The Nio ES8 Aims To Be A Luxury Battery Swap King For $43,000
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The Nio ES8 Aims To Be A Luxury Battery Swap King For $43,000
"On its face, the Nio ES8 may not look super different from its current generation. Yet, there are a lot of under-the-skin improvements to the model. Overall, the ES8 is about 7 inches longer than the old model, with 2.49 inches of that going to the wheelbase. Aside from the excess length, the ES8 now has a frunk, whereas the old one did not."
"Underneath all those changes lies a new 900-volt architecture that still supports Nio's battery-as-a-service swappable units. For a discount on the purchase price, buyers of the ES8 can opt to rent the battery and pay per month, rather than buy the whole car outright. It's a large discount, too - with the battery leasing discount, the ES8 can be had for as little as $43,000."
The ES8 can be purchased for as little as $43,000 when buyers opt into Nio's battery leasing (battery-as-a-service) instead of buying the battery. The ES8 is a large six-seat electric SUV roughly the same size as a Kia EV9 and is on sale in China with likely expansion to European markets. The updated ES8 is about 7 inches longer than the previous model with a 2.49-inch wheelbase increase and now includes a front trunk. A new 900-volt electrical architecture supports swappable battery units. The battery leasing discount reduces the starting price from the previous model's $58,000 to $43,000 and undercuts the new six-seater Tesla Model Y L. The interior adopts design cues from Nio's ET9 sedan while aiming to provide more luxury for less as the brand expands internationally.
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