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NIO unveils ET7 flagship electric sedan

2021-01-06

Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO unveiled its ET7 flagship sedan model, designed to compete with the offerings from domestic rival XPeng and Tesla.

At the company`s annual [NIO Day" in the western city of Chengdu, Chief Executive William Li said the luxury ET7 sedan, costing between $69,000 and $81,000 depending on the configuration. The car will be available in early 2022.

The ET7 will be offered with three battery sizes. The entry level 70kWh unit offers a 310-mile (500 km) range, with a 100kWh version offering 435 miles (700 km). The top 150kWh battery has a claimed range of more than 621 miles (1,000 km). All the figures are calculated using the Chinese NEDC system.

The NIO ET7 sedan can work with the company`s new autonomous driving system that features camera resolution of 8 megapixels and Nvidia processing chips that offer processing power greater than that of seven Tesla full self-driving computers, Li claimed. The autonomous driving system costs 680 yuan a month, Li said.

NIO`s new sedan also features a laminated all-glass roof, heated seats in both rows and 23 speakers.

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