Proterra PTRA (1D) Mid Term Plan - LongHi Traders,
This is just my Idea about very potential company for next 5-10 years. (If electromobility can win th battle against hydrogen, than this is one of TESLA competitors.)
Consider your RRR Strategy + Fundaments (Entire market could get into Bear market as well).
Buy zone right now is around 10-7 USD ... Sell zones are marked for partial take profit.
Always look for RSI and MACD Convergencies / DIvergencie - in this ase at least 1D/1W timeframe.
Good luck and enjoy the game ;)
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BLNK Earnings move predictionBLNK has been trading in this range since April. It looks like it wants to come down and test the green trend line, but since earnings are after hours, it could end up running throughout the day. Ultimately, I think it will move down $3-$4 for earnings, unless it closes down a large amount beforehand. Total revenue is going up but operating income is getting worse each quarter. I believe future outlook for the next quarter will be cut. I'm keeping this on high watch tomorrow.
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Waiting for the Triangle pattern to be finished | NIOToday we will take a look at the current formation on NIO
From a technical perspective, we are observing a triangle pattern. But what is a triangle pattern?
Ralph Nelson Elliott one of the fathers of modern technical analysis, and the creator of the Elliott Wave theory, Identified that the price moves on impulse and corrective sequences.
One is followed by the other one. Based on that he defined 4 types of corrective patterns
-Flat
-Zig-Zag
-Irregular
-Triangle
He also created a system that helps us know when a pattern is finished or we should keep waiting. The example we will use is a triangle pattern. Triangle patterns have 5 waves ABCDE, once we are able to count those waves and we can define clear edges both on the top and bottom of the pattern, we can think about breakouts and the beginning of a new impulse.
In the current situation of NIO, we can count ABCD, and we should wait for E to be sure that the pattern is finished. Once we have that, we can define activation levels as you can see on the chart, and we can define invalidation levels below the structure. The targets of these structures can be defined using fibo extensions or cloned channels.
The main purpose of this is to find situations that we are sure are finished and avoid engaging on charts that we don't have certainty about that.
So my conclusion on NIO is that the pattern is not finished yet, and I would like to see that E wave before thinking about the idea of a new bullish trend happening. Thanks for reading!
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NIO's Q3 Earnings Call: Here's Everything You Need to KnowThe company is considering IPO in Hong Kong.
NIO reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday morning Beijing Time and held an analyst conference call afterward to address the most important concerns of investors.
Here's a summary from CnEVPost, and there's also a live text of our transcript of the call at the end of the article.
Vehicle Deliveries
Current NIO deliveries are primarily affected by supply chain volatility and are expected to reach 23,500 to 25,500 units in the fourth quarter, said William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO.
NIO's new orders continue to grow, with a record high of new orders in October, he said.
Chip supply is now better than the worst of the third quarter, but still faces challenges. The good thing is that NIO has adapted to the situation and always finds some solutions when possible, Li said.
Compared to the automotive industry as a whole, NIO has a relatively small share of sales, so it faces fewer difficulties compared to established car companies, he said.
Many of NIO's domain controllers are developed by itself, so it has some advantages in finding alternative chips.
Power battery giant CATL is trying to ensure the supply of batteries to NIO, but this is still the ceiling of NIO's delivery volume.
The JAC NIO plant will have a few more upgrades to follow, but they won't have as big an impact as they did in October. New NIO models will be built in the new plant, and there will be a capacity creep, but it won't have an impact on the production of existing models, Li said.
ET7 and New Models
NIO plans to have the ET7 available in showrooms around the Chinese New Year, which comes on February 1, according to Li.
The release of the ET7's assisted driving capabilities will be a long-term process, and NIO will consider a number of factors, including regulations, safety and reliability, and will not deliberately make demonstrations of autonomous driving.
NIO's 150 kWh battery is moving forward on schedule, with availability scheduled for the fourth quarter of next year, and is still on track.
Development of NIO's NAD hardware and software systems is well underway, and in addition to the ET7, development of two other new models based on the NT2.0 platform is on schedule, with deliveries to customers expected to begin in the second half of next year, Li said.
With the growth in scale, NIO's long-term target for the margin of vehicles based on NT2 models is 25 percent. NIO will reach that goal if it reaches 300,000 units of annual production capacity.
NIO's current models will be upgraded to the NT2 platform, but it will manage the pace carefully. The development work for the upgrade is already underway.
