not haha, I don’t know a lot about Tesla since they don’t have any presents around here, I’m mainly interested in Chinese cars. Is there a specific source that you recommend me to look into so I would have knowledge about most of the Chinese cars?, even if it’s in Chinese since I’m already learning it😅

@@ahmedalarishi6119 I live is a city that reaches up to 42-43c in the summer. More with the humidity levels. Can’t say I’ve seen any battery fires! I don’t have a specific source off the top of my head. But CNEVpost is a great resource for Chinese EV news

not right now in China.

Yes it has, but unfortunately not by default in China, Tianji OS 5.2 is available in many languages internationally but this is programming limitations while EJFJ Positive Contextualisation and EJFJ Cumulative Cleverness should solve any problem ofevently and apply automatic adaptations to the user which out having to store so many informations at many places... Each vehicle stores only what us requested by its inoccupants and download continuously from computers or LPs what will be necessary in the next kilometer of road!

Yes it has. I am now driving it.

@@MaxStock9871 is it the export version? You must have got it in different country. I’m about to order one from China, looks like I will have to get it translated.

@@aliruz4800 No I live in China. Recently I got OTA and it supports English now.

I’m used to using the Xpeng infotainment. It’s basically evolved over time a bit. I think it’s a decent system. Most Chinese EVs have mode similar to teslas camping and pet modes. Xpeng’s have a sentry mode here in China. For English OS abroad I can’t confirm if they do currently.

@@ChinaDriven thanks Will. If it doesn't have these features the wife won't be happy, so better keep her happy.

@@flukeylukey7559 go and double check. But I’d be surprised if it doesn’t have these features. I know in markets outside of China, many EVs that aren’t teslas lack what I would consider “basic” smart EV functions.

It’s already being sold and about to enter into other markets. But I agree the taillights let down the whole design

True...

It has air suspension. These are in their "showroom mode" so they are in their lowest setting. But these are not really made to be off-road machines

I enjoyed driving it a lot more than I thought i would.

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There's so much competition in the market. The G9 was a too expensive on launch and that dampened sales. The relaunch has been somewhat successful. The G6 & X9 represent great value but since they launched in a price war competitors who were originally developed to be in the plus 300,000RMB range are now selling in Xpeng's 200-300,000 range. So thats hurting sales. Xpeng realy doesn't want to move the xpeng brand down market. The addition of MONA sub-brand/model may lead to extra sales. But Xpeng has had a hard time.I also thing marketing yourself on your ADAS ability is a tough sell, hard to convince customers on a short test drive around the block that your ADAS is one of the leaders.

在中国所有纯电（EV）MPV销量都不如混合动力MPV销量高，不单是小鹏一个品牌

@@dser3474 Yes this is true. MPV sales generally although increasing are still not a massive segment of the market. It's still growing

Yes, it clearly is! But it will change as the production quality and the durability is even better than the 2020 Lexus quality! Things will change soonly, hopefully with the Xpeng Mona M03!

10:43 yes double chamber air suspension as standard

Huawei NCA is known to be a good system. I’d say the problem with ADAS I find is you drive it 10 times down the same road you could get 10 different scenarios.

@@ChinaDriven Every system has its strengths and weaknesses. XNGP system hesitants at U-turns, exiting the highways, fast cars approaching from the rear, and making right turns (when traffic lights do not apply). I didn't find these issues with Huawei.

@@pokehunter7078for highway driving my experience of XNGP is quite the opposite. It’s always made quick tight lane changes. There is also a cross over happening between HD map reliance to only using HD maps as a redundancy. It is unclear who is further ahead in this transition. Both claim they are “mapless” Which city did you drive these in? I find it interesting the difference I see in the different cities using these systems. Here in Changsha for example traffic is quite aggressive. A lot of cutting compared to SH or BJ

@@ChinaDriven I tested these cars in Zhuhai. The worst autonomous system I tested was on the IM L6. It couldn't decide whether to proceed after the traffic lights turned green.

​ @pokehunter7078 I've had very varied results in different cities with the same systems. I think we also have to take into account that road systems or preferred road layouts are not the same in each province/city or even city district!

Much appreciated!

You get a lot for your money compared to the Li Mega for sure. You basically get a product that is 95%+ of the Li Mega. And you get rear wheel steering which is a great feature. The Li Mega does have it's pluses though in things like it's charging speeds. Does that equal the price increase? The market says no. But the Li Mega & Xpeng X9 are both great products

​@@ChinaDrivenNot 95% of the Li Mega, far more than this as you do not have the risks encountered or managed/induced by the Li Mega! And you have specificities that Li Mega does not have : XNGP, fantastic back seats capacities for the 3rd row which can simply disappear when not useful!

