XPENG AEROHT, the flying car affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG, on Monday (10) began trial production at the world’s first intelligent factory for mass-produced flying cars — a milestone in the commercialisation of next-generation transport.
Located in the Huangpu district of Guangzhou, the capital of South China’s Guangdong province, the 120,000-square-meter plant has already rolled out the first detachable electric aircraft of its modular flying car, the “Land Aircraft Carrier.”
The facility is designed to have an annual production capacity of 10,000 detachable aircraft modules, with an initial capacity of 5,000 units. It has the largest production capacity of any factory of its kind, and will be capable of assembling one aircraft every 30 minutes once fully operational.
XPENG AEROHT has secured orders for nearly 5,000 flying cars since its product release, and mass production and delivery are scheduled in 2026, the company said.
The flying car comprises a six-wheel ground vehicle, referred to as the “mothership,” and a detachable electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The eVTOL aircraft offers both automatic and manual flight modes. Its automatic mode enables smart route planning, as well as one-touch take-off and landing.
At about 5.5 meters in length, the vehicle can be driven on public roads with a standard licence and parked in regular spaces.
Source - DailyNewsChina’s Xpeng-owned Aridge has launched trial production at the world’s first flying car factory in Guangzhou, taking a major step toward commercializing next-generation transport.
Aridge, Xpeng’s flying car subsidiary, has started trial production at the world’s first flying car factory in Guangzhou.
The 120,000-square-meter facility has produced its first detachable eVTOL aircraft for the modular “Land Aircraft Carrier.”
With an annual capacity of up to 10,000 modules, the factory will eventually assemble one aircraft every 30 minutes.
Trial operations focus on process verification, equipment testing, and producing prototypes for airworthiness certification before moving into mass production.
Source - Euro News
Located in the Huangpu district of Guangzhou, the capital of South China’s Guangdong province, the 120,000-square-meter plant has already rolled out the first detachable electric aircraft of its modular flying car, the “Land Aircraft Carrier.”
The facility is designed to have an annual production capacity of 10,000 detachable aircraft modules, with an initial capacity of 5,000 units. It has the largest production capacity of any factory of its kind, and will be capable of assembling one aircraft every 30 minutes once fully operational.
XPENG AEROHT has secured orders for nearly 5,000 flying cars since its product release, and mass production and delivery are scheduled in 2026, the company said.
The flying car comprises a six-wheel ground vehicle, referred to as the “mothership,” and a detachable electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The eVTOL aircraft offers both automatic and manual flight modes. Its automatic mode enables smart route planning, as well as one-touch take-off and landing.
At about 5.5 meters in length, the vehicle can be driven on public roads with a standard licence and parked in regular spaces.
Source - DailyNewsChina’s Xpeng-owned Aridge has launched trial production at the world’s first flying car factory in Guangzhou, taking a major step toward commercializing next-generation transport.
Aridge, Xpeng’s flying car subsidiary, has started trial production at the world’s first flying car factory in Guangzhou.
The 120,000-square-meter facility has produced its first detachable eVTOL aircraft for the modular “Land Aircraft Carrier.”
With an annual capacity of up to 10,000 modules, the factory will eventually assemble one aircraft every 30 minutes.
Trial operations focus on process verification, equipment testing, and producing prototypes for airworthiness certification before moving into mass production.
Source - Euro News
