With the ET5, the Chinese manufacturer Nio has presented a particularly durable electric car. According to Nio, the e-vehicle should offer a range of over 1,000 kilometers. An important question remains unanswered.

Nio ET5: e-car from China with a range of 1,000 km

At the Nio Days, the Chinese carmaker presented a new vehicle that is already causing a stir. The Nio ET5 should be one in the best equipment variant Range of over 1,000 kilometers before it has to be plugged in again. This is ensured by a battery with a capacity of 150 kilowatt hours. Batteries with 75 and 100 kilowatt hours can be found in the other two variants (source: Nio).

The range should apply according to the China light-duty Vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC). So far, however, it is only information from the manufacturer himself, which not independently checked became. Should they prove to be true, then the Nio ET5 could certainly convince one or the other customer as a real endurance runner. Existing electric cars from established manufacturers such as VW, Hyundai, Mercedes and Tesla make it around 300 to 500 kilometers on paper. In practice, however, the values ​​often look worse.

What makes the new Nio ET5 even more difficult is that the car manufacturer has so far only announced the electric vehicle for the Chinese market. There it should be converted from September 2022 up to 45,500 euros to be had. It is not yet clear whether and when the Nio ET5 will also be sold in Europe.

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Nio ET5: aiming for autonomous driving

According to Nio, plans for autonomous driving played a major role in the development of the electric car. Various sensors and cameras are already available, the necessary software should be submitted after approval by the authorities. A suitable one Self-drive subscription Nio would like to be paid with a little less than 100 euros a month.