text: Original by Dongchedi Weiwei
[Original by Dongchedi Industry] On the evening of October 7th local time in Berlin, Germany, NIO held the NIO Berlin 2022 event at the Tempdu Concert Hall in Berlin, Berlin, and announced that it will start providing services in the four countries of Germany, Netherlands , Denmark, and Sweden . This is NIO's further business in the European market after entering the Norwegian market last year. The latest release information of this event is that the three new models of NIO, ET7, EL7 (ES7) and ET5, will be pre-ordered in the above four countries markets in the subscription model.
Among them, ET7 will start delivery on October 16, EL7 will start delivery in January 2023, and ET5 will start delivery in March 2023.
NIO's three models officially opened pre-orders to four European countries
This means that users in four countries, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, can only obtain NIO's vehicle services through the " subscription model ", which means that NIO's current models are "only rented but not sold" in the above four European markets.
According to the information provided by NIO, the subscription period for vehicles ranges from 1 month to 60 months. Of course, in addition to using the vehicle, subscribers can also obtain full insurance, maintenance, battery swap services, and battery upgrade services that will be provided in the future.
Specifically, NIO provides two short-term and long-term subscription services in four European countries.
NIO European Four countries short-term subscription price
Short-term subscription, users can cancel the monthly subscription at any time two weeks in advance; they can change vehicles at will; as the vehicle age increases, the monthly fee will be reduced accordingly.
NIO European four countries long-term subscription price
long-term subscription, users can only choose one model; enjoy a lower fixed subscription price; the subscription period ranges from 12-60 months; users do not terminate their subscription after the subscription expires, and automatically renew according to the flexible subscription terms. For example, if you subscribe to the 36-month 75 kWh battery pack configuration, the monthly fee for ET7 starts at 1,199 euros in Germany, the monthly fee for 1,299 euros in the Netherlands, the monthly fee for 13,979 Swedish kroner (about 1,279.94 euros), and the monthly fee for 11,799 Danish kroner (about 1,586.26 euros). Also subscribed to the 36-month, 75-kilowatt-hour battery-capped model, the monthly fee for ET5 in Germany starts at 999 euros.
As of the end of 2022, NIO plans to build 20 battery swap stations in Europe.
in terms of charging infrastructure . Currently, NIO has connected 380,000 charging piles in Europe, and NIO's European version of the charging map has also been put into use. By the end of 2022, NIO plans to build 20 battery swap stations in Europe; by the end of 2023, this number is expected to reach 120. At present, the Zusmarshausen battery swap station located between Munich and Stuttgart has been put into use, and the battery swap station located in Berlin is about to be completed. By 2025, NIO plans to build 1,000 battery swap stations outside China, most of which will be distributed in Europe.
in terms of sales and service network construction, NIO will also adopt the direct service method of users in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. It is reported that the NIO center located in Berlin is about to open. At the same time, NIO is building NIO center and NIO space in cities such as Hamburg , Frankfurt, Düsseldorf , Amsterdam , Rotterdam , Copenhagen , Stockholm and Gothenburg .
At present, NIO has established a network of authorized service centers in five major European countries, namely Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. The European version of NIO App was launched in August this year. Local users can view vehicle data and make appointments through the app.
NIO Global R&D Center Layout
NIO said it will continue to increase R&D investment in Europe. In July this year, NIO established an innovation center in Berlin for the research and development of smart cockpits, autonomous driving and energy technology. In September this year, NIO's European factory in Pest State, Hungary has completed its first battery swap station offline. The factory is the European manufacturing center, service center and R&D center of NIO's power-up product .The Berlin Innovation Center will work with the R&D and design teams of NIO Energy's European Factory, NIO Oxford and Munich to carry out R&D work in all aspects.
