![]() ![]() “The advantage of our business separating the car from the battery is that we may reach economies of scale for the batteries faster than the cars,” Li said. The company opened its first plant to manufacture swapping stations in Hungary last month, and would consider producing batteries in the region once it reaches battery sales in Europe equivalent to around 10 gigawatt hours, Li said. NIO 2 4 DRIVERS INSTALLThe plan is to install at least 120 battery swapping stations in Europe by the end of next year, Li said, adding it was not so much a matter of the financial investment but of the time and bureaucracy required to get it done. In Europe, it will be chasing after Tesla and Volkswagen for the top spot on EV sales. Nio is facing competition in China from a growing number of EV startups from Xpeng to Hozon and Leapmotor as well as larger manufacturers like China’s BYD and Tesla. Nio will stick to direct sales in existing markets in part due to less attractive taxation on subscription models in Norway and restrictions around licence plates in China, Li said. It has so far operated on a make-to-order basis, creating bespoke products for customers and keeping inventory low. Prices range from around 50,000-70,000 euros ($49,000-$69,000), depending on the car’s range and whether customers buy or rent the battery. Nio has sold just under 250,000 vehicles in China and Norway since starting production in 2018. “We will not be selling cars,” CEO William Li said in an interview at the company’s new ‘Nio House’ showroom in central Berlin, the first of nine new members club-style venues to open for Nio fans in Europe this year. Now, as it prepares to launch in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark, Nio plans to operate its businesses there on a corporate leasing and subscription model, offering all three models available in China – the ET7, ET5 and EL7, with the latter renamed in Europe from its Chinese name of ES7 because of a branding dispute with Volkswagen’s Audi. Rather than charging their cars at home, Nio owners can also drive them to a battery swapping station to have a new powerpack installed in minutes to save time. The plan is the latest unconventional move by the company, which already allows customers to rent rather than buy the battery – the most expensive part of an electric vehicle (EV). Users will be able to lease a car with a 75 gigawatt hour battery for 1,199-1,295 euros ($1,171-$1,264) a month depending on the length of the subscription, which can be as short as a month. NIO 2 4 DRIVERS DRIVERSFXpansion's powerful demo versions of the BFD acoustic drum plug-in and 'Guru' sample player with library.BERLIN (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio will only lease its cars when it launches in four European markets this year, its CEO told Reuters on Friday, betting that flexibility will be a key selling point as drivers switch to the new technology. Waldorf's D-Pole Lite FX classic filter plug-in NIO 2 4 DRIVERS SOFTWAREThe bundle of included software (XCite+ pack is massively cool, I'm donating my entire copy to a friend since I have everything I need already but for someone just starting out, $200 (from is where I got mine) is a very good bargain. If you want to learn more about it check it out here: I'm happy to report I've set the buffer to 4ms and have zero pops or clicks in Orion, FLStudio, Live, Tracktion3, and Reason. The UI is sort of like reason, you can save chanis, bypass, etc. Included with the nio is an fx rack with focusrite fx - these can run on the hardware with 0 latency or are also supplied for sequencer use as VST plugin rack - in my short tests, the included effects are pretty damned good, they aren't perfect but they're very good. I was initially concerned switching to USB from PCI but it's been a cinch, no issues. ![]() I got a Novation nio 2|4 USB interface, switching from a M-Audio Delta66 and just wanted to give a heads up that this little nio is quite a value for the money. ![]()
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