William Li to personally test Nio's 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery and live-stream whole journey
Nio could be the first car maker with the first model to use the solid state battery although it's semi-solid-state and not fully solid yet.
William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of Nio, will be testing the company's 150-kWh battery pack in person, heralding the semi-solid-state battery's imminent entry into service.
"At 6:30 am tomorrow (Dec 17), I'll be driving from Shanghai with Tencent News' Huang Chenxia in an ET7, and together we'll test just how far the 150-kWh battery pack can support the vehicle on the highway," Li said today in a post on the Nio app.
Nio's NT 1.0- and NT 2.0-based models have completed validation and regulatory filings for the pack, and the team has conducted a variety of tests in which the pack has exceeded expectations for performance, including range, Li said.
Some time ago, 3 users in the Netherlands drove an ET7 in a non-stop relay, covering 6,000 kilometres in 72 hours and 51 minutes, from the northernmost point to the southernmost point of the European continent, setting a record for the shortest time for an EV over the same mileage, he said.
"Inspired by them, I decided to drive myself to test the highway range performance of the 150-kWh battery," Li wrote.
Li's test will be live-streamed in whole, and Chinese users will be able to watch it on several platforms including the Nio App, its WeChat account, and Tencent News platforms.
Nio unveiled the 150-kWh semi-solid-state battery pack when it unveiled its flagship sedan, the Nio ET7, on Jan 9, 2021 at the Nio Day 2020 event.
The battery pack has gone through several delays over the last almost 3 years and has not been officially made available so far. Nio will be holding Nio Day 2023 on Dec 23, where an updated timeline on when the battery pack will be available is likely to be announced.
The semi-solid battery's cell supplier is Beijing WeLion New Energy Technology, which began delivering the cells, which have an energy density of 360 Wh/kg, to Nio on June 30.
Prior to that, Nio filed with China's industrial regulator on May 9 to add WeLion as a cell supplier for three models, the first time the company had declared the use of the battery, and on Oct 16, Nio filed for the use of the battery for an additional 11 models.
WeLion saw its first volume installation of the power cell in Nov, also signaling that the pack may have begun mass production.
WeLion ranked 12th in China's power battery market with a 0.92% share, according to data released on Dec 11 by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA).
CABIA publishes a ranking of the top 15 battery makers with the highest installed base of power batteries in its monthly report, and that was the first time WeLion has been one of the top 15 in the overall market.
It's worth noting that the semi-solid battery pack will have a high cost due to the new technology but longer range and lighter weight. It's also less flammable compared to a lithium-ion battery.
The 150-kWh pack costs almost as much as an ET5 sedan, Nio co-founder and president Qin Lihong said Feb 11 at a user event in Changzhou, Jiangsu province.
However, a key advantage for Nio is that the vehicles support battery swap, which allows owners to rent the battery on an as-needed, short-term basis. This allows owners to experience the long range while not having to carry an expensive battery pack all the time.
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MonkeyGee : If this works, this is a game changer!
102095561 : battery cost can buy a et 5 no economy sense .pple will buy a byd instead of battery.nio alway spend a lot of money but cannot up sale .only byd n li auto understand what buyer need n make for them .CEO delusional do fusion etc，nio phone .sale dropping n lossing billion each quarter
bullrider_21 OP MonkeyGee : Game changer indeed.
bullrider_21 OP 102095561 : I believe the future of EV battery is solid state. The cost of the semi-solid state battery will fall when the EVs are produced in greater quantity. It is still cheaper than the fully solid state battery. Its main advantages are less flammable and longer range. So there won't be any more range anxiety.
103027647 : think CEO just like show off .how to recoup billion spend on rnd on this battery .just like et9 over expensive .nio is losing billion every quarter .shareholder get heavily diluted Evey cash raising.it to show off technology with no profit . it scarce off institution like vanguard selling 34million share n run away to prevent future dilution.even jac lose hope in nio sell away factory n team up with Huawei
FaqnDeath99 : Sounds like it was a very productive test run over the weekend. Improving battery tech is a must globally I feel, glad Nio pushing the limits of what is capable.
bullrider_21 OP FaqnDeath99 : Yes, very good range. Customers don't need to worry about range anxiety. This will help to increase EV adoption.