On April 17th, the question arose: can an electric car surpass 1000 kilometers on a single charge at highway speeds?
Towards the end of last year, NIO's founder, William Li, live-streamed a test drive, sparking widespread interest. However, the 150kWh battery pack used at the time was still in the trial phase. Now, several months later, does the production version of the battery pack still possess this capability?
Recently, NIO conducted a new live-streamed test using the 2024 model of the ET7, equipped with the 150kWh battery pack. Employing a triple-route simultaneous discharge method, they simulated various driving scenarios. The results proved that surpassing 1000 kilometers on a single charge is entirely feasible.
The first route, replicating last year's test route taken by Li Bin, runs from Shanghai to Xiamen. Despite encountering unexpected orange rainstorms en route, the vehicle covered a distance of 1046 kilometers. Its energy consumption averaged 13.3 kWh per hundred kilometers, with NOP+ assisted driving contributing 394 kilometers, accounting for 37.6% of the total distance.
The second route, from Kunming to Zhanjiang, recreates real highway driving scenarios, utilizing altitude advantages to push the vehicle's endurance limits. The journey spanned 1070 kilometers, with energy consumption averaging 12.7 kWh per hundred kilometers. NOP+ assisted driving covered 757 kilometers, making up 70.7% of the total distance.
The third route, from Beijing to Hefei, marked the first comprehensive long-distance test for the 2024 NIO ET7, challenging its endurance limits. The vehicle traveled 1062 kilometers with an average energy consumption of 13.0 kWh per hundred kilometers. NOP+ assisted driving contributed 429 kilometers, accounting for 40.3% of the total distance.
Overall, the ET7 equipped with a 150 kWh battery pack demonstrated its capability to exceed 1000 kilometers of range even in high-speed scenarios. Moreover, the more the utilization of NOP+ advanced assisted driving, the lower the energy consumption per hundred kilometers.
