NIO ET7

What the ET7 is

The ET7 is NIO's flagship electric saloon. The official page covers the 2024 model and notes it is sold in China only. Dual-motor all-wheel drive is standard, with 850 N·m of peak torque, a 0 to 100 km/h time of 3.8 seconds and a drag coefficient of 0.208.

Battery and swapping

The page describes a 150 kWh ultra-long-range pack. Each cell is monitored in real time and a battery health check runs at every swap. A swap takes about three minutes, and NIO says swap stations sit in cities and along expressways. The page claims over 1,000 km in a real-life range challenge, while the official CLTC figure is an estimate that varies with conditions. It gives no DC charging power or warranty.

Driver assistance

NIO Assisted and Intelligent Driving relies on NIO Aquila Super Sensing, with 33 sensing units including LiDAR, cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors. The ADAM computing cluster uses four Nvidia Orin X chips and 1,016 TOPS. NIO states that it is driver assistance only. FOTA updates are mentioned for the chassis controller.

Cabin and app

The cabin has a 16.3 inch head-up display, NOMI voice assistant, per-seat screens and 7.1.4 sound. Seven airbags are fitted, including a 45 liter front center airbag. The NIO app is used to order a one-click power service.

Key facts

• Maker: NIO
• Body: Flagship electric saloon
• Battery: 150 kWh
• Swap time: about 3 minutes
• Sensing units: 33
• Airbags: 7