NIO ES8 electric 3-row SUV obtains European whole vehicle type approval
China-based NIO received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA) for the NIO ES8, its smart electric flagship 3-row SUV. The EWVTA certification marks an essential foundation for NIO’s entry into Norway and the European market at large.
The NIO ES8 S8 seats 6 or 7 (captain’s chairs or bench in second row), and features an NEDC range up to 580 km (360 miles) with a 100 kWh battery pack. with a 0-100 km/h time of 4.9 seconds. NIO Pilot (advanced driver assistance system), and NOMI (in-vehicle AI system) are included.
The ES8 features a full-aluminum body, with a 96.4% aluminum application rate—the highest percentage of aluminum used in an all-aluminum body in mass production vehicles worldwide, according to NIO. Due to its high fracture toughness, this allows absorption of crash energy through folding deformation; the center of gravity of the car is the battery. Vehicle torsional stiffness is 44,140 N·m/degree.