and Bigger Batteries, Too
While NIO typically keeps a surprise or two up its sleeve, it has told us that the highlight of this year's NIO Day will be the debut of its first sedan model, shown (sort of) in the "teaser" photo below.Analysts expect the sedan to be a production version of the ET Preview, a concept vehicle that the company showed in 2019. As shown back then, the ET Preview was a dual-motor all-wheel-drive design, with estimated range of over 450 kilometers (about 280 miles) and a zero-to-100 kilometers-per-hour (0 to 62 miles per hour) time of 4.7 seconds.
I say "as shown back then" because it's likely that the production version will have better range and acceleration numbers thanks to a new 150 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack that NIO also plans to unveil on Saturday. It will also have "the latest autonomous driving technologies," NIO promises. We'll have to wait until Saturday to find out exactly what that means.
I say "as shown back then" because it's likely that the production version will have better range and acceleration numbers thanks to a new 150 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack that NIO also plans to unveil on Saturday. It will also have "the latest autonomous driving technologies," NIO promises. We'll have to wait until Saturday to find out exactly what that means.
....That 100 kWh pack, developed jointly by NIO and battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technologies (or CATL), has a claimed 37% higher energy density than NIO's earlier packs, is cheaper to build, and incorporates heat-management technologies intended to extend its service life.
Not only does NIO offer the 100 kWh battery pack as an upgrade on all of its models, but it also offers the pack to existing NIO owners via its batteries-as-a-service subscription program..."
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