Many of NIO's new models are being developed in parallel, and the costs will be reflected in the financial statements over time.
NIO will offer some hardware upgrades to existing models next year when they become available. The company has considered the possibility of upgrades in the design of its products.
New Plant and Capacity Growth
In addition to the upgrade of the JAC NIO plant, the construction of NIO's second plant in NeoPark is proceeding on schedule.
Construction of the plant started on April 29 and the main structure was topped out on August 26. Equipment installation will start at the end of November and the plant will be officially put into operation in the third quarter of next year.
With the completion of NIO's second plant, the two plants can reach a maximum annual capacity of 600,000 units with double shifts, which can meet the needs in the short term.
About Norway and European Expansion
NIO's work in Norway has met expectations, with a quarter of the test drive customers placing orders, much more efficiently than in China.
NIO ES8 orders in Norway exceeded expectations, with 92 percent of consumers choosing the battery rental service BaaS, Li said.
NIO hopes to establish an after-sales service system in Norway before aggressively pushing sales.
The company's low deliveries in Norway in September and October were not due to a lack of orders, but rather a controlled pace, and NIO's deliveries in Norway will increase significantly in November.
NIO will enter at least five additional European countries next year, all offering NT2-based products. The ES8, based on the first-generation platform, will only be available in Norway.
Regulatory Credits and Subsidy Withdrawal
Most of NIO's sales of regulatory credits materialized in the third quarter, earlier than last year.
Li said NEV penetration has risen quickly this year, as has the price of regulatory credits, and expects that next year the price of regulatory credits may be lower than it is now.
In response to a question about China's subsidy rollback for NEVs, Li said the average selling price of NIO vehicles is high and the expected subsidy rollback won't have much of an impact on it.
The following is the text of CnEVPost's live report of the conference call:
NIO's new orders continue to grow, with a record high of new orders in October, said William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO.
Current NIO deliveries are mainly affected by supply fluctuations, and total deliveries are expected to reach 23,500 to 25,500 units in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Development of NIO's NAD hardware and software systems is well underway, and in addition to the ET7, development of two other new models based on the NT2.0 platform is on schedule for delivery to customers starting in the second half of next year, Li said.
In addition to the upgrade of the JAC NIO plant, NIO's second plant in NeoPark will start installing equipment at the end of November and will be officially put into operation in the third quarter of next year, said Li.
NIO ES8 orders in Norway exceeded expectations, with 92 percent of consumers opting for the company's battery rental service BaaS, Li said.
The JAC NIO plant will have small amount of renovations to follow, but they won't have as big an impact as they did in October. New NIO models will be built in the new plant and there will be a capacity creep, but it won't have an impact on the production of existing models, Li said.
Most of the sales of regulatory credits occurred in the third quarter, earlier than last year.
With the growth in scale, NIO's long-term target for vehicle margin based on the NT2 platform is 25 percent.
NIO plans to have the ET7 available in showrooms around Chinese New Year, which arrives on February 1, Li said.
The current chip supply is better than the worst third quarter, but still faces challenges. The good thing is that NIO has adapted to the situation and always finds some solutions as much as possible.
Compared to the whole automotive industry, NIO's sales account for a relatively small percentage, so the difficulties it faces are also relatively smaller than those of established car companies.
Many domain controllers are developed by NIO itself, so it has some advantages in finding alternative chips.
CATL is trying its best to ensure the supply of batteries to NIO, but it is still the ceiling of NIO's delivery volume.
The average selling price of NIO vehicles is high, and the expected subsidy withdrawal will not have much impact on it.
The release of ET7's assisted driving capability will be a long-term process, and NIO will consider a number of factors including regulations, safety, and reliability, and will not deliberately go for autonomous driving demonstrations.
NIO's 150 kWh battery is advancing on schedule, with plans to deliver in the fourth quarter of next year, and is still on track.
If NIO reaches an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles, it will be able to achieve a 25% vehicle gross margin.
NIO's current models will be upgraded to the NT2 platform, but NIO will manage the pace carefully. R&D work for the upgrade is already underway.
NEV penetration has risen rapidly this year, as has the price of regulatory credits, and next year the price of regulatory credits may be lower than it is now.
NIO's work in Norway has met expectations, with a quarter of the test drive users placing orders, much more efficiently than in China.
