William Li, company founder and CEO of Nio, presented the ET7 Nios, the first electrically powered sedan at Nio Day in Chengdu. So far, Nio only has crossover models such as the Nio ES6 (test) in its range. The potential range of the luxury model could be a headache for solid-state battery competition.

This higher capacity design, Greater safety and cheaper materials were actually only expected in series production over the next few years, Toyota sounded the most optimistic in June 2019: “The progress has exceeded our expectations”, they want their solid-state cell as a prototype for the Olympic Games 2020 in Japan. It is well known that things turned out differently.

Energy density of 360 Wh / kg The all-wheel drive should be available with three battery packs. The little one with 70 kWh from conventional lithium-ion cell chemistry should reach ranges of around 500 kilometers. Much more interesting for most customers are the two larger battery packs with 100 kWh and even 150 kWh with which the Nio ET7 ranges from 700 or 1000 should be able to drive kilometers without reloading. The solid-state battery of the top model, installed for the first time in a series vehicle, has a high energy density of 360 Wh / kg. We have not yet learned anything about the charging time, which would have been exciting as solid state batteries are not exactly quick-charging.

Faster than fast charging thanks to the battery exchange system In addition to the different capacities, Nio has been offering since 2018 a battery exchange system. By the end of the year in China 500 such changing stations are created, which should save you the tough loading processes. Per day at each of the charging stations up to 300 battery packs can be changed. Porsche, on the other hand, is trying faster and faster charging than the Porsche Taycan. It currently reaches up to 270 kW a full charge in under an hour (test).

Nio ET7 body (8 pictures) The The luxury limousine is large, almost two meters wide and over five meters long.

(Image: Nio) The 5 is driven 09 meters long and 1, 98 Meter wide limousine, each with an electric motor on the front and rear axles, which in view of the 850 Nm torque is almost unavoidable. The front permanent magnet motor provides 180 kW while at the stern an induction motor with 300 kW works. From a standing start, the Nio should accelerate in 3.9 seconds 100 and from the same speed to 33, come to a stop again 5 meters. Nio installs the prestigious brakes from the Italian manufacturer Brembo, which has been operating its systems on the Brembo River near Bergamo in northern Italy since 2012 also produced in China. Air suspension is built in as standard.

Driver assistance only with subscription The ET7 is the first Nio model that can be ordered with a full range of driver assistance systems. The assistance package is only offered as a subscription and costs with all functions monthly 86 Euro. With increasingly better networked systems, Nio wants the ET7 to drive more and more autonomously on highways, in the city and when parking and also to enable automatic battery change.

Nio ET7 Interior (8 pictures) The door panels look especially simple.

The central control unit is a 12, 8 inch display in the middle of the dashboard with the already known NOMI control system with artificial intelligence. The shortest processing times are guaranteed by a high-performance computer named Adam, which thanks to the Orin SoCs from Nvidia with 1016 Teraflop computing power achieved, as it will soon enable autonomous driving at level 5 at Daimler and other manufacturers.

Optional battery rental The body of the Nio ET7 with retractable door handles enables a good c W – Value of only 0, 23. The narrow LED daytime running lights with headlights underneath create a similarity to the ES8 and ES6 models. At the back, Nio mounts the now common continuous light strip. A glazing that extends far beyond the roof area is one of the advantages of the body.

Nio ET7 technology and battery change (7 pictures) At the front a double wishbone construction can be sensed, with a high-lying, dissolved upper wishbone similar to Audi, at the rear it is a multi-link connection.

The new Nio ET7 is now available in the Nio -App can be ordered, but delivery is just beginning 2022. The basic model costs 56. 000 Euro without and 48. 000 plus monthly battery rental. The particularly well-equipped model of the Premier Edition costs 66. 000 Euro.

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