On December 23, NIO Day 2023 was held in Xi'an, and the venue was voted on by NIO users. The theme of this year's NIO Day 2023 is "A New Journey Up", at which NIO's smart electric executive flagship ET9 was officially unveiled, and pre-sales were opened at the press conference, with a pre-sale price of 800,000 yuan, which is expected to be delivered in 2025. NIO's *** battery swap station and 640kW fully liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging pile were also released simultaneously.
The NIO ET9 brings together the latest R&D achievements and integrates flagship appearance, innovative space, world-leading driving experience, intelligent technology, efficient energy replenishment, and all-round safety standards. NIO ET9 reshapes the new form of executive flagship in the era of intelligent electric vehicles, with a length, width and height of 5325 2016 1620mm and a wheelbase of 3250mm.
In terms of spatial layout, the NIO ET9 adopts a native executive four-seat layout, with a longitudinal length of 2,049 mm and a horizontal width of 1,563 mm. The innovative "Sky Island" and "Executive Bridge" design create four exclusive first-class seating space experiences. At the same time, NIO has also carefully designed a 360° stepless adjustment executive table for second-row passengers, which can be adjusted at any angle. The rear first-class seats of NIO ET9 have 24 self-developed patented technologies, with a maximum backrest adjustment angle of 45°, a seat cushion width of 582mm, and 11 linkage adjustments for one-key reclining, making the comfort experience far beyond its peers. In addition, there are seven electric sunshades in the whole car, which can be opened with one key.
NIO's ET9's "Skyride Intelligent Chassis System" integrates the three core hardware systems of steer-by-wire, rear-wheel steering, and fully active suspension for the first time, and is currently the world's only fully intelligent chassis with wire-by-wire. ET9 can achieve a flat experience in the face of complex road conditions.
In terms of battery life, the NIO ET9 is equipped with a "global 900V high-voltage architecture", which has the highest voltage of 925V, the peak charging power of 600kW, and the peak charging current of 765A, which is the world's first, and the range is increased by 255km in 5 minutes of charging.
At the event site, NIO's first-class battery swap station and 640kW fully liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging pile were also released. **The battery swap station supports multi-brand shared battery swapping, and the battery swap time is shortened by 22%.Equipped with a rooftop photovoltaic system, each station saves nearly 180,000 kWh. NIO's 640kW fully liquid-cooled ultra-fast charging pile has a maximum current of 765A, a maximum voltage of 1000V, and a peak charging power of 640kW, which can intelligently distribute charging power in the station in real time. In 2024, NIO will add 1,000 battery swap stations and 20,000 charging poles to further improve the user power supply experience.
Li Bin, Founder, Chairman and CEO of NIO, said: "As the original intelligent electric executive flagship built by a Chinese brand, the ET9 fully demonstrates NIO's R&D strength and achievements, bringing the executive flagship car into the era of intelligent electric vehicles, and represents NIO's determination, confidence and enterprising spirit to continue to impact the high-end market. NIO will continue to provide users with high-quality products and services through technological innovation.