Nicolas Vincelot’s Post

The new EL8 has arrived in Europe!

500,000 cars produced, big milestone!

🎉 Another milestones towards using NIO Power Swap Stations for energy storage 🔋 Doing so will maximize their environmental and economic potential beyond being "just" a amazing solution to get a charge battery in 3 mn and also help balance the grid to support the energy transition 🌍 And yes, this is not only in China, but already happenning in Europe too! It is truly fulfilling to see what was a vision not long ago become reality 👏 Congrats to all the teams involved! This is just the beginning of realizing the full potential of NIO's battery swap infrastructure

🎄 🎁 At last the Christmas gifts have arrived 🎉 Again NIO day didn't disapoint this year with the unveiling of the NIO ET9, our Smart Electric Executive Flaghip, packed with industry leading technology 🛩 Stunning "land-jet" design following NIO DNA while maximizing interior space and efficiency to offer "first-class" level of comfort ⚡ Industry leading electric architecture 925V platform able to reach 600kW charging speeds and powered by 120kWh based on self-developed cylindrical cell battery tech 🍸 Revolutionary chassis technology including electro-hydraulic pump able to to go over speed bump without spilling champaign, steer by wire and rear wheel direction with a turning radius of only 10 meters 💻 Self-developped 5nm Shenji autonomous chip as powerful of as 4 Nvidia Orin Chip (1,016 Tops) This shows NIO long-term and continuous commitment to R&D in order to bring industry leading innovations to the market again and again!

Feeling like a kid waiting for my Christmas gift(s)

Last Sunday NIO, William tested himself our industry 150-kWh ultra-long-range battery pack, achieving a range of over 1,000 km on a single charge, not in theory, but for real. A true milestone! Here are my thoughts on why NIO was the first to pull-off such a feat and why it makes so much sens: 1. Vision and action fueled by pure entrepreneurship spirit, NIO set-up ambitious and visionary goals going well beyond what industry thought was possible, we then set-up to work with a innovative start-up (WeLion) trusted their technology and supported them to bring this all the way to industrialisation working hand in hand to solve all issues 2. System efficiency thanks to Power Swap Station network and technology which makes it so relevant: - All NIO cars, from the first gen ES8 can use the battery thanks to standardised battery packs: this means this new technology can benefit all NIO users today and hence could be communicated early on - High cost can be spread out over the wider user base and made sustainable as user only need to rent a 150 kWh when they need it for a reasonable price (which also saves resources) - Swapping speed advantage is even more reinforced at swapping a 150 kWh battery can give you full range in a 3 minutes (imagine how long it would take to charge) Besides I recommend to those that can to check the live stream, watching our CEO drive the car himself and interact with everyone in such a hard-working, humble and honest way truly embodies the NIO spirit. Let's keep powering forward ;)