​@@ChinaDrivenThe Li Mega will burn because of the 900V and the overcharge speed which is materially limitated and not managed cleverly as the one of all Xpeng models, by the use of accurate censors and EJFJ Positive Communication Norma between vehicle parts (X-EAA3.0).

The cyberster name is a bit derivative. I don't know why they didn't come up with a successor name from the F to TF to EF? or something. It also doesn't match the rest of MG name structure, bit random and a bit try hard.

Yes took some time. Helped out wheelsboy on a couple of videos.😅 A controller is way easier to use that gesture control. But I do like the idea of gesture control, it's something I hope we see developed further. Especially in Li Auto with their voice + gesture control combination. I just had the Mega for a week. Did a 1000km in it. In terms of comfort I think the mega edges it. But it's a lot more money. The zeekr 009 has some neat features for business minded people, like the webcam for zoom calls. But the Xpeng X9 I feel strikes the balance between business and family. And the price is enticing. And rear wheel steer is a god send in tight areas and heavy traffic with a 5.2m long car

@@ChinaDrivenMakes sense, for a starting price of 83 grand USD for the Li Mega is not exactly cheap compared to 40 grand for the XPeng X9. The Xpeng is definitely more accessible for the masses that way. With the Cd value of 0.227 for an MPV still not bad for the price. But yes, the Mega is more than just a people carrier. It showcases what an EV is capable of- lower Cd value, fast charging at 5C, and Maybach levels of comfort and refinement which is why the higher price tag. I feel all big vehicles should have rear-wheel steering as standard. What do you reckon?

I think the Mega just shows that Li Auto can build an EV platform and EVs with great tech and features. Something some people doubted. But going into the high 500K rmb end of the market and in the MPV market was just a surprising misstep. Too niche. I think they worried they would eat L-Series sales if they went straight to an SUV. But I agree for the price tag of the Xpeng X9 your getting 95%+ of what you get with the mega. Hard to beat

And yes big fan of RWS.

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Thanks for the sub!

@@ChinaDriven I went to Xpeng pop up booth at the mall in HK because of your video. My wife and I love the car and paid a deposit for pre-order. We have one concern however. The G6 for HK will all have NCM battery instead of LFP. Is this something we should worry about with regards to fire safety?

@@robocop581 I’ll say battery fires are overly publicised. Combustion car catches fire doesn’t generate as many click online as “battery fires” Stats generally point to petrol/diesel cars being more susceptible to fires. There was a spate of fires in Xpeng P7 early cars mostly attributed to the early CATL 811 NCM cells (high performance high power cells) but the cells have been redeveloped from my understanding In terms of safety familiarise yourself with lithium ion battery safety. Especially charging and battery levels. Lithium ion batteries should be kept between 20-80% ideally. You can charge to 100% if you plan to drive it but you shouldn’t store the car at 100% for prolonged periods of time is the general consensus.

@@ChinaDriven Thanks for this. We do have battery options for the G6 in HK. The SR will have LFP while the LR NCM. Range is not an issue in HK as we can only drive within the Territory

It allows us to fit into frunks to measure them properly. Sorry my height offends you oh tall great one

I’m doing and have done plenty. I review Chinese cars for fun mostly. Don’t worry about me. Thanks for the concern tho.

I recently rode XNGP in my city, yes unprotected lefts were no problem

Can see in the video pinned

You have no idea what you are talking about anyone who has drove a proper car before riding a Tesla can easily notice the poor quality of assembly.. Not the case with a Seal.

In China Li Auto is a known brand now. If they go abroad all new brands face the same hill to climb. Expanding dealership and part networks. In China Li auto has decent reliability. But this is their first BEV. But their L-series have proven to be reliable and I haven’t heard anything bad about company support

@@ChinaDriven yeah.. except that Ive never seen them overseas.. its a big hill to climb. But the car is exactly what I want assuming it works well enough and can get parts and service, and if the price comes down

@@acasualviewer5861 right now li auto is only in China officially The pricing is fair for what you are getting. Especially if you put it against a high end Toyota Vellfire/Alphard which run $100k+ in China. Li Auto is a very well known name now in China. The quality of their vehicles resides solidly in the premium segment. Rumours/spy shots of a small Mega BEV have started to surface.