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10 'NIO EP9' stories November 2016 - February 2022

Tracking the most expensive electric vehicles on the planet

Scooter Doll Feb 1 2022 - 12:59 pm PT

Previously, we’ve covered the most expensive consumer electric vehicles on the road in 2022, focused on vehicles you’re more likely to actually see on the road. Much of the feedback in the comments relayed that many of the EVs listed weren’t truly the most expensive. While we’d argue that original list pertains more to the most expensive vehicles to reach series production for consumers, we hear you. Now, you also have a list of the most expensive electric vehicles that exist on planet Earth, regardless if they’re actually available for sale. Enjoy.

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NIO begins ES8 test drives in Norway

Scooter Doll Aug 31 2021 - 8:40 am PT

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NIO began offering test drives yesterday to consumers in Norway of its ES8 electric SUV, ahead of deliveries to the Scandinavian country later this year. With early test drive reservations already locked up, Norwegians can now experience NIO’s flagship electric SUV on off-road terrain and on an airport tarmac.

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Nio EP9 first drive: the fastest, most expensive EV ever built [video]

Robert Llewellyn Aug 5 2021 - 11:55 am PT

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A few weeks ago, Fully Charged’s Elliot Richards had a go in the Wuling Mini, the cheapest EV currently available. Today he’ll be driving not only the most expensive EV ever built at $3.48 million, but also the fastest, at 217 mph – the Nio EP9.

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4 electric car brand alternatives that aren’t Tesla

Scooter Doll Jan 10 2021 - 1:25 am PT

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If you’re reading this article, you know Tesla. You may even be reading this from inside your Model 3 as it’s docked at a Supercharger. As we desperately scramble away from the ceaseless test of will that was 2020, we look toward to the new year with newfound hope and optimism. 2021 is a big year for everyone and everything, including electric vehicles. To help keep you in the know for the future, here are several of the best Tesla alternatives and where they currently lie on their journey up the EV ladder.

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Nio EP9 and VW Pikes Peak I.D. R all-electric race cars took over Goodwood with new records

Fred Lambert Jul 16 2018 - 9:21 am PT

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The Goodwood hill climb this weekend was dominated by all-electric vehicles. Nio’s EP9 all-electric hypercar and VW’s Pikes Peak I.D. R all-electric race car took over Goodwood with new records.
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Watch NIO EP9’s entire record-breaking Nurburgring lap

Jameson Dow May 16 2017 - 8:09 am PT

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NIO’s EP9 EV beats every production car ever with a Nurburgring lap record of 6:45.90

Jameson Dow May 13 2017 - 8:39 am PT

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One by one, EVs are decimating records set by internal combustion engine vehicles. NIO/NextEV’s $1.48 million electric supercar, the NIO EP9, has set a new lap record around one of the world’s most famous and grueling racetracks, the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The car managed a time of 6:45.90, which is the fastest lap ever set by an electric vehicle around the track – and in fact is faster than any production vehicle, electric or otherwise, beating the Lamborghini Huracan Performante by just over 6 seconds.
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NIO unveils its first production electric vehicle: 7-seater SUV with battery swap

Fred Lambert Apr 19 2017 - 7:30 am PT

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After unveiling its ‘EVE’ concept, an all-electric and autonomous vehicle, and raising ‘up to $600 million’ in latest round led by Baidu, NIO is now unveiling its first “production vehicle” at the Shanghai Auto Show today.

The vehicle is called NIO ES8 and it is a full size 7-seater electric SUV.
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NIO’s all-electric supercar reached a top speed of 160 mph and completed record lap without any driver

Fred Lambert Feb 27 2017 - 11:53 am PT

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The ‘NIO EP9’, an all-electric supercar which has been dubbed the “fastest electric car in the world”, set two new records last week at the Circuit of the Americas Race Track in Austin, Texas. The company made the announcement today along with the confirmation of a US debut next month following its world launch in London last year.
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NextEV launches new brand ‘NIO’ and its first electric car: 1 MW supercar with 265 miles range & top speed of 194 mph

Fred Lambert Nov 21 2016 - 9:27 am PT

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Today, electric car startup NextEV launched a new brand ‘NIO’ and its first electric car ‘NIO EP9’ at the Saatchi Gallery in London. The company is claiming that the ‘NIO EP9’ is the “fastest electric car in the world” after releasing lap records of the vehicle beating EV records in Nürburgring and at Circuit Paul Ricard in France over the past few weeks.
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