SAIC/Alibaba JV premium, wireless charge, EV brand IM launches with saloon and SUV, using Nvidia s AI chips
SAIC s plan to join forces with etail giant Alibaba to launch a new premium EV brand, IM (or intelligence in motion ), reported earlier Thursday on just-auto, was confirmed late in the day by chip supplier Nvidia.
The long range electric vehicles will have AI powered by Nvidia s Drive Orin platform.
The first two vehicles in the range - a flagship sedan and SUV - will have autonomous parking and other automated driving features, as well as a 93kWh battery, as standard with 115kWh optional.
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NIO launches autonomous driving model ET7; up to 621 miles range with solid-state 150 kWh battery
At NIO Day, in Chengdu, NIO launched its first autonomous driving model, the smart electric flagship sedan NIO ET7. The ET7 has a pre-subsidy price starting from RMB 448,000 (US$69,000), or from RMB 378,000 (US$58,400) with BaaS (Battery as a Service).
The ET7 features a 180 kW permanent magnet motor in the front and a 300 kW induction motor in the rear. Maximum power is rated at 480 kW with peak torque at 850 nm. The ET7 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and has a stopping distance from 100 km/h of 33.5 m.