In China began selling an electric crossover NIO ES8

21 December 2017

Product won't be cheap

China is already a leader in the number of produced electric vehicles: recently, it has already overtaken the US. The number of environmentally friendly models continues to increase. Now the people of China can buy electric crossover NIO ES8.

The new product is than to be surprised. She even looks unusual: this five-meter crossover with a seven-seater salon is not like cars of other brands. The manufacturer declares a record high amount of aluminum in the body structure. Apply new alloy 7003 series. But a feather NIO ES8 not exactly call: the machine weighs 460 kg. 2 the drag Coefficient is 0.29.

Innovative SUV received two electric motors, issuing a pair of 650 horsepower and 840 nm. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes just 4.4 seconds. The traction battery is 70 kWh allows you to travel up to 355 kilometers in the combined cycle NEDC test, that is, in reality, will be even less. But the electric car supports quick replacement of the battery, it only takes three minutes to remove the exhausted battery and insert the charged. By 2020, the Chinese company intends to build 1 100 pips Power Swap Stations.

The picture of the tail lights is reminiscent of the Audi Q7 crossover last generation, but the rest of the car original

Also NIO ES8 can do without the driver: thanks to the 23 sensors and advanced computer Mobileye EyeQ4 (the manufacturer claims that it first used on a production vehicle) crossover is able to detect obstacles and to pave the route.

Taking into account the milestones stated features NIO ES8 priori can not be cheap. Depending on configuration electric crossover is estimated at 448 000 or 584 000 yuan (4 or 4.9 million rubles at the current exchange rate). At a minimum the Tesla Model X in China is 836 000 yuan.