NIO lands in Norway and brings the ES8 and the battery swap service

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NIO is preparing to land in Europe from Norway . During an event that is & egrave; held in streaming, the Chinese manufacturer illustrated the strategy for the debut in the Old Continent. The interesting thing is; that will not be limited to propose its electric cars because & eacute; the brand intends to constitute a whole series of services for customers, a little bit as it already does; today in China. It also aims to introduce its battery swap stations .

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STARTING FROM ES8

The first model that NIO will bring & agrave; in Norway already in the course of 2021 it will be; the ES8 SUV that will be; proposed with a 100 kWh battery pack able to offer an autonomy of 500 km according to the WLTP cycle. In 2022, however, it will be; the turn of the ET7 sedan. The brand manager in the country will be; Marius Hayler who has an important past within the Jaguar Land Rover Group. Starting in July, NIO will allow & agrave; the download of its application allowing people to learn about some aspects of the brand as well as making appointments for test drives with the ES8 which will start in August.

In September NIO will begin & agrave; to accept orders and deliver its first electric cars. Orders can be placed through its website, the app or inside the Nio House which will be operational in that month in the city & agrave; of Oslo. In 2022, additional NIO Houses will open in Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and Kristansand. In September it will open also the first NIO Service Center. Also during this month the first 4 stations for the battery swap service will debut (HERE we see how the Power Swap Station 2.0 works).



The goal is to expand this infrastructure in the course of 2022 (it will also build a charging network). Also next year, the Chinese manufacturer aims to offer its after-sales services nationwide. In this regard, NIO informs that it will provide; also & quot; mobile & quot; assistance services offering customers small repairs and maintenance on site. The company will propose as well as a collection and home delivery service. NIO's lifestyle brand, NIO Life , will also far & agrave; its debut in Norway.

Finally, the Chinese brand will involve & agrave; users to get suggestions on how to improve products. A very ambitious project, therefore, that shows how NIO is serious. It will be It is especially interesting to understand how people will judge the battery swap which, at the moment, is not in Europe; offered by no manufacturer. For the moment, nothing is known about European prices of its cars.

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