Electric Vehicles are a defining innovation of the green transition

Climate changeVideoJune 23, 2022

At the center of the sector is Brian Gu, President of electric vehicle startup XPeng who discusses how EV is at the cutting edge of green energy technology. Watch the latest episode of Leaders with Lacqua Goes Green, sponsored by Zurich Insurance Group.

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Founded in 2014, XPeng is a one of China’s fastest growing electric car developers, having launched two years after Tesla’s Model S. The automaker has begun its international expansion hoping to bring electric cars to the masses and aims to revolutionize the technology of transport along the way.

Today, innovation is advancing at greater speed than ever. From transport to agriculture, from medicine to automation, not one area of our lives is untouched by technological advancement. It’s an extraordinary time for innovation and it seems to be at the heart of virtually everything we do, including at Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich). In order to keep thinking like a 150-year-old start-up, Zurich encourages individuals and corporations to embrace fresh ideas and fresh input. Both from within an organization, but also through partnership and collaboration.

In the second episode of Leaders with Lacqua Goes Green, sponsored by Zurich, Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua sits down with Brian Gu, Vice Chairman and President of China's XPeng for an in-depth conversation about the future of Electric Vehicles, competing in China, the role of innovation and lessons from his career. Watch the full video on Bloomberg.