NIO Day, unlike the traditional press conference, is more like a happy party belonging to all THE OWNERS.
This year's Weilai Day is no exception, far away in the main venue of Suzhou, when Li Bin, who is affectionately known as "Bin Brother" by car owners, appeared on the scene, not only the atmosphere of the scene was instantly ignited, but even the upstream journalists and a group of Weilai car owners in Chongqing were also in a theater located in Raffles City, a landmark in Liangjiang, and the screen was agitated.
From cardigans, jeans to casual shoes, Bin Brother, who is fully "armed" with Weilai peripheral products, with a consistent affinity and shallow smile, and a calm and confident confidence, has thrown out a series of dry goods including new cars, new strategies, and new services, making NIO Day once again a stage for Weilai to show muscles.
There are many dry goods, but the brightest star of the night must belong to the WEILAI medium-sized intelligent electric coupe ET5. A dynamic and cool opening video, foreplay for the debut of this future car, with The explanation of Shangbin Brother's rich rendering, whether it is the owner of the Weilai car or a passerby like the reporter, they are all powdered by this cargo circle.
ET5 combines the NIO supercar gene with the concept of "design for automatic driving", not only absorbs the smooth lines of ET7, naturally integrates high-performance autonomous driving sensors into the body, pure and futuristic; also adopts the muscle outline derived from EP9, plus sharp polylines to create a young and energetic image. Its interior space design continues the concept of "second living room", which is exquisite and warm. Clean+ eco-friendly fabrics wrap softly around passengers while enhancing the acoustics of the cabin. The invisible air conditioner outlet keeps the dashboard neat and sophisticated. Smart frameless electric suction doors and concealed door handles come standard, with a digital key based on UWB technology for easier access.
Of course, smart + electric is its biggest human design. In addition to the NIO PanoCinema with AR/VR technology, ET5 is also equipped with NIO's latest autonomous driving technology NAD (NIO Autonomous Driving), through the NIO supersensitive system Aquila and the supercomputing platform Adam, ET5 will gradually realize high-speed, urban area, parking, power exchange and other scenarios, the whole process of safe and relaxing point-to-point automatic driving experience. The full function of NAD adopts the service subscription model of "monthly activation and monthly payment", that is, ADaaS (AD as a Service), the service fee is 680 yuan per month, and the service will be gradually provided after completing the development verification.
Continuing NIO's high-performance genes, ET5 zero to 100 km acceleration of 4.3 seconds, the use of ULCO's high-performance four-piston aluminum alloy integrated cast caliper, 100 km to zero braking distance of 33.9 meters, wind resistance coefficient as low as 0.24, with the application of silicon carbide power module of a new generation of high-efficiency electric drive platform, equipped with standard battery pack (75kWh) CLTC life of more than 550 km, equipped with long battery pack (100 kWh) endurance of more than 700 km, equipped with ultra-long battery pack (150 kWh) range of more than 1000 km.
ET5 is available in 9 body colors, of which clear space powder and cloud yellow are the exclusive colors of ET5, and the annual color Aerospace Blue will also be installed on ET5. The starting price is 328,000 yuan before the ET5 subsidy and 258,000 yuan before the BaaS solution subsidy, and delivery is expected to start in September 2022. At the event site, Bin Ge also announced that the medium and large intelligent electric flagship car ET7 will open the lock order on January 20 next year and open the delivery on March 28.
In addition to the long-awaited new car finalization of the listing schedule, at this year's NIO Day, Weilai also said: in 2022, it will continue to lay out the charging and replacement service network, and plans to have more than 1,300 substations, 6,000 supercharged piles, 10,000 destination charging piles nationwide, and open up more than 30 destination charging routes such as the Silk Road and Xishuangbanna Rainforest.
This year, marked by its entry into the Norwegian market, NIO successfully opened the prelude to globalization. Next year, NIO's products and system-wide services will be officially implemented in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark; in 2025, it will enter more than 25 countries and regions.