Chinese electric crossover NIO ES8 with a range of up to 580 km goes to Europe

A month ago, NIO announced that it was preparing to launch its flagship NIO electric vehicle outside of China.

ES8. Now the Chinese manufacturer has received all the necessary permits for this.

What is known

The car was approved by the European regulator EWVTA(European Whole Vehicle Type Approval). Certification means that the car can be produced, sold, and also have license plates registered for it in all EU countries.

The first European country in whichwill appear NIO ES8 will become Norway. If everything goes according to plan, the car will be announced in September. NIO plans to sell cars without intermediaries. In addition to cars, the company will also offer customers a proprietary application developed for European users, Power Swap charging stations and the NIO Life service.

If you, suddenly, did not know

NIO ES8 is a 7-seat electric crossover,which has been produced in China since 2018. The car has several configurations. The top one comes with a 653 hp engine. and a 100 kWh battery with support for fast charging (from 20 to 80% in 60 minutes). This version of the car accelerates to “hundreds” in 4.9 seconds and can travel up to 580 km on a single charge (according to the NEDC cycle). In China, an electric car costs about $68,000.

Let's remember that last week Elon Musk announced the Tesla Model S Plaid - the fastest production car in the world.

Source: Insideevs

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