NIO hopes to establish an after-sales service system in Norway before aggressively pushing sales. The company did not deliver much in Norway in September and October, not because there were not enough orders, but because it was controlling the pace. NIO's deliveries in Norway will increase significantly in November.
NIO will enter at least five additional European countries next year, all offering NT2-based products. The ES8, based on the first-generation platform, will only be offered in Norway.
Many of NIO's new models are being developed in parallel, and the costs will be reflected in the financial statements over time.
With the completion of NIO's second plant, the two plants can reach a maximum annual capacity of 600,000 units with double shifts.
NIO will offer some hardware upgrades to existing models next year when the time comes. The company has considered the possibility of upgrades in the design of its products.
This article was first published by Phate Zhang on CnEVPost, a website focusing on new energy vehicle news from China.
Potential Bull Flag on USOIL?After an amazing rally shortly after Oil futures went NEGATIVE on the 20th of April 2020 (I day I will never forget), US OIL has been in a steady uptrend supported by global demand coming back online from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
As inflation increases with demand for Oil and a dramatic increase in EV sale forecast (per ARK Invest), I am looking forward to seeing battel wage on for dominance in this space.
That said, the reliance on Oil is not going to fall drastically any time soon and I do expect a return to $100 a barrel in the short to medium term. I also believe that high inflation in the short term further supports the below price target.
Therefore, I could see Oil breaking out of this Bull Flag pattern with an short term target of $93 per barrel by the end of the year .
Keen to hear your thoughts in the comments!
Boom,
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lcid long setupi have reason to believe that lucid is about to complete a little wave 2 correction here,
it was a 3-3-5 flat, rather than your usual 5-3-5 zig-zag.
what we know is, if this wave 2 was a flat - then wave 4 will be a sharp correction (so anticipate it when the time comes)
in theory what comes next in the days \ weeks ahead is a parabolic wave 3 with an upside target of $50.
there are risks to this trade, so keep a tight stop loss just below $20.50
4% risk
140% reward.
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$CHPT my team is up 40% we keep winning*This is not financial advice, so trade at your own risks*
*My team digs deep and finds stocks that are expected to perform well based off multiple confluences*
*Experienced traders understand the uphill battle in timing the market, so instead my team focuses mainly on risk management*
Recap: My team was extremely successful in capturing massive gains from $CHPT this year during its June rally. We exited $CHPT capturing most of our gains at the top and have been sitting on the sidelines since, but on Friday 9/10/21 my team opened a new position in $CHPT at $20.70 per share. We also had a buy order at $19.35 which was activated a couple of weeks ago.
My team had set our first take profit at $28, but we were able to exit pre-market at $28 this morning capturing a 40% gain.
Going forward my team will be looking for further entries so that we can accumulate more shares before we hit our take profit 2 later down the road.
Congrats to those of you who this this trade with us!
1ST ENTRY: $20.7
2ND ENTRY: $19.35
TAKE PROFIT 1(HIT): $28
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NKLA Getting Ready For a RunLooking for a dip into the oversold and the RSI & MACD should line up for a perfect entry on the second leg.
Possible lower-low before entry on reversal.
Lot's of fundamentals to like as of late. Expecting more into the holidays as the Arizona factory continues to go online.
If the Dems get there way the tax credit increase on Electric cars may push this higher off the news.
Good potential long.
Do your due diligence.
$WKHS the holy grail*This is not financial advice, so trade at your own risks*
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Workhorse Group $WKHS is a soon to be tech giant that manufactures and sells high performance trucks. Earlier this year my team road the $WKHS wave from the low 20's to the high 40's. This was back when everyone thought they were a sure pick for a USPS deal that ultimately fell through.
After downtrading from its all-time high of $42.96 $WKHS now sits at just $7.22 per share. Shares are incredibly cheap at this level. If $WKHS was being considered a contender for that USPS deal then its makes sense to think that they can turn things around if the right news gets out there.
My team entered $WKHS today at $7.20 per share capturing a nice -7% dip. This is a long-term hold, our team really loves $WKHS
$WKHS is expected to announce their third quarter earnings on 11/11/21 but this date is subject to change.
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TAKE PROFIT 1: $9.50
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NIO Flag on the week chart.So recently NIO was thrown on the drawing board...
