NIO launches EC7 and ES8 electric SUVs.

Chinese EV manufacturer NIO launched EC7 and ES8 electric SUVs at the NIO Day event held in Hefei, China. Both models are based on NIO’s latest second-generation platform.

The design of the NIO EC7 interprets the power of elegance to an extreme extent. This mid-large flagship coupe SUV comes standard with intelligent air suspension. It is equipped with two motors of 300 kW and 180 kW. The EC7 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.8 seconds and comes to a complete stop from 100km/h in 33.9 meters.

The EC7’s panoramic glass roof is made of double-layer sound and heat insulation glass with an area of 1.94 square meters. The third-generation flexible electrochromic (EC) technology enables five levels of adjustable transmittance to allow natural light to sprinkle into the car with extreme transparency or fully protect privacy when necessary.

The smart electric flagship SUV, the all-new ES8, is a 6-seat all-around SUV that meets the users’ needs in multiple scenarios. The design of the all-new ES8 showcases NIO’s concepts of “Design for AD” and “PURE-TEC”. Based on NIO’s second-generation high-efficiency electric drive platform, the ES8 carries two motors with a total maximum output of 480kW. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and comes to a complete stop from 100km/h in 34.3 meters.

Both the EC7 and the all-new ES8 are equipped with the ADB intelligent multi-beam headlights which can project patterns or animations, enable automatic glare reduction and high-beam evasion, and emit alerting beams in collaboration with the intelligent driving system, powered by LiDAR and cameras.

In terms of intelligence, the two models are equipped with NIO’s latest Banyan intelligent system, powered by full-stack technologies such as Aquila, a super sensory system equipped with 33 high-performance sensors including LiDAR, and Adam, a supercomputing platform with the computing power-up to 1016T enabled by four Orin X chips.

Meanwhile, the two models are equipped with the PanoCinema panoramic digital cockpit - a digital cockpit composed of the world’s first on-board AI assistant NOMI, the 7.1.4 immersive sound system equipped with Dolby Atmos panoramic sound technology, the light fall type surrounding atmosphere lamps, the 12.8-inch AMOLED central control screen, and high-performance AR and VR devices, providing the cockpit a “full-scene immersive digital space” for the user.

The EC7 is priced at RMB 488,000 with a 75kWh battery, RMB 546,000 with a 100kWh battery, and RMB 418,000 with BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service). It is now available for order on NIO App in China, and the delivery is expected to start on May 2023 in China.

The all-new ES8 is priced at RMB 528,000 with a 75kWh battery, RMB 586,000 with a 100kWh battery, and RMB 458,000 with BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service). The ES8 Executive Version is priced at RMB 548,000 with a 75kWh battery, RMB 606,000 with a 100kWh battery, and RMB 478,000 with BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service). The all-new ES8 is now available for order on NIO App in China, and the delivery is expected to start in June 2023 in China.

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