In an effort to reveal the real-world efficiency of the Nio ET7’s 150-kWh semi-solid state battery pack, firm founder and CEO William Li took the totally electrical sedan on an endurance check drive and managed to cowl over 1,000 km on a single cost.

The 14-hour journey was livestreamed on-line and noticed Li begin his journey at a battery swap station in Shanghai. Li was joined by Shen Fei, Nio’s senior vp, and later, a Tencent information reporter as he travelled in direction of the Zhejiang and Fujian provinces in China.

In keeping with the corporate, the ET7 had to deal with a current chilly wave throughout China that noticed temperatures alternate between -2 and 12 levels Celsius. Regardless of the chilly climate, the ET7 stored the cabin at a extra snug 20 levels Celsius and travelled for a complete distance of 1,044 km earlier than the battery dipped to a 3% state of cost, which indicated a remaining CLTC vary of 36 km.

On December 17, 2023, NIO founder, Chairman, and CEO William drove an ET7 to check the 150-kWh ultra-long-range battery pack. After driving for over 14 hours, the automobile achieved a spread of over 1,000 kilometers on a single cost.#NIO #BlueSkyComing pic.twitter.com/aHQtlZPUzw

— NIO (@NIOGlobal) December 19, 2023

Nio’s information confirmed that the automobile’s Navigate on Pilot Plus (NOP+) system autonomously drove the automobile for 957 km or 92% of the journey, with the typical pace of the journey being 83.9 km/h. The entire power utilization was listed at 13.2 kWh/100 km.

Developed by WeLion New Power Know-how, the 150-kWh semi-solid state battery pack was introduced at Nio Day 2020 (held in January 2021), with the market-first software being the ET7. It’s at the moment the biggest capability mass-produced battery pack within the Chinese language passenger automobile phase, weighing in at 575 kg, or 20 kg greater than the present 100-kWh pack provided by Nio.

Nevertheless, the large battery pack isn’t low cost, with Nio co-founder and president Qin Lihong revealing earlier this yr that it prices nearly as a lot as a complete ET5, which matches for 298,000 yuan (RM194,551). Clients in China can select to purchase a Nio with no battery and as an alternative subscribe to Battery as a Service (BaaS), whereby they pay month-to-month to lease a battery (this additionally reduces the automobile’s value). Given all Nio EVs are able to battery swapping, the large battery pack is suitable with all fashions within the firm’s line-up.

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