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As promised, NIO has unveiled its first flagship electric sedan, called the ET7. It boasts some pretty gnarly technologies, including new levels of autonomous driving capability and a whopping 150kWh battery pack.
NIO debuts its sleek new electric ET7 sedan with an estimated 600-mile range
The ET7 has self-driving functionality in mind for the future and the sensor package to back it up. Listen - 02:14
There s no denying that NIO s new ET7 sedan is extremely sleek. NIO
Chinese EV manufacturer NIO is back from the brink of bankruptcy with a new, handsome electric sedan called the ET7. The ET7, though, has a lot more to offer than an electric drivetrain and a pretty face.
NIO s latest and greatest sedan, announced on Saturday, is especially noteworthy for the way it s integrated its advanced sensor package into its bodywork. Like other vehicles that use lidar, it has protruding sensors, but in the ET7 s case, they ve been cleanly integrated into the body. Ditto the 11 cameras and other sensors that make up the overall sensor package for NIO s self-driving car platform.
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.