q1.Mr. Wang, why is NIO ET9, delivered in the first quarter of 2025, and this will be listed for pre-sale?
Because NIO urgently needs to show its muscles, there are two reasons, first, NIO has been in continuous losses, and there is no specific profit schedule, and some time ago it experienced internal layoffs and adjustments and was bearish by the capital market;Second, there is money and has just received $2.2 billion in financing. It's time to talk about what real gold has achieved to boost confidence and morale.
q2.Is the NIO ET9 a sedan or a coupe SUV?
In their words, ET is NIO's sedan series, so of course ET9 is a sedan, in my opinion, the ground clearance of ET9 is comparable to that of a general urban SUV, reaching 200mm, but it is a coupe SUV with a length of 5325mm, a height of 2016, and a wheelbase of 3250mm, which is about the same size as the BBA flagship executive sedan.
q3.NIO Administrative Science and Technology Complex, what does ET9 look like?
Weilai's design idea is iterative but not subversive, so when you first see Weilai ET9, you know that this is a Weilai, the overall feeling is like the EC7 is flattened and elongated, the headlights are renewed, which can prevent the driver of the oncoming car from being interfered with by the high beams, and has the function of marking the lane line, in addition to the watchtower lidar, there is also a new dual-sided wide-angle lidar, but this place is the easiest to scratch, the maintenance cost is not low, and there is an active adjustable small tail wing at the tail.
q4.With such a big and tall car, how big are the wheels of the ET9?
It is equipped with 23-inch multi-spoke wheels, which are very suitable for the body of the ET9, and also adopts a similar floating logo design and hidden bolts as Rolls-Royce, so that the car can remain upright when driving, which is standard on the executive flagship model.
q5.As an executive sedan, how does NIO ET9 lay out the interior space?
The innovative design of the "Sky Bridge" and "Administrative Island" derives the four-seat layout of the ET9, as the rear row of the executive car is the top priority, the three screens serve the rear row, and there are not many seats that can lie flat, the focus is also on the use of innovative lighting system, 360-degree stepless adjustment of the executive table, wine cabinet, safe, refrigerator color TV sofa in ET9 seems to be weak.
q6.Is the NIO ET9 the first car with a full-range 900V high-voltage platform?
The executive flagship has always been a technical flagship, and the ET9 also uses the top platform of NIO, the first global 900V high-voltage platform in China, but the ET9 is still one year away from delivery, and whether it can become the first delivery car is very variable.
q7.How is the power of the NIO ET9 and what kind of battery is used?
Equipped with high-performance pure electric four-wheel drive, with a comprehensive power of 707 horsepower, it uses a self-developed 46105 large cylindrical battery, with a battery capacity of 120kWh, 5C flash charging on the charge, the charging peak power is as high as 600kW, and the battery life is 255km in 5 minutes, but Li Bin joked that although the charging is fast, it only takes 3 minutes for us to change the battery.
q8.What are the highlights of the strongest intelligent system developed by NIO ET9?
The lidar of the whole vehicle has formed a 360° detection capability without dead angles, and the new ** supercomputing platform ADAM20 makes computing power more efficient and concentrated, iteration is more rapid, hardware, equipped with 2 Shenji NX9031, is China's first 5nm intelligent driving chip, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8292 intelligent cockpit chip, the configuration is quite top.
q9.What is the NIO ET9 chassis used for, and is it equipped with rear-wheel steering?
The ET9 is equipped with rear-wheel steering, with a maximum steering angle of 8 degrees and a steering diameter of only 109M, what concept is similar to the general compact car, the chassis uses Weilai's "Tianxing intelligent chassis system", which is composed of steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering, and full active suspension.
q10.Will the NIO Champagne Tower experiment become a world famous painting?
Weilai ET9 This continuous speed bump version of the champagne tower experiment, whether it is creativity, execution, completion is very successful, showing a hand of strength after having the "Tianxing intelligent chassis system", the experiment successfully brought fire, and many manufacturers are expected to follow suit, the only point is that I have never seen such a low speed bump in real life.