Earlier this week, Chinese electric vehicle automaker, NIO, recently celebrated producing its 100,000th electric vehicle, a black ES8 7-seater SUV that rolled off the line. NIO is known for opting for battery swaps in China for its electric vehicles.
On Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk congratulated NIO on its achievement, responding to a CleanTechnica story on NIO.
“Congrats to NIO. That is a tough milestone,” said Musk.
Musk has famously said during the initial ramp-up of the Model 3, Tesla was in “production hell”.
NIO CEO Wiliam Li said the company is capable of making 10,000 cars per month, and already had days in March where it made 400 vehicles per day. NIO shut down production at its Hefei plant for five business days as it was affected by the global semiconductor shortage.
The Chinese EV company shared it delivered 20,600 vehicles during Q1 2021, up a whopping 423% year-over-year. But in China, Tesla remains on top, as the company saw March deliveries grow 94% compared to February.
Other articles in the category: Other Electric
Lyft, Baidu Team Up to Launch Robotaxi Service in Europe
Lyft has announced a new partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu to bring fully autonomous robotaxi rides to Europe, with initial launches planned for Germany and the United Kingdom in 2026 — pending regulatory approval. As part of the deal, Baidu’s Apollo Go platform will supply its sixth-generation RT6 autonomous electric vehicles to Lyft’s network, […]
Lucid Partners with Uber to Launch Global Robotaxi Network
Lucid on Thursday announced a sweeping new partnership with rideshare giant Uber and autonomous technology developer Nuro to launch a premium global robotaxi network. Under the deal, Uber plans to deploy more than 20,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles equipped with Nuro’s self-driving tech across dozens of markets worldwide over the next six years. Expected to start […]
Rimac Nevera R EV Sets New 0-60 mph Record and More
Rimac’s latest electric hypercar, the Nevera R, has smashed its own records—again. Unveiled in August 2024, the Nevera R has now officially beaten every performance benchmark previously set by the standard Nevera, establishing a stunning 24 new world records. That includes clocking a blistering 0-60 mph time of 1.66 seconds (0.08 seconds faster than its […]
