Just yesterday, NIO held the NIO Berlin 2022 event at the Tempurdu Concert Hall in Berlin, announcing the start of ET7, EL7 (ES7) and ET5 pre-sale in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. Among them, ET7 will start delivery on October 16, EL7 will start delivery in January 2023, and ET5 will start delivery in March 2023.
It is reported that Weilai provides two types of subscription services, short-term and long-term, in four European countries. In terms of short-term subscriptions, users can cancel the current month’s subscription at any time two weeks in advance; they can change vehicles at will; as the age of the vehicle increases, the monthly fee will be reduced accordingly. In terms of long-term subscription, users can only choose one model; enjoy a lower fixed subscription price; the subscription period ranges from 12 to 60 months; after the subscription expires, the user does not terminate the subscription, and the subscription is automatically renewed according to the flexible subscription terms. For example, for a 36-month subscription to a 75 kWh battery pack configuration, the monthly fee for the ET7 starts at 1,199 euros in Germany, 1,299 euros in the Netherlands, and 13,979 Swedish kronor (about 1,279.94 euros) per month in Sweden. , the monthly fee in Denmark starts from DKK 11,799 (about 1,586.26 euros). Also subscribe to a 36-month, 75 kWh battery pack model, and the monthly fee for the ET5 in Germany starts at 999 euros.
In terms of the power-up system, NIO has already connected 380,000 charging piles in Europe, which can be accessed directly using NIO NFC cards, and the NIO European version of the charging map has also been put into use. By the end of 2022, NIO plans to build 20 swap stations in Europe; by the end of 2023, this number is expected to reach 120. At present, the Zusmarshausen swap station between Munich and Stuttgart has been put into use, and the swap station in Berlin is about to be completed. By 2025, NIO plans to build 1,000 swap stations in markets outside China, most of which will be in Europe.
In the European market, NIO will also adopt a direct-sale model. NIO’s NIO Center in Berlin is about to open, while NIO is building NIO in cities such as Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Gothenburg. Center and NIO Space.
The European version of the NIO App was launched in August this year, and local users can already view vehicle data and book services through the App.
NIO said that it will continue to increase R&D investment in Europe. In July this year, NIO established an innovation center in Berlin for the research and development of smart cockpits, autonomous driving and energy technologies. In September this year, NIO Energy’s European plant in Pest, Hungary, has completed the rollout of its first power swap station. The plant is the European manufacturing center, service center and R&D center for NIO’s power-on products. The Berlin Innovation Center will work hand in hand with the R&D and design teams of NIO Energy’s European factory, NIO Oxford and Munich to carry out various R&D work.
Post time: Oct-08-2022