Although NIO says that the car could offer a range of more than 1000 km (half a 75kWh promises 530 km according to the very optimistic CTLC standard), I think that such a normal range could be something around 700-800 km per charge. We also know that it will not be fully solid-state batteries, but semi-solid-state, and their manufacturer is supposed to be the Chinese company WeLion. But the main problem is the price of a new battery. According to co-founder Qin Lihong, the flashlight costs as much as the ET5 electric sedan. The one without the battery (it can be rented) will cost 258 thousand RMB (830 thousand CZK), so it’s really not a cheap thing.
Also due to the very high price, NIO does not want to offer the 150kWh battery for one-time purchase, but it will be available from the beginning only via subscription (both options are available for 75kWh and 100kWh batteries). Let us remind you that the ET7 without a battery costs RMB 388,000, with a 75kWh battery for 458,000 and with a 100kWh battery for 516,000 (subscription for the battery is then 980 or 1,680 yuan per month). If what Lihong said about the price of the 150kWh variant of the battery were true, then the price of the car in the case of a one-time purchase would theoretically rise to about RMB 650,000.
We can also say that while the 100kWh battery will cost the customer 132,000 RMB (approx. 19,300 USD, to ours around 430,000 CZK, which also means 193 USD/kWh), the 150kWh version could move not only because of the 50% more energy, which it can accommodate, but also a more expensive concept, around 260 thousand RMB (approx. 38000 USD, i.e. over 250 USD/kWh). However, as already mentioned, such a purchase of a car with a 150kWh battery will not be possible for the time being, and the company wants to enable it later. For the time being, the previously mentioned rental of the accumulator will be possible for an unspecified price.
