NIO
Blue Sky Coming
Blue Sky Coming🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaEV-native
Founded
2014
HQ
Shanghai
Making EVs since
2018
Entered EU
2021
EVs on EVRadar
60
Service network
Growing
The storyOfficial site →
NIO is a global smart electric vehicle company founded in November 2014. It aims to build a community starting with smart EVs to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries.
Worth knowing
NIO's EP9 broke the Nürburgring Nordschleife EV lap record in 2017. NIO also incorporates a digital AI assistant named NOMI on the dashboard of its vehicles.
The road here
EV milestones
Founded in 2014; launched the EP9 electric supercar in 2016; launched its first volume vehicle
the ES8
in 2017; IPO on the NYSE in 2018; entered the European market starting with Norway in 2021.
Brand DNA
Battery SwapPremiumBaaSNOMITechnology-driven
The honest read
Strengths
- +Unique battery swapping ecosystem eliminates range anxiety and battery degradation concerns; high-quality premium interiors; advanced autonomous driving hardware (Aquila).
Watch-outs
- –Availability of Battery Swap Stations is still geographically limited outside of China; premium pricing puts it in direct competition with established luxury automakers.
Battery & platform DNA
NIO is distinguished by its Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model and its comprehensive network of Battery Swap Stations, which allow users to swap a depleted battery for a fully charged one in minutes rather than waiting to charge.
EVRadar verdict
NIO is a highly innovative premium EV maker that fundamentally changes the ownership experience through its battery swap network, though its success in Europe depends on the rapid expansion of this infrastructure.
Company
- Legal name
- NIO Inc.
- Ownership
- Independent (NYSE: NIO)
- Parent group
- NIO Inc.
- EV-only brand
- Yes
- Battery partners
- CATL
- Sells in Poland
- No
- Markets
- DE, NL, SE, NO, DK
NIO EVs
EC6
100 kWh (435 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh605 km
EC6
100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh630 km
EC6
100 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh615 km
EC6
70 kWh (435 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh430 km
EC6
70 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh440 km
EC6
75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh495 km
EC6
Long 100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh635 km
EC6
Standard 75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh495 km
EC6
Ultra Long 150 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh970 km
EC7
Long Range 100 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
100 kWh590 km
EC7
Standard Range 75 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
75 kWh455 km
EC7
Ultra Long Range 150 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
150 kWh940 km
EL6
Long Range 100 kWh (490 Hp) AWD Electric
90 kWh529 km
EL6
Standard Range 75 kWh (490 Hp) AWD Electric
73.5 kWh406 km
EL7
100 kWh (653 Hp) BEV e-AWD
92 kWh509 km
EL7
75 kWh (653 Hp) BEV e-AWD
71 kWh391 km
EL8
Long Range 90 kWh (653 Hp) E-AWD
90 kWh487 km
EL8
Standard Range 73.5 kWh (653 Hp) E-AWD
73.5 kWh375 km
EP9
(1360 Hp) 4WD Electric
427 km
ES6
100 kWh (435 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh600 km
ES6
100 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh610 km
ES6
70 kWh (435 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh420 km
ES6
70 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh430 km
ES6
84 kWh (435 Hp) 4WD Electric
84 kWh490 km
ES6
84 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
84 kWh510 km
ES6
Long 100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh630 km
ES6
Long Range 100 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
100 kWh575 km
ES6
Standard 75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh490 km
ES6
Standard Range 75 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
75 kWh450 km
ES6
Ulta Long 150 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh965 km
ES6
Ultra Long Range 150 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
150 kWh930 km
ES7
Long Range 100 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
100 kWh575 km
ES7
Standard Range 75 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
75 kWh450 km
ES7
Ultra Long Range 150 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
150 kWh930 km
ES8
100 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh580 km
ES8
102 kWh (707 Hp) 4WD Electric
102 kWh635 km
ES8
70 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh415 km
ES8
70 kWh (653 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh355 km
ES8
84 kWh (544 Hp) 4WD Electric
84 kWh485 km
ES8
84 kWh (653 Hp) 4WD Electric
84 kWh425 km
ES8
Long Range 100 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
100 kWh565 km
ES8
Standard Range 75 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
75 kWh435 km
ES8
Ultra Long Range 150 kWh (653 Hp) i4WD Electric
150 kWh900 km
ES9
102 kWh (707 Hp) 4WD Electric
102 kWh620 km
ET5
100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh640 km
ET5
150 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh1000 km
ET5
75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh500 km
ET5
Extra Long 150 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh1055 km
ET5
Extra Long 150 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh1010 km
ET5
Long 100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh740 km
ET5
Long 100 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh710 km
ET5
Long Range 100 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
100 kWh610 km
ET5
Standard 75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh585 km
ET5
Standard 75 kWh (490 Hp) 4WD Electric
75 kWh550 km
ET5
Standard Range 75 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
75 kWh475 km
ET5
Ultra Long Range 150 kWh (490 Hp) i4WD Electric
150 kWh990 km
ET7
100 kWh (653 Hp) 4WD Electric
100 kWh700 km
ET7
150 kWh (653 Hp) 4WD Electric
150 kWh1000 km
ET7
70 kWh (653 Hp) 4WD Electric
70 kWh500 km
ET9
100 kWh (707 Hp) Electric 4WD
100 kWh650 km