ProLogium Technology has announced that it has signed an agreement with NIO in Thailand. Both parties have agreed to build a prototype of an all-electric vehicle that uses ProLogium's solid-state battery pack. They will also further cooperate on the production and application of solid-state batteries. Thus, NIO joins the ranks of companies with an interest in solid-state batteries such as Volkswagen and Fisker, for...

25 August 2019

The J.D. Power Inaugural China New Energy Vehicle Experience Index (NEVXI) Study gives an insight to the quality of new vehicles by taking into account the problems experienced by NEV owners within the first two to six months of ownership and the owners' satisfaction with sales service, after-sales service and product. The most cited problems by NEV owners in China are quite typical for any types of vehicles. The...

7 August 2019

As promised, NIO and Razer have announced the result of their cross-border partnership - the NIO ES6 Night Explorer. The model will be launched in 88 units in the Chinese market only, priced at CNY 467,800 (USD 67,400). This special edition is based on the NIO ES6 Performance which packs two electric motors with 160 kW and 240 kW power output, respectively and a total system torque of 725 Nm. This model has a choice...

3 August 2019

Well, this is a "crossborder" cooperation. China carmaker NIO and famous gaming brand Razer will launch the NIO ES6 Night Explorer special edition. NIO has posted on its Weibo page a cool teaser video for this project announcing that more details will be unveiled during the ChinaJoy (China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference) that will begin on August 2nd. It is expected that the design of the special edition...

31 July 2019

Today, the first NIO ES6 Premier Edition were delivered to users in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The Premier Edition has all optional features included and packs the more powerful combination of motors. It costs CNY 498,000 before subsidies. NIO ES6 Performance has the same set of motors but offers a more limited set of standard features. It costs CNY 398,000. Finally, there's the ES6 Standard version, which is...

18 June 2019

The state-owned fund E-Town Capital in Beijing will make an investment of up to CNY 10 billion ($1.45 billion) in Nio. The two parties have made a framework agreement as a result of which a new company dubbed Nio China will be created. The money will be spent on R&D and user network improvement. E-Town Capital is known to support electric vehicle manufacturers. It already has investments in the Daimler BAIC joint...

6 June 2019