This Chinese EV maker is up for a battle with Elon Musk in China [Video]

One of Tesla’s biggest Chinese rivals is welcoming the prospect of a tech battle with the automaker after being blocked from the US by punishing tariffs.

Speaking at a roundtable at the Paris Motor Show on Monday, Xpeng co-president Brian Gu said the Guangzhou-based EV startup, one of many competing with Tesla in China, was keen to see how its autonomous driving technology shapes up to Elon Musk’s.

“It is good news for us. You need competition to expand the field … We obviously cannot go to the US at the moment to compete or compare there,” the Xpeng executive said.

“But if they are in China, we can compete side by side and learn from them, and they can learn from us and help the market. It’s a bigger pie for all of us to enjoy,” he …