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NIO goes after Tesla Model X with new all-electric SUV, battery swap and renting structure

Avatar for Fred Lambert Dec 16 2017 - 12:26 pm PT
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China’s demand for SUVs and electric vehicles keep increasing, which made Tesla’s Model X a very popular vehicle in the country despite its higher price due to import duties slapped on all of Tesla’s vehicles.

Now NIO, one of the most well-funded new Chinese EV startups, launched their first production vehicle this week, the NIO ES8, a cheaper all-electric SUV to try to capture the market.
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Electric vehicle startup NIO raises ‘up to $600 million’ in latest round led by Baidu

Avatar for Fred Lambert Mar 27 2017 - 7:34 am PT
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Chinese tech giant Baidu has confirmed having led a financing round in the electric vehicle startup NIO, formerly known as NextEV. The news comes just after the company unveiled its ‘EVE’ concept, an all-electric and autonomous vehicle.

The round of investment is reportedly worth up to $600 million, which would make NIO one of the most, if not the most, well-financed electric vehicle startups today.
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NIO unveils new self-driving electric car concept, says they’ll have autonomous cars in the US by 2020

Avatar for Fred Lambert Mar 10 2017 - 2:15 pm PT
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Electric and autonomous vehicle startup NIO unveiled a new concept today to set the tone for its upcoming mass market car. That’s after first showcasing its tech in a $1 million supercar last year.

In Austin for SXSW today, NIO laid out its “vision” for the future of autonomous cars and the“NIO EVE” concept is the first embodiment of that vision.
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NIO’s all-electric supercar reached a top speed of 160 mph and completed record lap without any driver

Avatar for 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

Avatar for 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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