Today, NIO held a communication meeting about the ET7 at the NIO House in Shanghai. During the meeting, Vice President of NIO, TianShu Li, revealed many new details about the ET7. We have summarized all the information by category below.

About the Three-electric System and Chassis

1. Silicon carbide is used on the permanent magnet synchronous motor at the front of the car. Therefore, the power configuration of the ET7 consists of a 180 kW front permanent magnet motor and a 300 kW rear induction motor. The front permanent magnet motor is commonly used as the main driving motor, which can bring higher energy efficiency.

2. It can achieve 0-100 km/h acceleration in 3.8 seconds under half-load conditions. When driving alone, it can achieve even higher acceleration performance than this.

3. The suspension travel can be lowered by 10mm and raised by 40mm.

4. There are five wheel designs in total, one 19-inch, three 20-inch, and one 21-inch, detailed information as below or shown in the picture:

• The 19-inch wheel is equipped with Continental EcoContact 6 Series tires (CLTC range of 530/675 km).

• One of the 20-inch wheels is equipped with Continental EcoContact 6 Series tires (CLTC range of 530/675 km).

• Another 20-inch wheel is equipped with Bridgestone Turanza TO05 Series low rolling resistance tires (CLTC range of 550/705 km).

• The last 20-inch wheel is equipped with Bridgestone Turanza TO05 Series tires (CLTC range of 530/675 km).

• The 21-inch wheel is equipped with Pirelli P Zero self-repairing tires (CLTC range of 480/615 km).

About Smart Key and Car Doors

1. The physical smart key uses UWB technology, which can achieve centimeter-level positioning accuracy and also some new functions.2. The mobile intelligent key allows for touchless entry and exit through its Bluetooth and UWB nodes, enabling centimeter-level positioning accuracy.

2. The door handle in the car has an anti-misoperation design and requires a double-click during driving to open the door.

3. If the car runs out of power or encounters an emergency, there is a mechanical hand on all four door storage areas that can be used to open the door even without electricity.

About Windows and Interior Details

1. Both the front and rear use double-layer soundproof glass.

2. The panorama roof glass can provide 99.9\% ultraviolet protection and over 80\% heat insulation.

3. There will be various services available through the mall, including film coverage and a range of 1-2 sets of shading screens. Among them, a fully covered shading screen with the same material as the car roof has been specially developed.

4. The interior offers a total of three colors and four combinations. Nappa leather seats with a diamond-stitched design are standard, while the synthetic leather version features a slightly different design for a simpler look that can be customized with any of the previously mentioned colors.

5. The ambient lighting supports adjustments in 256 colors across three levels, all of which can be freely combined and memorized for personalized color settings. It also offers a breathing rhythm effect at the highest level.

6. The ET7 features three simultaneously inserted fragrances. Users can see which fragrance they have inserted and estimate its remaining lifespan based on usage. Additionally, a new fragrance, “Exploration No.1,” has been introduced. The fragrance system uses a design that integrates the air outlet and duct in the front row for efficient cooling, heating, and diffusion.

About Seats1. The front seats are adjustable in 14 directions, with headrest support adjustable in 2 directions for both up and down, as well as for the angle of the headrest wings in 2 directions. The lumbar region also offers 4-way electric lumbar support. The front end of the seat angle supports both up and down adjustment, as well as electrically adjustable stretching up to 5-6 centimeters and memory function.

2. The rear seats are equipped with heating, ventilation, and massage functions across the range, with the ET7 massage seats providing 8-point massage and five modes, each mode can be adjusted to two levels of intensity.

3. The rear seats also feature a larger area of three airbags that make up a soothing system. This system can also adjust the angle of the back area in 4° with customizable and dynamic memory functions.

4. The rear screen uses miniLED technology, which can control air conditioning and seats, recognize accounts, adjust music, and other entertainment functions. Karaoke lyrics can also be displayed on this screen.

Banyan System

1. Banyan’s system is based on a new computing platform, and in terms of intelligent cabin, it adopts the second-generation digital cabin platform.

2. The control chip used is the well-known Qualcomm 8155 chip.

3. Intelligent driving is based on the ADAM supercomputer platform.

4. The hardware part of NOMI Mate 2.0 and its head area have not changed, but the basic performance has been improved. With support for four sets of microphones, it can achieve four-audio-zone positioning and locked continuous dialogue communication ability, bringing a more exclusive experience. Each sound area can initiate a voice interaction with NOMI without interference.

5. The car’s infotainment system’s Baidu Maps is replaced by Amap;

6. Support for K song for all.

About Car Cameras

1. The front camera supports 4K dashcam, and the car’s surroundings have 5 cameras that can be recorded synchronously.

2. The first release in the industry, Sony 3 million pixel high sensitivity surround-view camera. It can achieve 3D panoramic imaging, parking assistance, transparent chassis, and sentry mode (guard mode). This mode has not been released yet and needs to be upgraded in the future.

About Driver Assistance Systems

1. 19 basic driver assistance functions will be standard, including ALC automatic lane-changing assistance and LCC lane centering assistance.

About User Rights

1. There will be test drive cars on the 20th of January (the day after tomorrow), which will be fully available in stores in March. Test drives will begin on March 5th.

2. Locking of orders will begin on January 20th. The delivery times for all locked orders before 23:59 on March 10th are the same, with no difference. NIO hopes that users will decide whether to lock orders after experiencing their test drives.

3. Users who lock their orders from March 11th to March 28th will have their production and delivery arranged in the order of payment.

4. Users who lock their orders after March 29th will have their production and delivery arranged according to the locking time.

5. Delivery of ET7 starts on March 28th.

6. Due to the fact that ET7 only supports DC charging, the first batch of ET7 owners will receive a 7 kW residential DC charger. Customers who place orders before March 28th can upgrade to an 11 kW DC home charger for free.

7. For repeat/new car buyers, the old home charger can be retrieved by NIO and upgraded to a new 7 kW DC charger. They are still eligible for six free battery swaps each month.

8. Non-ES8 initial owners who purchase an ET7 can enjoy a 7,000 yuan ($1,085) discount and receive 30,000 points after delivery. ES8 initial owners who purchase an ET7 can enjoy a 10,000 yuan ($1,546) discount and receive 50,000 points after delivery. (P.S. In addition to these benefits, Mr. Li Bin, the CEO of NIO, also revealed that there will be more bonuses and promotions for its customers.)

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