Nio has introduced that the right-hand drive (RHD) model of its Firefly EV shall be prepared by October, and that it’ll first be accessible within the UK and Southeast Asia, with a Singaporean distributorship anticipated to be signed this week, stories CnEVPost.
Nio co-founder and president Qin Lihong stated at a media roundtable in Shanghai as we speak that the carmaker’s new sub-brand (additionally known as firefly) will choose the fitting time between June and August to launch in Europe, and that will probably be in about 20 abroad markets by year-end. The MINI– and good-fighter launched in China earlier this month in two variants, priced at RMB119,800 (RM72k) and RMB125,800 (RM75k) respectively.
These costs embody the battery, however Chinese language patrons will quickly be capable of buy the automotive with out the battery, renting it as an alternative via a battery-as-a-service (BaaS) programme, which ought to scale back the worth by tens of hundreds of yuan, CnEVPost stories.
Options embody swappable batteries (in collaboration with CATL), a 4.7-metre turning radius, a 92-litre frunk, a 1,250-litre boot quantity with the rear seats folded, a five-star C-NCAP security ranking, an 83.4% high-strength metal physique, a 35,700 Nm/diploma torsional rigidity, 9 airbags and ADAS.
Design-wise, the Firefly hatchback offers off Honda e vibes, with standout cues being distinctive ‘trio’ head and hind lights. The EV was penned by Nio’s design vice chairman Kris Tomasson, who has labored earlier than at BMW and Ford. The minimalist inside options two massive shows and a two-spoke steering wheel.
At 4,003 mm lengthy, 1,781 mm broad and 1,557 mm tall, with a 2,615 mm wheelbase, the five-seat Firefly could be very barely smaller all spherical than a BYD Dolphin, however larger than a BYD Seagull/Dolphin Surf. What are your ideas on one thing like this for Malaysia?
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