NIO is a new Chinese electric vehicle brand under
NextEV. They are also developing the limited edition NIO EP9 electric supercar.
The NIO ES8 is their first ‘normal’ passenger car, and we have all the
specifications.
NextEV doesn’t have its own factory. The ES8 and
subsequent vehicles will be manufactured by a joint venture between NextEV and
the Jiangling Automotive Corporation. The joint venture is called Jiangling-Weilai, with
Weilai being the Chinese name of NIO. Interestingly, this JAC is the very same
company that recently agreed a joint venture with Volkswagen to develop and
manufacture a series of cheap EVs for China.
Total output is 326 hp and 420 Nm, good for 0-100 in
4.4 seconds. 0-50 is gone in 2.2 seconds. Top speed is 200 km/h but it can
only do this for 1 kilometer with a special boost. Real life top-speed is 180
km/h and this it can do for 30 minutes until the battery runs empty.Range is
355 kilometers (NEDC) and 500 kilometers when the average speed is 60 kilometers
per hour (this is a much used Chinese measurement for city traffic). Battery:
192 Ah/67 kWh.
Charging: 8 hours for a full charge on 220V and one
hour for 80% charge on a fast charger. Dimension size is 5022/1962/1753 mm, wheelbase is 3010 mm,
and curb weight is a hefty 2460 kilo. It will seat seven in a 2/3/2
configuration. Impressive numbers indeed but then it has to have, as the NIO
ES8 will compete head to head with the Tesla Model X. It is scheduled to hit
the Chinese car market in December.
Cr : Carnewschina