After peaking at $66.99 in January, the market has cooled down a bit and has found support around $30 2-3 times, all of which has caused a pennant to form which would imply that there is a chance of 75% is that this continuation pattern could push the price further up. The upward price target would come in at a good $75. This 100% price target is not what I'm assuming and my focus is initially on surpassing the previously achieved $66.99. in the event of a fall, the price could plunge towards $25 dollars.
Looking at the 12H chart there seems to be a head and shoulder pattern in the making.
Of course this is speculation but one thing is a fact... we are getting closer and closer to the apex (the point where the support and resistance lines cross) and so there is a good chance that something will eventually happen there.
If it doesn't become Head and Shoulder and the bulls want to bring the market up straight away, you could say that an Extended W pattern has formed
If the bears push the price down, things could get tense at the bottom of the support line.
Final words, we have to look forward to November 16, as NIO will then release the 3rd quarter results.
Nice to know is that at the beginning of October, NIO delivered 10,628 vehicles worldwide in September 2021, an all-time record number, representing a robust growth of 125.7% year-on-year. and on September 30, 2021, NIO opened its NIO House and completed its first batch of vehicle deliveries in Norway. And those are some pretty nice numbers too.
NIO delivered 24,439 vehicles in the three months to September 2021, an increase of 100.2% year-on-year.
and cumulative deliveries of the ES8, ES6 and EC6 as of September 30, 2021 reached 142,036
This is not financial advice!
source: motleyfool.com & tipranks.com
COMBI CHART date 29 oktober !
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Increase in Revenue with Decreasing Net Profit GM Motors Q3 2021The automaker has been expanding its global layout during the past quarter of 2021 and has entered the Egyptian, Bruneian and European markets. During the third quarter, Great Wall Motor announced its target of selling 1 million vehicles overseas in 2025.
The revenue of the firm increased 10.13% year-on-year to CNY 28.86 billion.
Operating income was CNY 28.86 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.13%.
Net profit was down 1.72% year-on-year to CNY 1.41 billion.
From January to September 2021, the automaker achieved a total operating income of CNY 90.79 billion, a year-on-year increase of 46.11%, and a net profit of CNY 4.94 billion, up 91.13% year-on-year.
For the first three quarters this year, Great Wall Motor added that the company witnessed a 29.9% increase in new car sales versus the previous year to 884,000 vehicles.
From January to September, GWM sold 98,000 vehicles outside China, soaring 136.3% compared to a year ago, accounting for 11.1% of the company's total vehicle sales.
Great Wall Motor's performance in the capital market has also improved significantly. As of the close of October 29, the company's A-share stock price has reached CNY 68, an increase of 82.65% from the closing price on December 31, 2020. The market value of the firm has reached CNY 628.1 billion, ranking second among Chinese automobile companies.
HYLN looks bullishHYLN broke downtrend resistance and holding well above support. Also, large dynamic support at $7.91. If continues uptrend, HYLN first target is $9.26 which is in line with the 200 MA on 4 hour. - HH
$LEV Long - This Lion is going to roar backLion electric has just broke it's downtrend and could continue to rise due to electric vehicle buzz around such stocks. Technically it looks good here, crossing 21d EMA and 50D MA. MACD has improved and RSI is indicating uptrend.
HYUNDAI with exceptional long setupThe chart of Hyuandai presents itself very strong with a freshly activated long signal.
The Weber Trend Suite provided a perfect support line (green horizontal). Additionally the chart formed a bullish divergence to the RSI. After the first leg up, the price consolidated in a bull flag and now we see the breakout.
The conservative trade has a CRV of 3 (target old all time high).
The more aggressive trade has a CRV of 9 (!) with the old all time high as a target.
Tesla Heat CheckThis stock has had a crazy run. Looking for long opportunity but needs to retest breakout first. Looking for trendline touch on this Icarus stock that has outperformed the stock market for years now. Only larger public companies right now by market cap are Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Alphabet, and Amazon. Last time I checked Elon has no plans to take SpaceX public and an electric car company can't exactly change the world like the other companies listed.
Personal Opinion + TA = not investment advice
Best of Luck!
Accumulation zone for Sona Comstar InvestorsNSE:SONACOMS
note: this is not an idea for short term trading, but for long term investors.
The scrip seems to respect the yellow trendline since its IPO.
so one can use the yellow line to accumulate the shares whenever the scrip takes support on the line for longterm.
