[1] Heng studied automobile engineering at Tsinghua University and earned a master's degree in 2008 after 6 years there.

[2][3] Prior to co-founding XPeng Motors, Henry served as the supervisor for the New Energy Vehicle Control Section, a research and development team, at Guangzhou Automobile Group.

[independent source needed][1] Heng is tasked with the company's strategic planning and product architecture design.

The company initially focused on research and development for new core technologies for use in motors, batteries, electronic control systems and center-display touch screens.

[5] Heng recruited former employees from Guangzhou Automobile, BMW, Lamborghini, BYD, ALi, Tencent, Huawei, and Samsung.