As promised earlier this month, NIO has began delivering its ET7 electrical flagship sedan to Chinese language prospects on March 28.
The primary batch of ET7s had been delivered at the moment to patrons on the firm’s headquarters in Hefei, Anhui province, by NIO manufacturing and high quality specialists.
The formal graduation of ET7 buyer deliveries is a vital milestone for NIO because it marks the model’s fourth mannequin to enter manufacturing and the primary sedan—the opposite three are SUVs (ES8, ES6 and EC6).
The ET7 can also be NIO’s first mannequin based mostly on the second-generation know-how platform, NT2.0, which brings over 100 configurations for consolation, security and sensible applied sciences as customary.
The flagship sedan can also be geared up with Banyan, the brand-new, evolving software program system for the NT2.0. The automobile can even supply a subscription service to NIO Autonomous Driving (NAD), anticipated to be out there from the fourth quarter of this 12 months in China, relying on the area.
NIO says that customers in additional than 80 Chinese language cities have tried the ET7 in individual for the reason that kickoff of take a look at drives on March 5. The corporate claims it transformed take a look at drives into orders on a a lot increased than anticipated charge, with out offering specifics.
Whereas the corporate didn’t specify what number of prospects took supply of NIO ET7 at the moment, in one of many photographs exhibiting the parking zone (see beneath) we will spot greater than 50 sedans alongside SUVs from the model.
The corporate did notice that supply occasions will range from area to area due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NIO is anticipated to announce March deliveries on April 1, together with ET7.
The NIO ET7 begins at RMB 448,000 ($70,400) in China, earlier than subsidies. The value might be lowered by at the least RMB 70,000 for patrons who select the battery rental service BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service).
Even so, the ET7 nonetheless is priced above China’s most buy subsidy threshold of RMB 300,000; nonetheless, it qualifies for subsidies because it options battery swap functionality. Particular person prospects are eligible for a subsidy of RMB 11,340 for the NIO with the usual 75-kWh battery pack or RMB 12,600 for the mannequin with a 100-kWh battery.
The 150-kWh pack claimed to supply a spread of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on the NEDC cycle just isn’t but out there to order.