Xpeng expects hybrid cars to accelerate its expansion to overseas markets such as Europe, where EV adoption has stalled and even declined in some places compared with China. Sales of Xpeng’s first hybrid EV will start in China before a roll out later in the rest of the world, chief executive He Xiaopeng told reporters at the company’s AI tech day event last October. By comparison, Li Auto and Huawei-backed Aito’s full-size crossovers, the L9 and M9, travel less than 300 km in all-electric mode, respectively. The range for Zeekr’s upcoming hybrid sports utility vehicle, the 9X, is touted as 380 km. The company delivered 233,906 cars from January to July, which is more than triple the figure of a year earlier.