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NIO launched the 100kWh battery pack on Nov 6. The new battery pack will be compatible with all existing models. The new battery pack costs RMB 5,400 for non-BaaS users to upgrade from 84kWh to 100kWh, and RMB 58,000 for 70kWh users. William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO said at the scene that all models support battery pack upgrade, and the NEDC range of ec6 will increase to 615km, es6 to 610km, and the new es8 to 580km.  The new 100kWh battery pack supports all-weather temperature control, non-heat spreading safety design, and highly integrated CTP, which increases energy density by 37%. New option owners and permanent upgrade owners can book the service from November 7, with deliveries to follow in December this year.

A total of five battery swap industry standards were officially approved for publication on October 23, 2020 and will be implemented from February 1, 2021, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA). The National Energy Administration released the industry standards for battery swapping developed by NIO. Among them, NIO took the lead in the compilation of 10435, 10436 and 33025 standards, and was deeply involved in the compilation of 10434 and 33004 standards. This batch of standards took more than 2 years from project initiation to release, and hundreds of comments were collected. NIO led the preparation of: 1. NB/T 10435-2020 General Technical Requirements for Quick-Change Battery Box Locking Mechanism for Electric Vehicles 2. NB/T 10436-2020 General Technical Requirements for Cooling Interface of Quick-Change Battery Boxes for Electric Vehicles 3. NB/T 33025-2020 General Requirements for Quick-Change Battery Boxes for Electric Vehicles NIO also deeply involved:  1. NB...

According to the report of EOU, NIO is preparing to build a business unit for overseas business, which will be tentatively named as "Project Marco Polo" and its models will be sold in Europe. The first NIO House will be set up in Copenhagen, Denmark, according to people close to the company. According to another source close to the company, the company has an export team and has recently deployed a lot of staff, and plans to sell 7,000 ES8 and ES6 models in two years. According to the source, the core of the export business of Celeste is service, including worry-free service and one-touch charging. According to the insider, Chen Chen will be in charge of the "Project Marco Polo" and will report to Qin Lihong, the co-founder of NIO. Besides, Jim Wei Jian, Vice President of User Operations, may be in charge of overseas NIO House.

William Li, the founder and chairman of NIO, who "has been thinking about some ultimate solutions for electric cars since 2012" but has become the "least lucky man" in the industry in 2019, has played a beautiful game with his conviction and perseverance. Turn over the battle, ushering in a new high light moment in life. A few days ago, William Li accepted an interview with Battery China and talked freely around the hot topic of power change at present. William Li said that many people have a misunderstanding about the relationship between power exchange and charging, and feel that the two are opposed to each other, which is not the case. Charging is the foundation, and NIO's car also prioritizes the use of charging, and the proportion of NIO's charging piles installed is also very high, up to about 70%. "Our ultra-charging piles in NIO are very useful, close to more than 300,000 third-party charging piles of National Grid, Star Charging, and Special Ca...

Because of range anxiety, charging anxiety, and other anxieties, electric cars are still considered a niche model in China. Although many people become early adopters, the majority of consumers are still in a wait-and-see mode, which can be seen from the sales of EV models. However, compared to before, today's electric vehicles, in terms of range and driving experience, have made a lot of progress. Previously, it was also said that if an electric car had a single battery and a range of 800km, they would consider buying an electric car. And now, it might really be almost time to make good on that promise. On October 30, at the EP Club (elite user club within the NIO brand), William Li said that NIO is currently working on a 150-degree battery pack that will allow the EV to have a range of over 900km. What can be seen is that, if the NIO's 150-degree battery pack is put into mass production and installed, the vehicle's range will exceed 900km. Even when compared to fuel-effic...