China fear was an entry opportunityIn my latest post on the 19th Jul 2021, I mentioned: "It is possible that wave 2 is not complete yet and we may see another leg down before taking off hard to make new highs as the 3rd impulsive wave."
This is what happened and we should be on our way to the higher prices. Target 1 should be $59 and Target 2 should be $74 for the medium term. Note that still there is a slim possibility of morphing this correction to a more complex pattern, however as China fear pushed the Chinese stock prices to lower prices and offered an opportunity to get in at lower prices, such a pattern conversion should be regarded as an entry opportunity. EV stocks will shine in 2022 and 2023 as the sales will be more prevailing and more companies will come up with new EVs and technologies. As an example, Toyota has promised the introduction of 70 new models until 2025 out of which 15 will be fully electric. $LCID and $FSR are the two notable EV companies in the US that will introduce their luxury sedan and cross-over SUV in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
My last post on $XPEV:
Please DYODD. This is not financial advice.
Volkswagen's EVs Taking Off, May Surpass NIO's Market Share Volkswagen's EVs Are Taking Off in China, May Soon Surpass NIO's Market Share
On October 22, SAIC Volkswagen ID.3 was launched in the country at CNY 159,888 to CNY 173,888 per vehicle.
Volkswagen China achieved a milestone of 10,000 EV sales in September 2021.
We dissect Volkswagen's EV sales through three perspectives: product, production and marketing.
A solid EV lineup, concrete production capacity and improved marketing have made VW one of the fastest legacy brands shifting to an EV company status.
We expect VW to surpass NIO and Xpeng's market share very soon but remain shy of Tesla or BYD.
The global chip shortage has hurt the auto industry, with companies at the risk of cutting more production. Electric vehicles built on more technology attributes that need more chips should have been hit badly. However, Volkswagen China delivered stellar EV sales in Q3, which grew from 3,415 units in June to 10,126 units in September, eclipsing NIO and Xpeng's growth rates in the same period. As an EV brand once underrated by some Chinese consumers, how did the company lift its sales so quickly? This article will rewind Volkswagen's EV story in China and give it an outlook.
Entering the mainland market
Before entering China, in 2020, Volkswagen Group sold 56,500 ID.3 in Europe during the final four months, which proved ID's strong product power. One year later, VW started to consider launching and manufacturing special ID models in China. According to an official announcement, Volkswagen Group (China) rolled out two new IDs based on MEB's innovative modular electric drive platform at the end of 2020, including pure electric models FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ and SAIC Volkswagen ID.4 X. The two models are larger than ID.3 and tailored to Chinese consumers. They had started production in Foshan and Anting factories, and the products would be launched in early 2021. These two plants have a total annual production capacity of 600,000 vehicles. So, Volkswagen is one of the earliest legacy car makers that put EVs into production in the Chinese market.
With a concrete production line, the company began to pre-order ID.4 in China at the beginning of 2021. Compared with Tesla, Xpeng and NIO's lineup, some argued ID series were uncompetitive for shorter driving ranges, lacking intelligent features. But VW China has refreshed people's minds with spectacular sales growth.
In the beginning stage of selling, ID didn't perform well. The auto insurance data showed April saw 2,140 units sales of ID.4, which is tiny for the auto behemoth. Later on, VW adjusted its policy with the dealership network to stimulate them to sell more EVs, set a new team to deal with NEV sales and trained a special EV sales team to find the momentum.
Another critical initiative Volkswagen made is an omnichannel selling strategy. ID models are sold in the existing 4S stores and shopping malls. The shopping mall stores are invested and built by existing dealers, and there is no directly operated shop of OEMs. The company learned new retailing strategies from Tesla and NIO's success using multi-channels to acquire traffic. Volkswagen is opening EV-only stores in more malls, namely through ID. Stores. There are dozens of stores in Shanghai. It is also expanding into other megacities.
Following more ID models exhibited in shopping malls and 4S stores, ID saw a surprising increase in sales, which broke 10,000 monthly sales six months after delivery. By comparison, it cost NIO and Xpeng two years.
Will VW keep growing sales fast in the future?
