Nio sold all 999 units of the ET9 First Edition within hours of launch, as announced by Nio CEO William Li. The flagship sedan cost 818,000 yuan (112,000 USD) in China.
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The First Edition features several updates to interior materials and exclusive badging compared to the standard ET9. Deliveries will start in March 2025.
During the media call after the launch, Li said he would be happy if they sold 1,000 units of ET9 every month. He Xiaopeng, CEO of Xpeng, who attended the Nio Day 2024, previously wished Li would sell 5,000 units smoothly.
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The ET9 was launched on December 21 during Nio Day 2024 in Guangzhou. The standard version with 100 kWh CATL’s NMC battery starts at 788,000 yuan (108,000 USD), slightly lower than the pre-sale price of 800,000 yuan announced last year.
Like all Nio cars, the ET9 has a removable battery. For 660,000 yuan (90,450 USD) you can buy a car without a battery and subscribe to Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) for 1,128 yuan (155 USD). This means that you can exchange your empty battery for a full one at one of the 2,850 swapping stations that Nio operates in China or 50 in Europe.
Nio ET7 is a 5.3 meter long four-seater. The dimensions are 5325/2017/1621 mm (length/width/height) and the wheelbase is 3250 mm. It is the first Nio with frunk and the capacity is 105 liters.
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The trunk capacity is 544 liters, the curb weight is 2,700 kg and the turning diameter is 10.9 meters.
ET9 is on a new NT 3.0 platform with 900V architecture, so expect fast charging. The battery pack is 100 kWh, good for 650 km under CLTC conditions. Consumption is 16.2 kWh/100 km. Nio also teased a 120 kWh pack, but nothing was said about that at launch. It may appear later on exchange stations.
Nio’s most expensive car is AWD, powered by dual motors with a combined power of 520 kW (697 hp) and 700 Nm of torque. On the rear axle there is a 925V W-Pin 925 V permanent magnet synchronous electric motor with a power of 340 kW, and on the front axle there is a 180 kW asynchronous induction motor. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds.
During the launch, Nio presented many advanced technology at ET9, including the active Skyride suspension, which was presented during a champagne test with Volkswagen ex-CEO Herbert Diess, or the tire puncture test to demonstrate vehicle stability, which William Li himself performed at high speed performed. of 160 km/h.
ET9 is from Nio hello carwith the aim of showing where the annual R&D expenditure of 10 billion yuan is going. It was designed to compete with premium German brands such as Mercedes-Benz Maybach, Audi and BMW in China. Among Chinese competitors, it will have to compete against the new Huawei brand Maextro and its enormous, almost 5.5 meter long Maxtro S800 sedan.