Vehicle
NIO ES6
The mid-size SUV below the ES8, sharing its swap architecture, its pack sizes and its module layout — so ES8 information covers nearly all of it, and the same warning about pack history applies. Its own distinguishing feature is the motor pairing: an induction motor on one axle and a permanent-magnet motor on the other, which behave differently under load and at temperature. That asymmetry matters when reading live data, because the two axles will not report matching efficiency or thermal behaviour even on a healthy car, and expecting them to has sent more than one diagnosis toward a motor that is working correctly. The EC6 is the coupé-roofed version and is mechanically identical.
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Generations
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First generation 2018–present
ES8 architecture in a smaller body; induction and permanent-magnet motors on opposite axles report differently by design.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- NIO NP1
- Engines
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- 75 kWh electric — electric · swappable
- 100 kWh electric — electric · swappable
- Battery packs
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- 70 kWh — Li-ion
- 84 kWh — Li-ion
- Transmissions
- Single-speed reduction · 1-speed direct-drive reduction
- Drivetrain
- Four-wheel drive
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