We expect VW to acquire a larger market share in the following period. We judge the future delivery range of an NEV company from a perspective of the product, production capacity and marketing. ID models' product has won EU consumers' acceptance and should be accepted by the Chinese. The production capacity may be a problem, but Volkswagen has a one-million-global-EV-sales target this year, which was set when the firm was well aware of the supply issues. It ought to prioritize new energy vehicles production, and the inventory purchased at the end of 2020 can be used for some time. So, sales should continue to rise, but supply chain issues will impact capacity. Besides, the popularity of Volkswagen electric cars is increasing as more shops are built. By the end of this year, monthly sales are very likely to set a new record again.
To discuss the sales 'ceiling' of ID, we have to benchmark it to the industry leaders such as Tesla and BYD. After one year of mass delivery in China, Tesla gained its EV market share between 10-15%. BYD is shifting towards a full-EV brand and takes around 20% of China's NEV market. We believe Volkswagen is far from catching up with these two companies for being a legacy player but can surpass NIO and Xpeng's respective market shares in a year based on recent sales momentum.
In a nutshell
VW's solid EV product, concrete production capacity and omnichannel sales system made it one of the fastest legacy brands to complete an 'EV shift.' The sales momentum hints its future delivery will keep jumping. Although we don't think the company will quickly transform into an EV leader like Tesla in the premium segment or BYD in the lower price bands, it is very likely to grow its market share to overtake NIO or Xpeng's in the short run.
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Baidu Apollo and WM Motor Launch Two New Cars on October 19Baidu Apollo and WM Motor officially released two new cars on October 19, both of which are based on the WM Motor W6 SUV.
One is a new generation of the unmanned vehicle Apollo Moon mass production model equipped with LiDAR (Apollo Moon WM Motor version), and the other is a mass-production model equipped with Baidu Apollo Navigation Pilot (ANP) assisted driving system and Apollo Valet Parking (AVP) autonomous parking system. This also means that the cooperation between Baidu and WM Motor has completed full coverage from AVP and ANP to completely unmanned Apollo Moon models.
According to Baidu, the Apollo Moon version of the W6 and WM Motor W6 models with ANP and AVP both adopt the 'ANP-Robotaxi' architecture, which can achieve data generation and share at the same time.
The W6 with ANP+AVP model has 12 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars and 12 ultrasonic radars with L2+ autonomous driving capabilities, which means that it can realize higher-level pilot-assisted driving capabilities such as intelligent avoidance, autonomous lane changing, driving through on- and off-ramps and access to service areas.
The Apollo Moon version of the W6, on the other hand, adds one custom LiDAR system and corresponding driverless redundancy to the ANP+AVP version, allowing for fully driverless capability. It adopts a range of 46 safety technologies and 59 travel service designs with full sensor and computing unit redundancy. Even if one system fails, it can ensure that the whole vehicle still carries out driving commands and brings passengers to a safe place.
At the same time, for the Apollo Moon version of the W6, all the sub-packaging processes before the production line are independently completed by WM Motor, allowing the production process to be further optimized. Baidu also claimed the robotaxi can achieve an operating cycle of more than five years and can be put into large-scale stable operations.
NIO's Thirsty EVThe NIO ES8, introduced in Norway on September 30, recently underwent a 1000km test resulting in an average performance.
The journey resulted in an 11hour, 25-minute journey. The car stopped to charge 5 times and sustained an average driving speed of 87.6km/h. This ES8 utilized a 100kwh lithium-ion battery and besides its high energy consumption, the car did not offer the fastest charging rates. Bjorn Nyland described the new vehicle as to the thirstiest electric car ever tested. During his 1000km challenge, the car consumed 318kwh.
With a middle-of-the-pack performance for NIO's newest addition to its fleet, it will have to set itself apart with its looks, features, and safety. The car is described as very comfortable in terms of interior space, has big wheels which affect its performance and efficiency, and even includes an egg-shaped small AI personal assistant named Nomi which can take pictures for you or direct you to a charging station. While prices for its American rival start at USD 107,097.12 in the UK, the ES8 is on sale in its homeland at the equivalent of USD 70,711.56. NIO has already begun deliveries of the ES8 and plans to expand outside of China to Norway first and eventually Germany.
The initial upfront cost may be enticing to consumers who seek cheaper alternatives to premier EV's, but the performance and electric consumption could be a hindrance in the long run to committed customers. The rival Tesla Model X Long Range completed Bjorn's challenge an hour faster. Aside from the ES8, the company could have at least two more new models to unveil to the public on December 18th at– ‘NIO Day’ – that will hopefully perform more competitively against rival EV subtypes while maintaining affordability.