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Xpeng Joins Forces with Alipay to Implement In-Car Payment Functions

Nov 27, 2019, 17:40pm2019/11/27 17:40:51 Nora Lindvall

On November 27, Xpeng Motors announced that they have signed a deal with Alipay to jointly develop in-car payment functions, which will be first implemented in Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />’s upcoming sports sedan model, the P7.

The new feature will enable in-car payments with Alipay for Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />’s battery-charging facilities, vehicle applications, and other use case scenarios.

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The new agreement is an extension of the partnership between Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> Motors and Alibaba<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />, announced in September, to implement the Alibaba In-Car Mini App platform in the P7.

The Alipay in-car payment function will facilitate battery charging, covering both Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />’s own facilities and partnership charging piles. Other functions include purchases of data and music packages, vehicle violation inquiries; and Alibaba<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder /> In-car Mini App applications, such as mobility, lifestyle, and infotainment services.

The P7 is Xpeng<img decoding="async" class="trade-card__loading" layout="fixed" height="50" width="50" src="https://assets.pandaily.com/uploads/2021/12/loading.png" placeholder />’s second production model and the four-door electric sedan premiered at the Auto Shanghai show in April 2019 while the company has received 15,431 P7 pre-orders. The new model is expected to be delivered to Chinese customers in the second quarter of 2020.