NIO Will Convert Its Battery Swap Stations in Mini Solar Power Plants
25 Oct 2021, 20:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from charging the batteries with solar energy, they can work as a backup power to stabilize the grid and decarbonize the Chinese economy.
Like Tesla, NIO Will Also Use Mega Castings in Car Manufacturing
19 Oct 2021, 12:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After the American automaker showed these components could save time, it was more than predictable that others would follow suit
NIO Day 2021 May Reveal Affordable Brand and Two New EVs: ET5 and ES7
18 Oct 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The event on December 18 will happen in Suzhou with exciting news from the company regarding reaching a more comprehensive number of customers
Why We All Should Pay Careful Attention to China and Its Carmakers
17 Oct 2021, 05:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / China quickly realized the electric shift could give it the lead that it could never have with combustion engines. That will be evident in a matter of years.
NIO Clients Start to Face Charging Queues During Chinese Holidays
14 Oct 2021, 10:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the company’s CEO, that has to do with the accelerating pace of EV adoption in China this year. Tesla also has issues with that in the U.S.
Volkswagen Feels Pressed by Chinese Competitors and Tesla to Speed Up EV Shift
13 Oct 2021, 21:08 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Reuters, Herbert Diess said the company would lose 30,000 jobs if it didn’t move faster, but the German carmaker denied that.
Jaguar F-Type and F-Pace Interior Designer Joins Chinese EV Maker NIO
4 Oct 2021, 19:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The designer of the Jaguar F-Type and F-Pace was hired by NIO, the Chinese automaker that only offers EVs in its range. He joins a former Seat lead designer.
NIO Starts Selling the ES8 in Norway for NOK609,000 ($69,093)
30 Sep 2021, 10:52 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The country’s first EV with a swappable battery pack will eventually count with 20 battery swap stations by the end of 2022
NIO Reaches 4 Million Battery Swaps and 504 Stations
29 Sep 2021, 22:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Aggressive expansion of battery swapping stations allowed the company to duplicate the number of battery swaps in only six months.
Geely Enters Race for Battery Swap Leadership, Promises 5,000 Stations by 2025
27 Sep 2021, 17:12 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company’s edge over NIO’s system is how long it takes to replace the battery pack: only one minute compared to the three to six minutes NIO takes
NIO ET7 Has 0.208 Drag Coefficient, But Have You Seen Its LiDAR?
24 Sep 2021, 10:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is beaten by the Mercedes-Benz EQS and its 0.20 drag coefficient, but it ties with the Tesla Model S Plaid. NIO promises 1,000 km (621 mi) of range
NIO Presents a Hybrid 75-kWh Battery Pack With LFP and Ternary Cells
23 Sep 2021, 10:07 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new arrangement would mix the advantages of each of these kinds of batteries in a more powerful and still swappable single unit
The Lucid Air’s EPA Range Does Not Only Debunk Tesla: It Also Matches ICE
19 Sep 2021, 05:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The 520 miles of range are equivalent to what many diesel vehicles and the most fuel-efficient cars running on gasoline can currently deliver.
NIO May Seize Idle Production Capacity in Europe to Make Its EVs There
17 Sep 2021, 19:23 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / William Li told the FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) that his company may try to arrange a partnership for producing its vehicles in the Old Continent.
NIO ET7 Heads Closer to Mass Production With Tooling Trial Prototypes
16 Sep 2021, 15:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The electric sedan still needs to deliver pre-production units before customers can start driving it in the first quarter of 2022
China Wants to Consolidate Its 300 EV Manufacturers Into Larger Ones
14 Sep 2021, 11:30 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng are the ones who should benefit from the new intentions of the Chinese government, but their shares plunged
NIO ET7 Electric Sedan Will Go on Sale in Germany in Late 2022
14 Sep 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The ET7 is NIO’s first EV model to go on sale in Germany and will join the ES8 SUV in Europe, with the latter set to go on sale in Norway later this month
Euro NCAP Awards Five Stars to Nio ES8, Lynk & Co 01, and Toyota Mirai
8 Sep 2021, 10:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Audi Q4 e-tron also received five stars, like its Volkswagen and Skoda cousins, respectively the ID.4 and the Enyaq iV.
Accelerator Pedal Breaks in a Nio: Company Explains It Was Designed to Do That
30 Aug 2021, 16:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / After a Nio owner complained on Chinese social media about the issue, the company said high lateral forces might have caused that.
After Fatal Crash, Nio Demands Owners to Take a Test Before Using NOP
24 Aug 2021, 17:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The idea would not be new: Xpeng would be already asking its customers to take a test to prove they can deal with NGP (Navigation Guided Pilot).