Nio ET7 Electric Sedan Sets Record with 150 kWh Battery, Travels Over 1000 km on Single Charge

Electric sedan Or ET7 in the new version with a traction battery with a capacity of 150 kWh, the vehicle traveled more than 1000 km on a single charge. This result was achieved in three races on Chinese roads. On the first Shanghai-Xiamen route, 1,046 km were covered before the battery ran out on the Beijing-Hefei trip, the result was 1,062 km. Finally, a record was recorded in the Kunming-Zhanjiang run – 1070 km. In the last case, the average was 83.7 km / h, and the sedan accelerated to a maximum of 118 km / h. It took 12.8 hours to complete this journey. The sedan was equipped with a semi-solid-state traction battery, which weighs only 20 kg more than the traditional 100 kWh lithium-ion battery that is normally installed on Nio electric vehicles.

Company BMW He talked about his debuts at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show. The updated electric car will start there BMW i4 and the all-new MiniAceman electric crossover. So far the facelifted i4 hatchback has only been caught by spy photographers in camouflaged form, but here’s what the SUV looks like Little aceman It’s no longer a secret: information about the car appeared in the Chinese certificate database. Both cars will be shown the day before the Beijing Auto Show opens at a special BMW event.

Crossover announced Geely Galaxy L9which becomes the centerpiece of the electronic family Galaxy. Judging by the letter L in the index, this car will have a hybrid powertrain with a large rechargeable battery (electric vehicles in the family are marked as E). Judging by several elements such as rear view cameras and “drawn” door handles, a conceptual version will be shown in Beijing on April 25, and the production crossover will be revealed later.

Just the other day the exterior of the updated crossover was shown Friend H6, and now the interior of the car is also declassified. The front panel remains the same, but the size of the central display has been greatly increased, the center console has been completely removed, and all the keys and knobs have disappeared from the tunnel the centre. A new steering wheel has appeared, and the correct steering column switch is now responsible for controlling the gearbox. A full preview will also be held at the Beijing Auto Show.

The CEO of the company Ford he said he was not going to force anyone to abandon fuel cars for electric ones. According to Bill Ford, the transition to electric vehicles should happen gradually and according to consumer demand. He said automakers’ electric vehicle projects are highly dependent on political trends and a particular election cycle. Depending on who comes to power in the United States (Democrats or Republicans), opinions on electric vehicles can change to one another, and this greatly makes a strategic planning problem for automakers.

Following German companies BMW and Mercedes the decision to use android robots in production was made with the concern Hyundai. The latest generation Atlas model, developed by Boston Dynamics, which recently belonged to the Korean concern, was chosen as the “worker”. A special feature of the new Atlas is an all-electric transmission system instead of the previous hydraulic one. This made it possible to reduce weight, increase the strength and speed of the robot, and add more degrees of freedom of movement. It has not yet been revealed what exactly Atlas will do at the car plant.

Skoda has decided to join the group of automakers that create unique supercars for the video game Gran Turismo 7. A single-seater car has been announced SCode Vision Gran Turismo, in appearance some references to the classic racing model Skoda 1100 OHC Spider of 1957 will be used. As expected, the virtual supercar has all-wheel drive with two electric traction motors. The first presentation will take place on April 24 in Prague, and a full-size model of the car will probably be shown there.

Also today we talked about future models FangChengBaocrosses Citroen C3 Aircross and Mazda CX-80.