The EP9 can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.7 seconds, 200 km/h (124 mph) in 7.1 seconds, and 300 km/h (186 mph) in 15.9 seconds, as demonstrated by Richard Hammond in The Grand Tour. The car is somewhat capable of autonomous driving, which it did when the car set a record for fastest autonomous driving at the Circuit of the Americas. The EP9 is both all-wheel drive, and individual-wheel drive. { All Data and Content Management Powered by Ninox. Logos © 1996. The NIO EP9 is a 1360 bhp, 3G capable, electric supercar. BBC Studios is a commercial company that is owned by the BBC (and just the BBC). This service is provided by Disqus and is subject to their privacy policy and terms of use. Yet another Chinese EV startup IPO. Recharging takes 45 minutes, and battery replacement takes 8 minutes as the batteries need to be removed when recharged. Our tools include a mobile app, charging cost calculator and EV selector. Plus it’s only for the Chinese market. The EP9 is both all-wheel drive,[2] and individual-wheel drive. Our tools include a mobile app, charging cost calculator and EV selector. }. All six of the EP9s being made have been reserved for investors who ploughed money into Nio’s parent company, NextEV, when it appeared in 2014. The car comes with three power modes, each of which supply power to the batteries either for road or track use. by Goosen Wynand | Aug 2, 2020 | Newsletter | 0 Comments. padding: 1% 0 0 0 !important; All of the carbon fibre in the car, in total, weighs 364 kg (802 lb). Get Top Gear news and reviews in your inbox, Enter your email address to receive regular Top Gear newsletters. [2], The interior, like the exterior and chassis, is made entirely of carbon fiber. However, this was only possible because it was configured to drive autonomously. The name EP9 stands for Electric Performance 9. NIO has announced that ten additional EP9s will be sold to the general public. The car's chassis construction is all carbon fibre, and is based on the FIA Le Mans Prototype regulations. The new Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid has 690bhp, City, slicker: Honda City Turbo vs Honda e, Chris Harris on… the new BMW M4 and M3 Touring. .et_pb_column_2 { Well, two technically. It’s also got race car tech, trick aerodynamics and battery stacks hidden in enormous side sills so the weight is kept neatly within the wheelbase but allowing for vast Venturi tunnels which, apparently, reward 2.53g in lateral cornering and 3.3g longitudinal under braking. Nio EP9 driven CAR drives fastest 'Ring EV 1360bhp, 1092lb ft, 2.9sec 0-62mph. Please read Top Gear’s code of conduct (link below) before posting. by Goosen Wynand | Aug 3, 2020 | Newsletter | 0 Comments. By clicking below you agree to receive news, promotions and offers by email from Top Gear and BBC Studios. Each motor has 250 kW (335.25 hp), giving the car a total power output of 1 MW (1,341 hp; 1,360 PS). Not bad for a car we’d never heard of. To recap, the EP9, like the Koenigsegg One:1, comes with one megawatt of power (1,341bhp). Developed and built in 18 months, the EP9 debuted at the Saatchi Gallery in London, England.[1]. The NIO EP9 broke the existing Electric Vehicle record at Nürburgring’s Nordschleife, and has been proven to be the world's fastest electric car. But at least they can tell their mates down the Chinese pub that it’s the fastest car around a track in Texas… 7,456 miles away. Your information will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. This Nio EP9 is a 1,341bhp electric supercar. BBC is a trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation. } One with a driver and one without a driver. ... endowing it with a 265-mile range figure before you need to plug it back in again. .et_pb_row { by Goosen Wynand | Jul 26, 2020 | Newsletter | 0 Comments, Top 5 EV News Week 30 2020 | Chengdu Auto Show, Hozon Neta IPO, VW invest in China, eVito Tourer for sale, wattEv2buy is a product of EV Genius LLC. NextEV's plug-in hypercar has re-written the Circuit of the Americas record books. padding-right: 0px !important; The EP9 used racing slicks, so the published times are not comparable to those by cars in street-legal states. On May 13, the all-electric Nio EP9 set a Nordschleife record of 6min 45.9sec. To think that we’re now in an era where cars are setting fastest lap times with and without a driver is a bit mad. The EP9's rear wing is adjustable between three settings: parked, low-drag, and high-downforce. NextEV has launched an outperforming electric supercar as its first product in London on November 21st. Later that day, the same car beat the fastest COTA lap time for a production car with a driver, achieving a lap time of 2min 11.30s and reaching a top speed of 170 mph. Each of the EP9's wheels has its own motor and transmission. Top 5 EV News Week 31 2020 | Successful IPO for CHJ Auto, Kandi finally enters the USA, Mitsubishi pays the cost for failing EV strategy. Three new EV models launched this week. padding-bottom: 0px !important; But what’s madder, is that where it took the racing driver stacks of natural talent, years of practice and some hefty minerals to set their time, the autonomous technology and software used to deliver the world’s fastest autonomous lap was developed by the engineers in just four months. 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Each motor has 250 kW (335.25 hp), giving the car a total power output of 1 MW (1,341 hp; 1,360 PS). .txtwhite{color:#ffffff !important;} Each of the EP9's wheels has its own motor and transmission. The vehicle's batteries weigh 635 kg (1,400 lb). Quite what performance that’s allied to we don’t know. The car can achieve a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).[2]. } Perhaps more pertinently, it will apparently charge up in a mere 45 minutes, endowing it with a 265-mile range figure before you need to plug it back in again. Copyright 2015 - 2020. The exterior is also made of the same material. Four. The car's brakes are constructed and developed in house by NextEV. Top 5 EV News Week 32 2020 | Cadillac Lyriq unveiled. 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